Job Security in Secondary Markets Forum

[proteinshake]

are jobs in secondary markets less secure than jobs in major markets during an economic downturn (or in general)? should this factor into one's decision on where to practice?

[carsondalywashere]

Interested in this as well

[proteinshake]

plz

[Jay2716]

There is no answer to this. Recessions hit different markets, firms, and practice groups differently. I imagine there is generally greater variation within markets than between them in how firms fare during downturns, related mainly to internal factors you have very little ability to assess as a law student (or, for that matter, as an associate).

[proteinshake]

There is no answer to this. Recessions hit different markets, firms, and practice groups differently. I imagine there is generally greater variation within markets than between them in how firms fare during downturns, related mainly to internal factors you have very little ability to assess as a law student (or, for that matter, as an associate).

thanks!

[Jay2716]

There is no answer to this. Recessions hit different markets, firms, and practice groups differently. I imagine there is generally greater variation within markets than between them in how firms fare during downturns, related mainly to internal factors you have very little ability to assess as a law student (or, for that matter, as an associate).

thanks!

Yeah, sorry I couldn’t be more helpful. There are just so many variables here it’s probably not worth making it a big part of your decision.

[proteinshake]

There is no answer to this. Recessions hit different markets, firms, and practice groups differently. I imagine there is generally greater variation within markets than between them in how firms fare during downturns, related mainly to internal factors you have very little ability to assess as a law student (or, for that matter, as an associate).

thanks!

Yeah, sorry I couldn’t be more helpful. There are just so many variables here it’s probably not worth making it a big part of your decision.

I suppose that's a good thing! though I'll probably end up wanting to go to a bigger city, at least initially anyway.