ANALYSIS: Futurist for Hire — Alt-Legal Jobs React to Recession

Thanks to changes in the industry, lawyers are filling more new and different types of “alternative legal” jobs than ever. But those jobs have taken a hit in this downturn and may be difficult to find, when compared to the apparent boom times of 2019.

Despite this, there are still opportunities for lawyers willing to go outside of traditional practice in areas including e-Discovery, legal operations, project management, compliance and privacy.

This piece addresses current trends in the lateral hiring market for J.D.-advantaged full-time permanent positions. Data on law student hiring post-Covid-19 from the National Association for Law Placement is ...