They went to law school to become lawyers who would have an impact on the lives of others. But in such a tough economy, finding a job that will allow for those aspirations to be realized can be an increasingly difficult prospect. As a result, thousands of capable lawyers are out of work, unable to follow through on all they had hoped to accomplish when getting into the legal profession. Some are recent graduates just hoping to get a foot in the door; some are experienced lawyers whose firms downsized or simply closed up shop.
These are the stories we at The Legal would like to share with you, to shine a light on those in the legal profession who have been most affected by the sputtering economy. But we need your help.
If you know someone who is searching for work, hoping for an opportunity to once again make an impact, contact Ben Seal at bseal@alm.com or 215-557-2368. We would like to speak with out-of-work lawyers about their experiences and possibly profile them in The Legal. While we’re looking to highlight the plights of people in tough situations and the impact the economy has had on individual lawyers, we also view this as an opportunity to showcase talented lawyers and help them find employment in the process.
So send us some info as we begin what we plan to be an ongoing project illuminating the hopeful lawyers out there trying to get back to work.
if the world had one-tenth as many attorneys, it would be a better place. Any creative, unscrupulous, pathological liar can be a lawyer
this is an irrefutable fact; these people are not physicians, engineers, scientists or even good teachers - they are shit who build nothing, produce nothing, and destroy everything.
Posted by: lawyers_suck | Sunday, February 05, 2012 at 08:04 AM
Obviously, you have had a bad experience with attorneys. It is too bad. Your outlook on life is one of pessimism.
Posted by: catherine | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 07:33 AM