Financial Crisis
1/3 of Lawyers Expect Their Employers to Resort to Layoffs in 2009
Posted Dec 17, 2008 3:14 PM CST
By Stephanie Francis Ward
Most American lawyers expect the recession to affect a broad swath of the legal profession and last for quite some time.
Our survey was answered by 14,307 attorneys—more than 1.3 percent of the nation’s 1.1 million lawyers.
To see the survey results from the January ABA Journal, click here.
The survey is part of a package of stories about the legal recession and includes pieces about how the recession happened, what may happen next and how to survive the financial crisis.
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B. McLeod
Dec 17, 2008 7:43 PM CST
I expect they’re right.
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be ready
Dec 18, 2008 12:43 PM CST
That is why you should always be job hunting. Loyalty is a thing of the past.
Always have your ear open for a position to move into.
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B. MacLeod
Dec 18, 2008 5:03 PM CST
And always find a port in the storm, even if that port is a smelly one.
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