Wake Up Call: Legal Industry Adds Jobs After Months-Long Slump

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• The US legal services industry added 1,600 jobs in September, marking a turnaround from a months-long decline that started in spring. According to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the legal sector totaled 1,181,400 jobs last month. The industry had been consistently losing jobs since April. (Lawyer Monthly)
• The University of Notre Dame Law School has emerged as a key conservative legal force, with increasing influence on the Supreme Court through the placement ...