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Law Practice

Jan. 14, 2014

Legal sector dips for second month in a row

Nationwide, the sector lost 800 jobs in December, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. In November it had shed almost 1,500 jobs.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The U.S. legal sector saw an employment dip for the second month in a row, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.


Nationwide, the legal sector lost 800 jobs in December. In November it shed almost 1,500 jobs.


Leah Hoffman, Palo Alto branch manager for legal placement agency Robert Half Legal, said though hiring slowed at the close of 2013, this year already show...

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