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Criminal

Jul. 13, 2011

Odds of landing prosecutor job: 1 in 50

In another sign of the legal job drought, more than 500 lawyers, many of them overqualified, recently responded to a job posting by the San Diego district attorney's office for entry-level prosecutors.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In another sign of the legal job drought, more than 500 lawyers, many of them overqualified, recently responded to a June job posting by the San Diego County district attorney's office for entry-level prosecutors.


"I've been getting calls from DAs up and down the state," District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said.


Applicants include experienced prosecutors from other coun...

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