Job Prospects State by State Forum

[mmribail]

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/ ... -by-state/


Scary to say the least.

[NYC Law]

So N.Y. is the shittiest state right now and D.C. should be a mecca eh?

[A'nold]

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/ ... -by-state/


Scary to say the least.

Not when you don't give a crap about working in those oversaturated states. Those stats were actually very encouraging. Way better than I thought.

[IAFG]

So N.Y. is the shittiest state right now and D.C. should be a mecca eh?

Except no one takes the DC bar because you can waive in...

[IAFG]

So N.Y. is the shittiest state right now and D.C. should be a mecca eh?

Except no one takes the DC bar because you can waive in...

And don't all the WI kids not have to take the bar? nm found it in the article

[bk1]

Why are we bringing up an article that was already discussed months ago and deemed retarded?

[Grizz]

We crapped all over this study back in June.

[A'nold]

Arizona, Alaska, Idaho and Utah are pretty strong markets for new attorneys it seems.

[bk1]

We crapped all over this study back in June.

<3

[IAFG]

Arizona, Alaska, Idaho and Utah are pretty strong markets for new attorneys it seems.

Alaska had 41 openings in the whole state...

[Grizz]

We crapped all over this study back in June.

<3

Love you too brah

[A'nold]

Arizona, Alaska, Idaho and Utah are pretty strong markets for new attorneys it seems.

Alaska had 41 openings in the whole state...

Well I am also going on some personal knowledge in this regard since I know a couple of students at my school from Alaska that are heading back home to work. But still, not a big surplus.

[IAFG]

Arizona, Alaska, Idaho and Utah are pretty strong markets for new attorneys it seems.

Alaska had 41 openings in the whole state...

Well I am also going on some personal knowledge in this regard since I know a couple of students at my school from Alaska that are heading back home to work. But still, not a big surplus.

The real winner here, looking at saturation and pay, is clearly Delaware.

[A'nold]

Arizona, Alaska, Idaho and Utah are pretty strong markets for new attorneys it seems.

Alaska had 41 openings in the whole state...

Well I am also going on some personal knowledge in this regard since I know a couple of students at my school from Alaska that are heading back home to work. But still, not a big surplus.

The real winner here, looking at saturation and pay, is clearly Delaware.

Yeah, it looks decent.

[IAFG]

DE's saturation is also somewhat deceptive because you have to have a 5 month internship under a DE licensed lawyer to be admitted to the bar there, so not many people are going to come into the state, pass the bar, then sit around looking for a gig, because anyone who makes a 5 month investment is probably a future employer.

That probably applies to Alaska to an extent as well though: people go to NYC, take the bar and hope for the best. No one is going to be doing that in Alaska, especially since there's no law school.

[romothesavior]

We crapped all over this study back in June.

This.

The methodology of this study may be the worst I've ever seen. It is insanely flawed. And we discussed this thing a long time ago.

[IAFG]

We crapped all over this study back in June.

This.

The methodology of this study may be the worst I've ever seen. It is insanely flawed. And we discussed this thing a long time ago.

well i didn't get to whine about it yet so zip it

[A'nold]

We crapped all over this study back in June.

This.

The methodology of this study may be the worst I've ever seen. It is insanely flawed. And we discussed this thing a long time ago.

well i didn't get to whine about it yet so zip it

Yeah Romo. ......

[A'nold]

DE's saturation is also somewhat deceptive because you have to have a 5 month internship under a DE licensed lawyer to be admitted to the bar there, so not many people are going to come into the state, pass the bar, then sit around looking for a gig, because anyone who makes a 5 month investment is probably a future employer.

That probably applies to Alaska to an extent as well though: people go to NYC, take the bar and hope for the best. No one is going to be doing that in Alaska, especially since there's no law school.

Yeah, that's kind of the sticky part, isn't it? I guess it might work with a state like Idaho or Utah though, if you have connections or go to a school looked favorably upon in those states.

[newyorker88]

NY Times? I'm surprised they would publish such a flawed study. Their surplus assessment is based on bar passage rates. That makes no sense.

[MrKappus]

Buncha talentless lawyers law students talking about study design. Nothing to see (or learn) here.

[mmribail]

Sorry, this is the first time I seen this article. However, wasn't 2012 suppose to be better...?

[romothesavior]

Buncha talentless lawyers law students talking about study design. Nothing to see (or learn) here.

I know almost nothing about stats or studies (took a Poly Sci Research Class five years ago that I remember nothing from), but the study is so flawed on its face that I feel confident ripping it to shreds.

[sunynp]

Wasn't this study the one that said their weren't many lawyers in dc because few people take the bar there? But almost everyone in dc takes their local bar, so that stat is worthless. If you think there are too few lawyers on dc, I guess go ahead and believe the study.

Also I don't know where they get their numbers for jobs available, I think that there about 5000 jobs in NYC alone but they have about 2000 for the whole state.

[omninode]

Wasn't this study the one that said their weren't many lawyers in dc because few people take the bar there? But almost everyone in dc takes their local bar, so that stat is worthless. If you think there are too few lawyers on dc, I guess go ahead and believe the study.

Also I don't know where they get their numbers for jobs available, I think that there about 5000 jobs in NYC alone but they have about 2000 for the whole state.

The whole "study" is worthless. Don't waste your time analyzing it.