I'm graduating in December and taking the bar exam in February. I'll then be joining the "Out of Work Club".
No offers?
Nope, the legal industry has been hit just as hard as the financial industry. I don't go to a Top Tier school, and I'm not ranked in the top 10% of my class, so I'm basically in a holding pattern for the time being.
It's been pretty bad, regardless. I have a friend who graduated
cum laude from my school in May 2008 and had trouble finding a job. I have another friend who graduated from Albany Law that same May and he's
still out of work.
I would highly recommend it. Two areas of law that are highest in demand are tax law (because tax attorneys usually need an accounting degree; a lot are CPAs) and patent law (patent attorneys have hard science degrees, and have to pass the patent bar).
I just starting taking "Federal Income Taxation: Individual" and I love it. Unfortunately, instead of getting the more worthwhile Accounting degree in college, I was lazy and got a Finance degree. My school offers an LLM in Tax. I've briefly considered it, but I'm not sure right now.
I believe there's a tax attorney who posts here. I
think it's BullMoose, if you want to hit him up for info.
Good for you, buddy. You'll be in good shape once the smoke clears.
