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Thursday, 9 June 2011

Job Outlook

Employment change. Employment of lawyers is expected to grow 13 percent during the 2008-18 decade, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Growth in the population and in the level of business activity is expected to create more legal transactions, civil disputes, and criminal cases. Job growth among lawyers also will result from increasing demand for legal services in such areas as healthcare, intellectual property, bankruptcy, corporate and security litigation, antitrust law, and environmental law. In addition, the wider availability and affordability of legal clinics should result in increased use of legal services by middle-income people. However, growth in demand for lawyers will be constrained as businesses increasingly use large accounting firms and paralegals to perform some of the same functions that lawyers do. For example, accounting firms may provide employee-benefit counseling, process documents, or handle various other services previously performed by a law firm. Also, mediation and dispute resolution are increasingly being used as alternatives to litigation.

"It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar."
 - Robert Smith
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29 comments:

  1. The Angry Lurker9 June 2011 at 04:21

    Multi-tasking is an issue for them and their future jobs.

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  2. Zombie9 June 2011 at 06:03

    looks like I need to become a lawyer.

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  3. JayPower9 June 2011 at 06:09

    Interesting fact, and wise words from the great man robert smith ;D

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  4. -E-9 June 2011 at 06:44

    also there are computer programs that can do what lawyers once did.

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  5. Dejch9 June 2011 at 06:46

    2 bad i didn't go to a law school

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  6. Pool Fool9 June 2011 at 06:57

    <a href="http://poolfool.blogspot.com>you definitely have point</a>

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  7. T. Banacek9 June 2011 at 07:10

    Hooray for mediation! Lawyers can spread the love.

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  8. Xenototh9 June 2011 at 07:34

    Won't see computers doing intellectual property lawsuits, though. I just hope we see the death of the civil suit era, where everyone sues everyone else for the drop of a hat.

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  9. BTN Hip Hop9 June 2011 at 08:17

    Bob Smith is a freakin genius!!!!

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  10. Triper9 June 2011 at 08:23

    I wish you luck with this.

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  11. Dave9 June 2011 at 09:02

    With Job growth among lawyers escalating I think Ill become one lol.

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  12. LightStand9 June 2011 at 09:18

    Interesting, great quote aswell

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  13. Anonymous9 June 2011 at 09:36

    Lawyers is where the ballers are at :D

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  14. Empty9 June 2011 at 09:49

    I like the quote.. :)

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  15. Alexander9 June 2011 at 10:16

    I am an exceptionally good truth-bender.

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  16. Sunaminot9 June 2011 at 10:58

    Haha, always love the quote at the end. Very interesting post.

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  17. Jblogger9 June 2011 at 11:30

    great stuff

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  18. Kicking Rocks9 June 2011 at 12:22

    there will always be more lawyers

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  19. Astronomy Pirate9 June 2011 at 12:46

    It's a good thing that they set a course for some forms of law and litigation, but it also seems kinda grim to depend on cases that involve tragedy, like criminal cases.

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  20. duffboi9 June 2011 at 12:55

    Whew, what a quote.

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  21. ed9 June 2011 at 14:02

    its becoming a saturated market

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  22. Brightview9 June 2011 at 14:41

    Interesting stuff.

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  23. Unknown9 June 2011 at 14:45

    Epic quote.

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  24. Duhniel S.9 June 2011 at 14:57

    Great stuff here dude!

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  25. Biff Tanner9 June 2011 at 15:19

    Some good incite here.

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  26. VersionDouble9 June 2011 at 15:45

    another fantastic quote

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  27. Ada9 June 2011 at 20:06

    I'm tempted to go into accounting myself :o

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  28. Anonymous9 June 2011 at 22:53

    "Also, mediation and dispute resolution are increasingly being used..." think its a positive step though!

    hehe, nice quote. Im gonna live my lkife by it, see how far I get^^

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  29. Jon11 June 2011 at 20:24

    just what the world needs, more lawyers ;)

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