California Legal Market

Fourth Quarter 2010 Lateral Market Update
Lateral attorney hiring remained slow in early 2010 but definitely picked up in the second half of the year . . . [read]

Spring/Summer 2010 California Lateral Update
As we move into summer, law firms continue to seek partners with multi-million dollar books of portable business and there is a slight thaw in law firm associate hiring, but . . . [read]

Glimmers of Hope: Summer 2009
There is no doubt that the first half of 2009 has been one of the bleakest periods the legal marketplace has seen. However, as we enter the second half of 2009 . . . [read]

Fall 2008 Practice Forecast
Legal hiring is tied to the fluctuations of the economy and, therefore, is cyclical. It is not surprising that, given the state of the US economy, the demand for legal services is down from previous years. Hot practice areas change and depend upon a variety of other factors, as well, including new laws, current enforcement, technological advances, and the social and political climate. The following is a discussion of what areas currently are hot, warm, and cold [read]

2006 California Legal Market Update
A wise job seeker keeps abreast of trends in the legal marketplace because they directly impact your career options. As law firms merge, dissolve, and gain and lose partners and practice areas, job opportunities change. So, where are we now? [read]

The New California Goldrush: Prop 71 Boosts California's Biotech Presence
Ballot proposition 71, California’s Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative which was passed by an overwhelming majority of voters in November 2004, will energize the state’s already thriving biotechnology industry... [read]

Nanotechnology: The Next Big Thing is Really Very Small
Law practice ebbs and flows with the economy, politics, and technological innovations, and a wise lawyer keeps an eye out for the next big thing... [read]

Fall 2002 California Economic Outlook
Attorney employment rates are directly related to the state of the economy... [read]

California Bar Exam
By reputation, California and New York vie for the honor of having the toughest Bar Exams in the country... [read]

California Livin'
There is more to California than Hollywood, Disneyland, and the beach... [read]

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