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Any thoughts on where we could see the best growth?

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Bankruptcy law?

Texas? The economy seems to be holding up better than other states as well as having the energy industry to rely on.

Arizona & New Mexico...there are actually a shortage of attorney in proportion to the population of each respective state. This is also evident in the US News & World Report rankings.

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babaghanouj wrote:Bankruptcy law?

I was waiting for this.

Billy Blanks wrote:

babaghanouj wrote:Bankruptcy law?

I was waiting for this.

Are we talking about practice areas or legal markets?

TTT-LS wrote:DC

Also the hardest to break into...

New York is still the biggest legal market and one of the easiest to break into.

I'd wager Texas.

ATOIsp07 wrote:Arizona & New Mexico...there are actually a shortage of attorney in proportion to the population of each respective state. This is also evident in the US News & World Report rankings.

Does USNews & World Report rank legal markets too? Where can I read this?

SciLaw wrote:

ATOIsp07 wrote:Arizona & New Mexico...there are actually a shortage of attorney in proportion to the population of each respective state. This is also evident in the US News & World Report rankings.

Does USNews & World Report rank legal markets too? Where can I read this?

In my previous statement, I mean that because there are so few law schools int he respective states of Arizona and New Mexico, the law schools from those states are arguably ranked higher on the USNWR than they would be had they been in a more saturated legal market (ie-DC, NY, Boston); this isn't to take anything away from the quality of those schools. This reflects the fact that (maybe?) there aren't as many lawyers in those states in proportion to their respective populations, thus, lawyers who practice in those states will most likely have a much easier time securing employment (and even big-law jobs) depending on their performances in law school, of course.

India

Bankhead wrote:India

TITCR
Plus, low COL

ruleser wrote:

Bankhead wrote:India

TITCR
Plus, low COL

dextermorgan wrote:

ruleser wrote:

Bankhead wrote:India

TITCR
Plus, low COL

And that is one of the more developed areas.

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Rural Montana ADA. Maybe Helena, I think Mizoula is too popular.

ntzsch wrote:

TTT-LS wrote:

postitnotes wrote:

TTT-LS wrote:DC

Also the hardest to break into...

New York is still the biggest legal market and one of the easiest to break into.

Though there are several reasons why DC is the hardest to break into, one of them is that it is currently one of the most (if not the most) recession- and layoff-proof.

i was visiting a T20 school (not that it matters) and the student leading the tour (about 30, not that it matters ) seemed to think that the legal job market would improve as the Obama admin. increases the size of the government.

i found that an interesting, but potentially sad proposition.

Now only if that oft-used, but meaningless term was attached to a concrete measure, we'd be in business. Are we talking executive branch civilian employment? The stupid person's measure - total federal spending? Discretionary spending?

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TX

ATOIsp07 wrote:Arizona & New Mexico...there are actually a shortage of attorney in proportion to the population of each respective state. This is also evident in the US News & World Report rankings.

How is this evident in the USNWR rankings?

And no. Arizona's economy is not in a good place at all. Neither is its legal market. I have confidence it will pull through, but right now I can't imagine many markets that are hurting more.

I'd say TX too, but I wonder if that includes places like Austin and San Antonio, or if Dallas and Houston are the only ones not suffering.

Any thoughts?

Best = Texas
Worst = California

Of course I'm basing this off of their economies overall rather than only their legal markets.

booboo wrote:

dextermorgan wrote:

ruleser wrote:

Bankhead wrote:India

TITCR
Plus, low COL

And that is one of the more developed areas.

Not necessarily supporting this answer but parts of India also look like this: