This month marks the longest recession since the 1930s , and the worst legal job market in decades. It’s scary out there, but Sheila Nielsen, a Chicago law career consultant and former federal prosecutor, has some suggestions for the newly unemployed. Nielsen spoke at a recent Chicago Bar Association event, and we present a few [...]
Professional women typically make up 30% of the class at top MBA programs, and 40% in part-time programs. But it’s a different story when it comes to executive MBA programs.
EMBA programs usually require a nearly two-year commitment of two long weekends on campus. For these programs, women make up less than 20%, and as low [...]
By Sheila Nielsen, JD/MSW
What are the two words you don’t want to hear in the worst economy since the 1930s?
“You’re fired.”
Let’s face it, though: More than at any time in recent memory, that’s the reality for associates in practice groups without enough work, for associates and partners whose contract position is not [...]
The National Law Journal reports that the legal sector continues to bleed jobs. 2,200 jobs in August, 1,600 in September, and 1,100 vanished in October. So far, the profession is down by nearly 16,000 jobs compared to a year ago. But what about lawyers who remain employed, but who would rather do SOMETHING else?
Law [...]
When you’re in good standing at your firm, it usually isn’t hard to tell. But when you’re a target for layoff, or feelings about your participation have changed, the signs are often subtle. The Wall Street Journal reports this week that there are at least three clues. And when employers are laying more people off [...]