Unemployment
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American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches
Does The ABA Care More About 'Access To Justice' Than It Cares About Members’ Access To Jobs?
The mere fact that the ABA needs to deliberate at all over the issue of LLLTs is a sharp reminder that the ABA is not fully committed to advancing the interests of new lawyers. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.06.15
* Justice Ginsburg is concerned that “our system is being polluted” by the deluge of money that’s being dumped into election campaigns, including judicial elections. “Something is terribly wrong” and it needs to be fixed. [Legal Times]
* A Suffolk Law professor says laptops should be banned from law school classrooms because of a recent study that says taking verbatim notes makes student comprehension suffer. But then they wouldn’t be able to play online! 🙁 [ABA Journal]
* “It is virtually inevitable that some or many of the carriers will challenge the rules.” It’s highly likely that net neutrality will be headed back to the courts, no matter what the Federal Communications Commission has to say about it. [WSJ Law Blog]
* “I think that a law degree is a worthwhile investment for students that have a goal. I don’t know if it’s good for students trying to figure things out.” Enrollment is down at Elon Law, but you should go if your goal is to be employed… eventually. [Pendulum]
* “Trying to make a claim there’s negligence when there are lawful exemptions is very problematic.” Also problematic are the measles outbreaks across the country, and it may soon be harder for parents to opt out of vaccinations. [National Law Journal]
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Job Searches, Unemployment
Back In The Race: Trying To Save My Job When The End Is Near
The five stages of grief apply to job losses as well. Take it from Shannon Achimalbe, who recently lost her job.
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Unemployment
Back In The Race: Contemplating Change
If you're a temporary employee, should you look for a permanent position elsewhere while still employed or stay on at your current firm as long as possible in the hopes that it might lead to a formal hire? -
Law Schools, Money, Quote of the Day, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Student Loans, Unemployment
The Incredibly Harsh Stigma Of Law School Debt
What's been the worst part of having to grapple with unemployment and pay off student loans? -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Are These The Law Schools With The Largest Gains In Employment?
If you're thinking about applying to law school, you need to crunch the job numbers for yourself. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Unemployment
How Did The Law School Class Of 2013 Do In The Job Market?
What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news? -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Headhunters / Recruiters, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Solo Practitioners, Unemployment
Back In The Race: Checkpoint
Three months in, how is this lawyer's job search going? - Sponsored
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Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Unemployment
Back In The Race: The Unemployable Unemployed
How hard is it to find a job if you don't already have one? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Unemployment
Go To A Top 50 Law School Or Don't Go At All
The employment stats for law schools beyond the top 50 are kind of embarrassing. -
Biglaw, Food, Job Searches, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Unemployment, White House Counsel
Morning Docket: 04.21.14
* When asked whether she thought Edward Snowden was “a whistleblower or a traitor,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg politely declined to answer — justices of the Supreme Court don’t just give previews of their opinions. [CNN]
* Ed Siskel recently left his role as deputy counsel in the Office of White House Counsel. It’s anyone’s guess which Biglaw firm added Gene Siskel’s nephew to its practice. Hopefully it’ll get a thumbs-up. [Politics Now / Los Angeles Times]
* It’s a “tale of two law schools”: the kind that place their students in jobs and the kind that let them languish in unemployment or underemployment. More on this tomorrow. [National Law Journal]
* Two NYU Law students’ emails were subpoenaed after they denounced the business activities of one of the law school’s trustees. Now, we’re not going to say that the school picked a side, but… [DNAinfo]
* Congrats, you can “Like” General Mills all you want without fear of arbitration. The company was so overwhelmed by negative consumer response that it withdrew its new legal terms. [New York Times]
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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. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Unemployment
ABA Job Numbers Are Out -- Market Still Sucks
What's the one kind of hopeful trend in the latest jobs numbers?
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Contract Attorneys, Craigslist, Job Searches, Unemployment
This Craigslist Post Expresses The Rage Of A Lost Generation Of Lawyers Through Genius and F-Bombs
Most people will dismiss this guy's post as an unhinged rant. Most people are also stupid. -
2nd Circuit, 7th Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Drugs, Federal Judges, Gay, Health Care / Medicine, Job Searches, Marijuana, Morning Docket, Richard Posner, Shira Scheindlin, Unemployment
Morning Docket: 11.04.13
* Judge Richard Posner is the latest judge to have admitted to making a possible error (which he later endlessly recanted), but hey, if he was wrong, at least he was wrong in a “responsible, informed, and fair-minded way.” [National Law Journal]
* After being unceremoniously tossed off New York’s stop and frisk case by the Second Circuit for her supposed “partiality,” Judge Shira Scheindlin has been replaced by Judge Analisa Torres. Best of luck — you might need it. [New York Law Journal]
* Will Judge Scheindlin’s removal have a chilling effect on judicial speech? Lat thinks it would cause judges to “hide underneath their robes” even more than they already do. [Room for Debate / New York Times]
* The Biglaw gay gross-up marches on: it’s funny that the most conservative industry is outpacing others in terms of progressive benefits for LGBT employees and families. [Capital Business / Washington Post]
* “The U.S. is facing a paradox surrounding access to justice,” says ABA President James Silkenat, who is trying to kill two birds with one stone by pairing unemployed lawyers with poor clients. [Am Law Daily]
* Bernie Goetz (aka the New York subway vigilante) was arrested on pot charges after allegedly offering to get an undercover cop high. We’ve got a feeling his new nickname will be “Burnie.” [New York Daily News]
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Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans, Unemployment
This Pretty Much Sums Up The Plight Of The Unemployed Lawyer
Ever wonder what it was like to be an out-of-work attorney? Wonder no more. -
Bad Ideas, Hotties, Job Searches, Law Schools, Pornography, Technology, Unemployment
Lawyer Tries To Start Social Media Movement By Posting Nude Pictures Online
We're not sure how posting naked pictures will assist this guy in gaining anything more than additional notoriety... -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Unemployment
If A Boy Genius Can't Escape His Six-Figure Law School Debt, How Can You?
Because we're living in a time when higher education serves only as a financial death sentence for young adults. -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools
I Hope All Law School Deans Are Begging Their Alumni Like This
Is your law dean out there begging for jobs for you? -
Job Searches, Law Professors, Old People, Quote of the Day, Unemployment
Sorry, But You Don't Have A Job Because The Market Is Glutted With Baby Boomers
Here's an interesting theory on why the legal job market is so lousy.