Career Development

Legal Market Insights

• "Law Firms Are Looking For Tech-Savvy Lawyers: What That Means To Law Students," 03.31.21.  
  A group of law firm lawyers, writing for Legaltech News, provide advice about preparing to meet the evolving needs of law firms that are looking for lawyers well-versed in technology: "Law firms are now looking for tech-savvy lawyers who understand and implement technologies as they evolve. If you are a future lawyer interested in private practice, you should think about how to best prepare yourself for the emerging needs of law firms.” 
  
  

• "Virtual Firms Are Rapidly Expanding. What Kind of Lawyers Do They Want?," 03.10.21. 
  The American Lawyer takes a look at the hiring criteria virtual law firms use when seeking additional lawyers, usually a blend of great lawyering and a sense of entrepreneurship.

• "Are Law Firms, Legal Departments Ready to Answer the Diversity Call?," 03.31.21. 
  Robert Grey, president of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, writing here for Bloomberg Law, writes that "the legal profession has been historically slow to change, and nowhere is this more apparent than in its lack of diversity…[but] general counsel and managing partners can be part of the solution by committing to work together and leading by example."

• "A Tipping Point for Asian American Lawyers?," 03.19.21.  
  In her debut column for Bloomberg Law, award-winning columnist Vivia Chen writes about the increasing violence targeting Asian Americans and how leading Asian American lawyers, scholars and judges are weighing in.

• "This Public Defender Just Got $275,000 in Law School Loans Forgiven. Here’s How.," 04.01.21.  
  Law.com speaks with one of the lucky few law school graduates who has successfully navigated the complicated federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to have her remaining student debt forgiven after working for a decade as a public defender in Danville, Kentucky. ("According to the most recent information available from the U.S. Department of Education, fewer than 3% of those who have applied for PSLF have been approved.”)

• "COVID-19 Blew Up the Bar Exam. Even Bigger Changes Are Coming.," 04.01.21.  
  The National Law Journal writes that "one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the bar exam looks wildly different in most of the country.”