Wake Up Call: Legal Profession Adds 1,500 Jobs in April

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• Legal profession employment bounced back from a slight decline in March to add about 1,500 jobs in April, with employment in the sector reaching 1,179,400 jobs overall, according to new seasonally adjusted data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. (BLS.gov) Legal sector employment is about 20,000 jobs higher than at the beginning of the pandemic in early in 2020, but down about 10,000 jobs from its July 2022 peak. (American Lawyer)
• A month after ...