tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post7031857745139581467..comments2023-10-21T11:37:50.732-04:00Comments on The Blackbook Legal Blog: Open Thread: Safe Job Choices?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-80567970774522372692009-03-19T17:28:00.000-04:002009-03-19T17:28:00.000-04:00Hey, watch it! I'm a S.D. lawyer!Hey, watch it! I'm a S.D. lawyer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-63287525922176952302009-03-18T00:18:00.000-04:002009-03-18T00:18:00.000-04:0011:47, no... everyone in South Dakota is just pro ...11:47, no... everyone in South Dakota is just pro seAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-36873196696798232922009-03-17T23:47:00.001-04:002009-03-17T23:47:00.001-04:0011:47 here again, does South Dakota have law firms...11:47 here again, does South Dakota have law firms? I know Delaware does but the other places seem random.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-44279845968447067602009-03-17T23:47:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:47:00.000-04:00Not 11:09, but I assume so 4:36. I mean, Minnesota...Not 11:09, but I assume so 4:36. I mean, Minnesota? Do they even have law firms there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-19327730348616972082009-03-17T16:36:00.000-04:002009-03-17T16:36:00.000-04:00Minnesota? Do you mean South Dakota?Minnesota? Do you mean South Dakota?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-73147175371310291702009-03-16T23:09:00.000-04:002009-03-16T23:09:00.000-04:00I think a good bet for everyone is to look at nich...I think a good bet for everyone is to look at niche markets like Minnesota, Delaware, etc. Banking is huge in these areas, and there's a big focus on keeping corporations in through corp-friendly laws. Obviously top firms in primary markets are also a safe bet, as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-64915061841699827612009-03-16T16:35:00.000-04:002009-03-16T16:35:00.000-04:00What's "midlaw" 4;31?What's "midlaw" 4;31?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-1502151582733842462009-03-16T16:31:00.000-04:002009-03-16T16:31:00.000-04:00Midlaw is a good betMidlaw is a good betAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-69511149016100400482009-03-16T12:38:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:38:00.000-04:0012:00 --- this is an intersting proposition. Crai...12:00 --- this is an intersting proposition. Craig, I work for the government, but am considering a lateral into a secondary market. So far, the responses have been great. The market I am moving into is, admittedly, small-midlaw (WV), but the economy does not, at least on the surface, appear to be affecting it as much. I think it is because the state environment towards attorneys is much more favorable, and because coal company work has never really died down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-20892218825194538332009-03-16T12:00:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:00:00.000-04:00I disagree w Justin though he's right its all rela...I disagree w Justin though he's right its all relative. BigTex is the bet for ITEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-83494896997438249142009-03-16T11:12:00.000-04:002009-03-16T11:12:00.000-04:00Well Craig, I don't really think there is a "safe"...Well Craig, I don't really think there is a "safe" job choice right now. Perhaps "safer" in the sense there is a smaller supply of lawyers with specific skills than demand for lawyers with said specific skills. A good example of this may be patent attorneys or attorneys qualified to sit for the Patent Bar. Even then there may or may not be a downturn in that practice area, I don't have the relevant data but I'd venture a guess that Patent holders generally want their patents enforced regardless of the economic situation.<BR/><BR/>My own view in reaction to this economic downturn is to cast a wide net along with networking every possible chance I get and I don't mean lame firm receptions. I mean actually going to events where attorneys in your practice area are talking to them or better yet be somewhat self promoting by letting friends, family and associates know what it is you are up doing and if they know anybody who could give you advice or something along those lines. I know these strategies have been used and suggested by people in the past and I think it is because there is a great deal of merit to them. In times like this you really have to have a "hustler" mentality in that you are willing to "grind" if one day you are trying to "shine".<BR/> <BR/>At the end of the day you have to remember that nothing is really a 100% "safe" so you may want to have contingency plans if things don't pan out as expected. Also, it may not be very comforting right now, but this is not the first nor will it be the last economic downturn. However, the economy will recover and bounce back as it has done previously and will do again. So the goal should be positioning yourself to ride out this current downturn as best as you can and to be ready for when the economy does recover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com