Law Practice
Feb. 9, 2001
Follow the Leader
Where the stock market leads, the legal job market follows. As the stock market rose to record levels, law firm hiring followed suit. But, during times of a downswing or a volatile stock market, legal hiring slows. Law firms, chastened by the hard lessons learned during the economic downturn of the early 1990s, are being more conservative in their lateral hiring.
By Valerie A. Fontaine
Where the stock market leads, the legal job market follows. As the stock market rose to record levels, law firm hiring followed suit. But, during times of a downswing or a volatile stock market, legal hiring slows. Law firms, chastened by the hard lessons learned during the economic downturn ...
Where the stock market leads, the legal job market follows. As the stock market rose to record levels, law firm hiring followed suit. But, during times of a downswing or a volatile stock market, legal hiring slows. Law firms, chastened by the hard lessons learned during the economic downturn ...
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