The Law School Bubble: How Long Will It Last if Law Grads Can’t Pay Bills?

For Andrea, a past decision to ensure her future in law has left her in a stressed and distressful present. Concerned over how it might affect her job prospects, she would not allow use of her real name. And there is reason for concern: She’s been laid off twice since…

Jan 1, 2012 11:20 AM CST

Law Job Stagnation May Have Started Before the Recession—And It May Be a Sign of Lasting Change

The legal profession is undergoing a massive structural shift—one that will leave it dramatically transformed in the coming years.

Jul 1, 2011 9:40 AM CDT

What America’s Lawyers Earn

It’s no secret that the business of practicing law has changed—and continues to change—in ways that are both subtle and dramatic. We’ve covered that transformation over the years in these pages: technology-driven efficiencies, niche practices developed around social change, new challenges to the profession dictated by both gut-wrenching recession and…

Mar 1, 2011 12:00 PM CST

10 Surprising Legal Markets

Here are smaller legal markets that pay big-city bucks

Mar 1, 2011 11:59 AM CST

Search Lawyer Wage Data for Your County

Mar 1, 2011 11:55 AM CST