Where the Legal Jobs Are, December 2017 Update

Where the Legal Jobs Are, December 2017 Update Where the Legal Jobs Are, December 2017 Update WHERE THE LEGAL JOBS ARE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2018 Legal advisors were solicited, Which of the accompanying best portrays your organization's recruiting plans? FIRST HALF OF 2018 SECOND HALF OF 2017 Growing/including new positions 22% 33% Keeping up/filling cleared positions 51% 51% Freezing/not filling cleared or new positions 14% 6% Freezing/not filling cleared or new positions 0% 3% Attorneys were asked, Which practice territory will offer the best number of openings for work in the primary portion of 2018? 38%: Litigation 12%: General business/business law 5%: Regulatory or consistence 5%: Family law 3%: Intellectual property Legal counselors were solicited, Which territories of suit will offer the best openings for work in the principal half of 2018?* 48%: Insurance barrier 33%: Commercial case 11%: Personal injury 9%: Employment *Multiple reactions were allowed. Just top reactions are appeared. Source: Robert Half Legal study of 200 legal advisors with the biggest law offices and legitimate offices in the United States © 2017 Robert Half Legal. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.