I theorized in Monday’s post about Cooley Law School whether the debt load a student takes on is worth it compared to the progressive income levels one may make in a regular job. Coming via JD Journal is a story…
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Cooley Dean Says Job Prospects For Law Graduates Are Strong
12
Dec
Nelson Miller, dean of Thomas M. Cooley Law School’s Grand Rapids campus penned an editorial published in The Careerist last week. He paints a rosy picture of the legal jobs market using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. He cites 1,040,000…
Want to be the first law librarian astronaut?
19
Nov
NASA is looking for astronaut candidates to support the International Space Station (ISS) Program and future deep space exploration activities. Applications are due by Jan. 27, 2012. From the job description: NASA, the world’s leader in space and aeronautics is…
CNBC’s Ranking of the 10 Most Hated Jobs
27
Sep
Wedged in between 8th place, Technical Support Analyst, and 6th place, Electronics Technician, in CNBC’s 10 Most Hated Jobs by level of job dissatification is Law Clerk: 7. Law Clerk Clerkships are among the most highly sought-after positions in the…
What to Worry About for a Pre Employment Background Check. 2011 Update
13
Sep
Trying to get a new job but have an old conviction? Pre employment background checks reveal warrants, failure to appear cases and pending misdemeanor problems. To avoid the loss of a job opportunity, you should take care of these problems prior to losing the job. Continue reading
Where the Jobs Aren’t: Nationwide, a Legal Career is the Most Difficult for Job Placement
09
Sep
Nationwide hiring remains steady with most industries showing hiring increases recently according to SimplyHired.com. But not in the legal field. There is less than one job opening for every 100 working attorneys. At that rate, a legal career is the…
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,…
Law Grad Jobs, The ABA, And U.S. News
01
Sep
Two stories on the law student job market caught my eye today. One is from the Associated Press via Google News. It’s called Law Schools Lure Fewer Students As Jobs Dry Up. It relates how law schools in Missouri are…
