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The Plight of the JD Working Class: BLS Stats on Last Month’s Legal Industry Job Growth

06 Sep

Typically around Labor Day, the major media will produce stories about the plight of the working class. This is the year that the working class of employed, under-employed and unemployed newly minted lawyers reached the attention of the major, non-legal,…

 

"Why not offer legal protections to the ugly, as we do with racial, ethnic and religious minorities, women and handicapped individuals?"

05 Sep

Ah, OK. Well, it is Labor Day. Here’s the conclusion of Daniel S. Hamermesh’s (Univ of Texas econ prof and author of Why Attractive People Are More Successful (Princeton UP, Aug. 2011)) recent NYT Sunday think piece, Ugly? You May…

 

Friday Fun: OK, so it isn’t a Guinness ad

02 Sep

And I have no idea if the Japanese celebrate Labor Day but … . Hope everyone has an enjoyable and safe Labor Day weekend. Here’s this week’s Friday Fun video: YouTube clip. Hat tip to Butler County Law Library’s Angie…