Lost Generation
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Law Schools
Older Millennials Who Graduated From Law School After The Recession Really Struggled To Find Work
This guy couldn't find any job leads until he called his ex's dad. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Graduate Of Elite Law School Forced To Live Off Welfare Due To Terrible State Of Job Market
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NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Quote of the Day, Unemployment
Survey Says: The Class Of 2011 Is Screwed, Forever
Our sincere condolences if you were a member of the law school class of 2011.
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Department of Justice, Federal Government, Immigration, Job Searches, Law Schools
Reminder: DOJ Honors Program Applications Are Due Soon
When are applications due, and how big will the program be? -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law Schools, New Jersey, New York Times, Unemployment
Quote of the Day: Hey, At Least He's at a 'T14' Law School
You shouldn't go to law school, right? Well, here's a counterargument: what else are you going to do with yourself? Class of 2011 college graduates are suffering massive unemployment. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Layoffs, Unemployment
More Evidence That The Legal Job Market Is In Terrible Shape
Yesterday, the Atlantic was the messenger reminding you of the serious financial peril involved in starting a legal career. Yeah folks, even in 2011, the legal economy was still shedding jobs. But it's not like law schools were spitting out fewer graduates, so... you do the math. Here, the Atlantic has put things in a fancy chart. Pictures people, it'll be like an LSAT game: how many people made a terrible investment in higher education? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Unemployment
The ABA Focuses on Losing the 'Lost Generation,' One Statistic at a Time
Back in June, it became clear that the class of 2010 had some of the worst employment outcomes of the last 20 years. We knew this because of the way NALP categorized its data, differentiating between jobs that require and don't require bar passage, and between full-time and part-time jobs. But apparently the American Bar Association isn't interested in helping people understand these outcomes on a school-by-school basis. The ABA doesn't want you to know how schools fared in finding full-time legal employment for graduates of the class of 2010.... -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches, Law Schools
Reminder: DOJ Honors Program Applications Are Due Soon
Just a friendly reminder to our 3L and law clerk readers: if you're interested in the Honors Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, you need to submit your application materials very soon -- about a week from now. (And note that the Labor Day holiday falls during this period, which could affect your ability to obtain transcripts or contact references.) We wish you good luck -- because you'll definitely need it.... - Sponsored
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Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches
The Incredible Shrinking DOJ Honors Program
When it comes to job opportunities at the Justice Department, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that the DOJ Honors Program is still hiring. The bad news (because there's always bad news), is it seems that the Honors Program might be extra-small this time around.... -
Job Searches, Law Schools, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Latest Job Data From NALP Confirm That Class of 2010 Is Lost
“[T]he new NALP numbers confirm that the job market is terrible for young lawyers (aka the “lost generation”).” I wrote that last year about the class of 2009. And last year things were way better than this year. This year’s NALP employment numbers are out, and they show that the class of 2010 had some […] -
Biglaw, Layoffs
Just How Big Is The Lost Generation?
It’s hard to put a number on just how many people are in the so-called “lost generation” of attorneys who had their careers ruined during the recession. We’ll probably never know how many people did not get jobs or had to take very bad jobs because of the weak economy in 2008, 2009, and 2010. […] -
Bar Exams, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Student Loans
Character & Fitness Fail for Graduate With 'No Plan' To Pay Off His Debts
Wow. Guy goes to law school, guy racks up a huge amount of debt, guy has no idea how he’ll pay off his debts. Sound familiar? Okay, here’s the twist: the guy failed the “character and fitness” component of the Ohio bar because he has no plan to pay off his loans. What the hell […] -
Biglaw, Deferral Stipend, Dissolution, Heller Ehrman
Deferral Stipend Judgment Is a Moral Victory for Two Former Heller Ehrman Associates
Way back in 2008, back when people were wondering just how bad the recession was going to be for Biglaw, Heller Ehrman collapsed. When the firm dissolved, there was a lot of fear that it would be the first of many to fold. While a few other firms also dissolved during the recession, we didn’t […]
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK.
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Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Recovery
Introduction to the Legal Recovery (We Hope)
Ed. Note: Will the Lost Generation ever find its way back into Biglaw? If recent law school graduates can’t find a Biglaw job straight out of school, or if they were laid off from their initial Biglaw job, the chances of them having a Biglaw career seem unlikely. But not impossible. This new column is […] -
Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
New NALP Numbers Are Out -- and as Bad as Ever
This isn’t going to come as a galloping shock to anybody here, but the new NALP numbers confirm that the job market is terrible for young lawyers (aka the “lost generation”) : Analyses of the NALP Employment Report and Salary Survey for the Class of 2009 reveal an overall employment rate of 88.3% of graduates […] -
No Offers, Sonnenschein, Start Dates, Summer Associates
Rescission Open Thread: Which Firms Are Pulling Offers?
Incoming associates get really angry when firms rescind offers for full-time employment. As Lat said this afternoon here in the office, law students react “as if rescinding offers is like eating babies.” Incoming associates understand that the market remains tough, but these recruits still have harsh words for firms that pull offers. We can understand […]