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Legal job market seems lol right now

Back to the days where there’s 200 applications within...
Domesticated Dilemma
  05/16/25
Seeing this play out. Can't find shit and people in my netwo...
razzle bat-shit-crazy shitlib range
  05/16/25
I get Noah's Ark flooded with resumes when I put up a job po...
Dull fluffy pozpig
  05/16/25
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Dull fluffy pozpig
  05/16/25
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Spectacular national elastic band
  05/16/25
What kind of job are you hiring for? A small firm or what? ...
Flesh cracking stage
  05/16/25
Small firm. One guy had a somewhat prestigious background b...
Dull fluffy pozpig
  05/16/25
Had two people accept my shitlaw offer then back out before ...
hairraiser regret parlor
  05/16/25
CR. It's a very tight market and very favorable to employers...
Flesh cracking stage
  05/16/25
Like 2% are quality candidates though
Laughsome Mahogany Corner Quadroon
  05/16/25
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Spectacular national elastic band
  05/16/25
More than that. There was a great job market for years but l...
Domesticated Dilemma
  05/16/25
That seems low. Don't underestimate the number of people try...
Flesh cracking stage
  05/16/25
Wouldn't that mean that those jobs are available
Spectacular national elastic band
  05/16/25
No, because lots of companies are not backfilling for anyone...
Domesticated Dilemma
  05/16/25
the lol market tp
Stimulating Wrinkle Space
  05/16/25


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Date: May 16th, 2025 3:43 AM
Author: Domesticated Dilemma

Back to the days where there’s 200 applications within 2 days whenever a decent job pops up. Getting very qualified/overqualified applicants for mid level roles

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48935979)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 6:16 AM
Author: razzle bat-shit-crazy shitlib range

Seeing this play out. Can't find shit and people in my network who do are taking large steps down in title to land something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936030)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 6:33 AM
Author: Dull fluffy pozpig

I get Noah's Ark flooded with resumes when I put up a job poasting here in shitlaw. But what I've found is that it's still a competitive hiring market for people who actually know what they're doing. They sometimes treat me like a safety school and accept my offer while continuing to interview in the couple of weeks before they start, then back out before their start date. Others will quit after only a few weeks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936040)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 6:54 AM
Author: Dull fluffy pozpig



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Date: May 16th, 2025 7:21 AM
Author: Spectacular national elastic band



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:00 AM
Author: Flesh cracking stage

What kind of job are you hiring for? A small firm or what?

And what do they leave for? A slightly larger shitlaw firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936189)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:11 PM
Author: Dull fluffy pozpig

Small firm. One guy had a somewhat prestigious background but was interested in what we're doing. He accepted then took an in house job before starting which he said was his dream job (lmfao). Another woman couldn't take the stress and took a job with a DA's office. One girl was a free spirit and just yolo'ed into unemployment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48938114)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:36 AM
Author: hairraiser regret parlor

Had two people accept my shitlaw offer then back out before starting within the last 12 months.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936233)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 7:59 AM
Author: Flesh cracking stage

CR. It's a very tight market and very favorable to employers. Way more lawyers are looking to move (or out of work) than there are good jobs available.

A recruiter for a terribly mediocre in-house job seeking 12+ years experience told me they got 300+ applicants in the first few days, dozens of which came via referrals from current employees. If even 20% of those are quality candidates, that's 60+ quality candidates.

There is not much hiring, and the offers they're sending out match the imbalance between supply and demand.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936187)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:37 AM
Author: Laughsome Mahogany Corner Quadroon

Like 2% are quality candidates though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936238)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:38 AM
Author: Spectacular national elastic band



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936243)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:40 AM
Author: Domesticated Dilemma

More than that. There was a great job market for years but lots of people never had a ton of upward mobility and hate their companies now. A lot of people are employed but would love a new job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936250)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:42 AM
Author: Flesh cracking stage

That seems low. Don't underestimate the number of people trying to escape biglaw, escape bigfed, or improve on their current in-house roles.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936254)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:42 AM
Author: Spectacular national elastic band

Wouldn't that mean that those jobs are available

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936255)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Domesticated Dilemma

No, because lots of companies are not backfilling for anyone that is laid off or that leaves

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48936449)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 8:27 PM
Author: Stimulating Wrinkle Space

the lol market tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5725746&forum_id=2],#48938128)