TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 13, 2019

The legal industry gained 2,900 jobs in November, according to new seasonally adjusted figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the ABA Journal reports. Total jobs in the legal services sector stood at 1,151,900, an increase of 11,000 jobs since the same time a year ago. According to Law360, that puts the number of legal jobs at a 10-year high. Areas of practice that continue to see growth include finance, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.