Legal Sector Lost 3,900 Jobs in June Forum

[lovelaw27]

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202463264613

Oh well

[wiseowl]

i'd assume the majority of those are support staff.

and that's probably a trend that will continue. it's sad for those people, but the digitization of everything makes most of these jobs completely redundant.

[Royal]

Good thing the ABA keeps accrediting schools!

[bedbathandbeheadings]

guess they needed to adjust for all those associates getting shitcanned/no-offered

[paratactical]

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[mallard]

i'd assume the majority of those are support staff.

and that's probably a trend that will continue. it's sad for those people, but the digitization of everything makes most of these jobs completely redundant.

Have you ever actually worked in a law firm?

Man, the digitization of everything.

[mallard]

I need to make a Second Life character?

If you want to be a rainmaker, yeah. That's where all the important clients hang out.

[mallard]

Whoa, hold on. Do I need to, like, digitize myself, duckman?

You've already been digitized, which is what makes you redundant.

[jmhendri]

Whoa, hold on. Do I need to, like, digitize myself, duckman?

You've already been digitized, which is what makes you redundant.

[paratactical]

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[mallard]

Whoa, hold on. Do I need to, like, digitize myself, duckman?

You've already been digitized, which is what makes you redundant.

So am I digital me now? Or am I analog me, posting digitally? If the latter, where is digital me?

I hope he's in Jamaica.

He's doing the same thing as you. He's sitting in your chair, typing words, just like you are. But that makes you redundant; he's going to stay there doing all the work you've always done, but you can go ahead and pack up your shit. You're fired.

[jmhendri]

If legal staff positions are now redundant and obsolete, who am I going to have to act condescending towards when I start practicing? HOW AM I GOING TO FEEL IMPORTANT?

[paratactical]

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[wiseowl]

sorry about all the butthurt paralegals in this thread; i meant no offense.

but there isn't exactly a need for a secretary for every associate anymore, sorry.

[paratactical]

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[wiseowl]

no, i haven't.

show me one word in that article that says it was lawyers that were fired.

[jmhendri]

sorry about all the butthurt paralegals in this thread; i meant no offense.

but there isn't exactly a need for a secretary for every associate anymore, sorry.

Yeah, because thats how it works. Every associate has their own secretary and thier function is soley to schedule appointments and answer the phones.

[paratactical]

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[wiseowl]

no, i haven't.

show me one word in that article that says it was lawyers that were fired.

lolwut? No is arguing that point with you.

right. i oversold it, but can you agree that there is less need for "legal sector" staff than there was previously, and that people in law school who cite articles losing their minds over "legal sector" jobs being cut might need to read between the lines some more?

[mallard]

no, i haven't.

show me one word in that article that says it was lawyers that were fired.

lolwut? No is arguing that point with you.

right. i oversold it, but can you agree that there is less need for "legal sector" staff than there was previously, and that people in law school who cite articles losing their minds over "legal sector" jobs being cut might need to read between the lines some more?

Why do you think it is that legal support positions on Craigslist have started explicitly stating that they won't accept applicants with JDs?

[Cleareyes]

no, i haven't.

show me one word in that article that says it was lawyers that were fired.

lolwut? No is arguing that point with you.

right. i oversold it, but can you agree that there is less need for "legal sector" staff than there was previously, and that people in law school who cite articles losing their minds over "legal sector" jobs being cut might need to read between the lines some more?

Why do you think it is that legal support positions on Craigslist have started explicitly stating that they won't accept applicants with JDs?

There is such a massive need for lawyers that the industry wants to make sure no JDs get funneled into support staff roles.

[jmhendri]

There is such a massive need for lawyers that the industry wants to make sure no JDs get funneled into support staff roles.

whew, thank god. for a minute there I thought we were all in real trouble.

[solotee]

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[SteelReserve]

edit: i see where you got the pic from. perfect pic. that website also has a hilarious one of people getting handed JDs on a conveyor belt; after they get the JD they are seen falling off the end of the belt into a black employment pit.

[98234872348]

wow this thread is gold, and that might be the best image I've ever seen on tls.

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