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Law Sector Gains 1,500 Jobs in July Only to Lose 1,400 in August

The legal market giveth, the legal market taketh away. The 1,500 legal sector hires of July have been all but…

Half of JDs Don’t Make It

The latest data from the American Bar Association confirms the trend we are already familiar with: after nine months of…

Unemployment Rate Making Modest but Consistent Improvements

The unemployment rate improved for the third month in a row, according to the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced…

Ex-employee Files Suit Against Former Law Firm

Hartwell Harris, a resident of Santa Monica, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer for wrongful termination. Harris claims…

February A Rough Month For The Legal Industry

Looking at the broad picture, the economic recovery appears to finally be taking hold in the labor market.  Modest gains…

Ruden McClosky Axes 16 Staff

Ruden McClosky, a Florida-based law firm, slashed 16 staff members in line with the its reorganization plan to cut expenses,…

Oil Companies Want to Put CA Climate Law on Ice

In 2006, California adopted a law that would cut greenhouse gas emissions by California oil refineries, manufacturers, cement plants, utilities…

Legal Sector Job Losses Continues to Decline

The number of job losses in the legal services industry continued to decline in February, according to the latest report…

The State of the Union: What to Watch for

Tonight may well be the most important speech of President Obama's political life. His signature issue, health care reform, is…

More Cuts at the San Joaquin DA’s Office

A total of eleven District Attorneys were laid off last year in San Joaquin, California, with seven of those happening…

FTC Closes its Doors to New Applicants

Deferrals, layoffs, low offer rates for summer associates... what's next? Apparently things have gotten so bad that even the federal…

BLS: Legal Industry Lost 2,700 Jobs in July

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the US legal services industry lost another 2,700 jobs in July, a…