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Friday, 10 June 2011

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Job growth for lawyers will continue to be concentrated in salaried jobs as businesses and all levels of government employ a growing number of staff attorneys. Most salaried positions are in urban areas where government agencies, law firms, and big corporations are concentrated. The number of self-employed lawyers is expected to grow slowly, reflecting the difficulty of establishing a profitable new practice in the face of competition from larger, established law firms. Moreover, the growing complexity of the law, which encourages specialization, along with the cost of maintaining up-to-date legal research materials, favors larger firms.

"Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke."
- Dan Lamper
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33 comments:

  1. BTN Hip Hop10 June 2011 at 02:23

    Dan Lamper is truly a 21st century descartes

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  2. kxxthanxx10 June 2011 at 02:40

    always gonna be jobs for lawyers!

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  3. Intraman10 June 2011 at 02:53

    i had never heard the expression shoveling smoke but i love it

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  4. Dejch10 June 2011 at 02:55

    More and more crime = more and more lawyers needed!

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  5. The Angry Lurker10 June 2011 at 03:41

    ...shovelling smoke, I was thinking of something else more bovine related.

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  6. Alexander10 June 2011 at 06:21

    i should switch my major to law now =P

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  7. Zombie10 June 2011 at 06:22

    I wanna learn law now! :D

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  8. Jack of Diamonds10 June 2011 at 07:10

    If I could ever meet this Dan Lamper, I would shake his hand.

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  9. HiFi10 June 2011 at 07:45

    I should become a philosopher like Dan Lamper. lol.

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  10. Duhniel S.10 June 2011 at 09:10

    @Zombie
    LOL!

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  11. Blk Jesus10 June 2011 at 09:14

    smoke is pretty light

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  12. AllenTesch10 June 2011 at 09:27

    Do they go through periods of layoffs and hiring freezes too?

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  13. toadeye10 June 2011 at 10:04

    Shovelling smoke is a lovely turn of phrase.

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  14. Daniel10 June 2011 at 10:22

    @Zombie
    lol

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  15. Astronomy Pirate10 June 2011 at 10:49

    Man, sucks it sounds hard to be a start up firm. A large firm would be easy to lose yourself in.

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  16. Dave10 June 2011 at 11:14

    Shoveling smoke is a really good phrase lol.

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  17. Sunaminot10 June 2011 at 11:17

    I've never heard the term shoveling smoke, but i like it, lol

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  18. ed10 June 2011 at 11:23

    how does one shovel smoke?

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  19. Xenototh10 June 2011 at 11:48

    So not even lawyers are immune to the consolidation of businesses, eh?

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  20. Unknown10 June 2011 at 12:38

    @Zombie
    Hahaha...

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  21. Douglas10 June 2011 at 12:52

    Somewhere, someone will always need a lawyer.

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  22. wolvz10 June 2011 at 13:35

    interesting information! thanks

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  23. Anonymous10 June 2011 at 13:53

    Sounds like the lawyers are in good business!

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  24. Bob10 June 2011 at 14:46

    Good post!

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  25. Dave Benzene10 June 2011 at 15:41

    If lawyers don't chase ambulances, who will?

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  26. Astaroth10 June 2011 at 15:49

    Well, people will always need lawyers. like physicians.

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  27. LightStand10 June 2011 at 16:02

    There's always going to be palces for lawyers, even if it's getting harder and harder to train on your own

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  28. zemzero10 June 2011 at 16:41

    shoveling smoke, heh, nice metaphor.

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  29. Ada10 June 2011 at 18:32

    I'm of the opinion that law should be simplified in some areas. Look at the tax code.

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  30. Dola10 June 2011 at 21:49

    good post =D

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  31. Speedy Ed11 June 2011 at 02:07

    damn man that Dan Lamper personal must of been a real genius

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  32. Germs11 June 2011 at 03:29

    Always enough work for Lawyers right

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  33. Our Blog11 June 2011 at 09:16

    I guess that means there is plenty of room for more lawyers.

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