HOT Legal Jobs in a Cold Economy: Where to Look in 2010

Published in Perspectives - A Magazine for and about Women Lawyers
Winter 2010
By Hannah Hayes
Hannah Hayes is a Chicago area freelance writer.

The current tough economy confuses many as a new class of law school graduates launch searches for their first career jobs. As news continues to hit both print and electronic media about attorney lay offs, major restructuring and even the demise of Big Law firms, deferred new attorneys who are in fact no-hires, and a still slow-to-recover hiring environment, Ms. Hayes' article provides really helpful advise and should help job searchers expand their way of thinking and their job prospects. New graduates MUST think outside the box. These suggestions can lay a solid foundation and help position you as the legal market is redefined and recovers.

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