While Short-term Surveys Suggest Otherwise, LawCrossing Jobs Data Shows Growth in Law Jobs Following Long Term Projections by the Government
Pasadena, CA, – According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, legal jobs and openings are expected to grow at an average rate of 10.1 percent from 2010 through 2020 an increase corroborated by the recent growth in legal openings on the job site LawCrossing.com. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that number of law job openings due to growth and replacement needs would lead to about 212, 000 law jobs being added to the industry over a decade. And that means an average of 20, 000-21,000 new jobs every year.
At that rate, the growth rate for the occupation of lawyers would be around 10 percent, which is far more than what is shown by many recent surveys by private organizations. However, the number of law job openings posted on LawCrossing reflects that the government projection of the lawyer occupation is holding steady despite occasional flat periods or growth surges.
LawCrossing is the nation’s top legal job opening research organization. Current listingsat LawCrossing show over 14,000 active attorney jobs from different practice areas including law firms and in- house legal departments in the nation. The legal jobs posted by LawCrossing also include 16,000 law student positions, 1,500 summer associate opportunities, and thousands of legal jobs across occupational areas ranging from transactional practice to intellectual property.
According to Harrison Barnes, CEO of LawCrossing,“The demand for lawyers continues unabated though salaries may not be as high at the entry level as in previous years.”
In the last seven days alone 15,061 jobs have been added to LawCrossing, showing that the growth in law jobs is following long-term government projections of job growth in the sector.There is a steady flow of jobs for lawyers listed every week at LawCrossing including attorney jobs, law student jobs and jobs from law firms, in-house jobs and government legal departments. The numbers closely reflect the projections made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for this occupational sector.
The particulars of job listings reported by LawCrossing across diverse practice areas and locations can be found here: http://www.lawcrossing.com/lcjssearchresults.php
Paul Suchecki
LawCrossing
626-243-1801
paul@er.org
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