Unemployment
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Bar Exams, Immigration, Job Searches, Libraries / Librarians, Travel / Vacation, Unemployment
Bar Review Diaries: The End Is The Beginning
If you took the bar exam last month, you might be trying hard to forget the experience, or you might be flying far, far away on an exotic vacation. Maybe you are counting the days until results come out in November, or maybe you’re frantically searching for employment before those organ bill collectors start knocking. […] -
Allen & Overy, Books, Layoffs, Magic Circle, Sexual Harassment, Unemployment
Deidre Dare Wants $$$ For Her Sexy Little Adventure Story
Deidre Dare, the expat lawyer who was terminated from Allen & Overy after writing a "sexy" e-novel, is back, and this time she's suing the firm in the Big Apple. Her claims of unfair termination didn't work in London, so now she's asking the courts for $35 million over her supervising partner's alleged sexual advances. Maybe this will help her raise money to publish her new book... - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Airplanes / Aviation, Layoffs, Quote of the Day, Unemployment
Quote of the Day: Curbing Desires During Unemployment?
Part of the frustration is this incredibly long build-up to nothing. Like, ‘Why did I spend 22 years getting A’s and studying for the chance to eat canned chili?’ … I was in the airport watching people move bags from the curb to the curbside check-in, thinking, ‘At least they do something all day long, […]
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Job Searches, Unemployment
Florida Lawyer Holds a $5,000 Contest to Find Him a Job in California
Earlier this month, we asked, “How much would you pay somebody to give you a job?” The question was sparked by a lawyer in Manhattan who posted a Craigslist ad offering up $1,000 to anyone who could help him nail down a legal position. He said he would pay it in cash — $200 for […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Unemployment
Michigan Law Tells Its 3Ls They're Screwed; Offers Counseling
While there are students enjoying the good life as summer associates, many rising 3Ls are staring into the abyss of entering 3L recruiting without a post-graduate job lined up. At the University of Michigan Law School, the office of career services is preparing students for just how abysmal the abyss is going to be: As […] -
Layoffs, Travel / Vacation, Trendspotting, Unemployment
Funemployment Rate Reaches 9.4%
Many have noted that the jobless rate hit 9.4% today, and many are calling that excellent news. Bloomberg reports: The U.S. lost fewer jobs than forecast in May, reinforcing signs that the deepest recession in half a century is starting to abate…. “The recession is very close to an end,” said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist […]
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