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One of the Best Jobs for Women: Lawyers and Judges

By Ashley Rowe on January 20, 2013 in Legal.

Forbes recently released their list of the Best Jobs for Women in 2013. In addition to healthcare related positions, Lawyers and Judges were among the top 5 jobs listed. As we often cover healthcare hiring demand, we thought we'd delve into demand for Lawyers and Judges.

During the past 4 years, the highest volume of job ads for Lawyers and Judges occurred in May 2010 with over 16,000 ads listed online. Since then, hiring demand decreased in 2011 and remained lower until volume increased during the 2nd quarter of 2012. In December, just under 12,000 ads were posted online for Lawyers and 191 for Judges.

Hiring Demand Chart for Lawyers and Judges – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand Chart for Lawyers and Judges

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Do candidates for these occupations need the same skill set? Both Lawyer and Judge job ads require candidates to have oral and written communication, legal research and detail oriented skills. Juris doctorate is among the most advertised requirements for Lawyers. Judges are also most commonly required to have strong interpersonal and resource management skills.

Most Commonly Advertised Skills and Qualifications for

Lawyers Judges
  1. Oral and written communication skills
  2. Juris
  3. Legal research
  4. Work indepently
  5. Detail oriented
  1. Legal research
  2. Oral and written communication skills
  3. Strong interpersonal skills
  4. Detail oriented
  5. Resource management

On average, recruiting conditions for legal positions throughout the US are likely to be favorable, scoring an 8 on our Hiring Scale (99 denoting hard-to-fill positions). The New York metro area has the highest demand and the largest candidate pool for Lawyers and Judges. The hiring environment remains less difficult in this city because the available candidate pool exceeds the demand in this area.

Hiring Scale Heat Map for Lawyers and Judges

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Have Legal Professionals Lost Their Luster?

By Abby Lombardi on October 15, 2012 in Legal.

Legal jobs were on the upswing earlier this year, reaching a new high in June with more than 33,000 available positions being advertised online. However, since then, demand has dropped significantly. In fact, September was first time in 6 months that demand has slipped below pre-recession hiring levels. Despite this drop, the number of job listings was still up 17% from September 2011, 15% versus 2010, and about 35% from three years ago.

Hiring Demand for Legal Occupations – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Legal Occupations

Source: WANTED Analytics

Lawyers are the most in-demand legal occupation, with more than 15,000 job ads available online during September. The number of jobs for Lawyers has grown 6% compared to September 2011. Paralegals and Legal Assistants follow with just under 11,000 jobs advertised, at a 33% year-over-year increase. Title Examiners, Law Clerks, and Court Reporters round out the 5 most in-demand legal occupations in September.

The locations with the most job ads during September were:

  1. New York, NY
  2. Los Angeles, CA
  3. Washington, DC
  4. Chicago, IL
  5. San Francisco, CA

All 5 of these locations saw double-digit year-over-year growth in hiring demand. Chicago actually saw the highest growth of the above cities, with 55% more job ads in September 2012 than they had available in September 2011. San Francisco was a close second, with 51% growth.

So, with demand up (compared to last year), will these jobs take longer to fill and be harder to source candidates? Our average posting period shows that job ads for legal occupations remain online for an average of 39 days across the US – or about 5.5 weeks. However, this is an average. Each location will experience varying levels of difficulty and a longer (or shorter) duration of posting. Some of the metro areas with the longest average posting periods are Erie (Pennsylvania), Kileen-Fort Hood (Texas), and Binghamton (NY). The average duration of a job ad in Erie over the past 12 days is more than 100 days – or about 14.5 weeks. Below is a heat map of average posting periods for legal occupations, with darker areas showing a longer duration and lighter locations representing shorter posting length. How does your city compare to the rest of the US?

Average Posting Periods for Legal Job Ads in US Metropolitan Areas

Average Posting Periods for Legal Job Ads

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Could Healthcare Reform Affect Legal Jobs?

By Ashley Rowe on August 5, 2012 in Legal.

We recently wrote about the Affordable Care Act and its impact on Healthcare jobs, as it turns out, there are more jobs that might be affected. A recent article by the Miami Herald pointed out that Healthcare reform will bring more work to labor and employment Lawyers.

In addition to increased healthcare business brought on by the Affordable Care Act, labor lawyers are seeing more employment cases involving overtime disputes, prevailing wages complaints, discrimination and retaliation charges. Will this upsurge in work load cause growth in hiring demand?

After dropping 18% from June 2010 to June 2011, hiring demand for Lawyers saw an upswing in online job ads during the second quarter this year. Not all lawyers will be dealing with labor and employment, however, this recent turnaround in demand can be an indicator that firms are beginning to deal with questions and issues brought on by the Affordable Care Act.

Online Job Ad Growth Chart for Lawyers – 4 Year Hiring Demand

Online Job Ad Growth Chart for Lawyers

Law firms and In-House Counsel may need to acquire new staff that understands how Affordable Care Act will affect businesses. This new talent will need to address questions and new employment cases that may arise between employer and employee regarding Healthcare reform, insurance coverage, and benefits.

Nationally, it is likely that employers will find legal jobs easy-to-recruit. Our Hiring Scale™ shows conditions will be best for recruiting in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. Recruiters across the US leave job ads online for just over 6 weeks to fill.

Hiring Scale for Lawyers

Will other unexpected legal issues develop from the Affordable Care Act that might further increase Lawyer hiring demand? Has your organization begun to see an increase in healthcare related legal issues?

What does hiring demand for Lawyers look like in your area? Find out with a free trial of WANTED Analytics™.

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