239: Looking to History to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on the Legal Job Market

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're welcoming back Sadie Jones to talk about the impact the coronavirus might have on the legal job market, based on some historical context.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The financial crisis of 2008 and its impact on the job market
  • How law firms handled summer associate programs
  • What about people they'd made offers to, but who hadn't started yet?
  • What happened to associates who were already working?
  • Where to look for opportunities in all the chaos?
  • Our advice for students who are in the middle of a job search now

Resources:

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-239-looking-to-history-to-assess-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-legal-job-market/)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're welcoming back Sadie Jones to talk about the impact the coronavirus might have on the legal job market, based on some historical context.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The financial crisis of 2008 and its impact on the job market
  • How law firms handled summer associate programs
  • What about people they'd made offers to, but who hadn't started yet?
  • What happened to associates who were already working?
  • Where to look for opportunities in all the chaos?
  • Our advice for students who are in the middle of a job search now

Resources:

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-239-looking-to-history-to-assess-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-legal-job-market/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

2020-04-06 26 min
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