SNAPSHOT:

LEGAL

U.S. Job Candidates

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October 2011

LEGAL FOOTPRINT:

More than 176,300 Legal job seekers

have public resumes for employers to

view on Monster

EVERY MONTH in the U.S.:

Candidates viewed Legal jobs

1.0 million times on Monster.com

Candidates responded to Legal jobs

114,700 times on Monster.com

6,800 new Legal resumes are added

to Monster.com

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Top Keywords/Titles Searched

Top Skills and Certificates

Legal Employment Forecasts (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook

Handbook, 2010-2011; Occupation Employment, May 2010)

The Legal occupation is forecasted to grow

by 15% from 2008-2018, adding 188,400

new jobs.

Lawyers account for a majority of the Legal

profession. Employment is expected to grow

by 13% to 857,700 over the 2008-18 decade

as the occupation adds 98,500 new roles to

serve the continued growth of legal activity.

Employment of paralegals is forecasted to rise

a strong 28% to 337,900. The significant

growth is due to the widening role of these

workers, as they are assigned tasks once

completed by lawyers.

Two other minor Legal roles include Judges

(4% rise to 53,100) and Court Reporters (18%

growth to 25,400).

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Index YoY Change

The Legal Monster Employment Index, which

tracks U.S. online recruitment activity, had a

weak start to 2011 which returned to positive

growth in March.

(Source: Monster Employment Index (MEI):

http://www.about-monster.com/employment/index/15)

(Source: Monster Internal Data, 12-month average,

Sept ‘10 – Aug ‘11)

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19%

Paralegals/Legal Secretary

Attorney

Contracts Admin.

Regulatory/Compliance Law

Other Legal Related

1. Legal

2. Legal Assistant

3. Legal Secretary

4. Law

5. Law Firm

6. Paralegal/Legal Assistant

7. Law Clerk

8. Corporate Law

9. Legal Standards

10. Legal Research

1. Microsoft Products

2. Westlaw

3. WordPerfect

4. Customer Service

5. Bilingual – Spanish

6. Legal Research

7. Lotus Notes

8. Lexis [Nexis]

9. Dictaphone

10. Timeslips

Legal | Seeker Demographics

Post Grad 25%

4 Year Degree

33%

2 Year Degree/ Some

College 31%

High School

7%

Cert/Voc Training

4%

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Education Level Career Level

Exec. 5%

Manager 21%

Mid-Career

49%

Entry-Level 17%

Student 8%

20%

14%

12%

13%

22%

10%

9%

15+ Years

10+ to 15 Years

7+ to 10 Years

5+ to 7 Years

2+ to 5 Years

1+ to 2 Years

Less than 1 year

Experience Level

• 58% have a Bachelor’s

Degree or higher

• 49% are Mid-Career

• 46% have 7 or more

years of experience

• Expect to earn a median

of $55,000 per year

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Monster’s Legal Candidates…

Legal | Geography

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The highest volume of Legal resumes are found in California, New York, Texas, and

Florida. Reviewing the available talent on Monster per workforce volumes shows the

states with the most active Legal resumes; these states include New Jersey,

Massachusetts, Ohio, New Hampshire, Georgia and Texas. Opportunities to obtain Legal

candidates may be less competitive in these areas.

Highest Volume of Available Legal Resumes

14%

7%

5%

4%

4%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

New York

Los Angeles

Washington DC

Boston

Chicago

Philadelphia

Dallas

Atlanta

Houston

San Francisco

Top 10 US Markets

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13%

11%

9%

8%

5%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

California

New York

Texas

Florida

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Ohio

Illinois

Massachusetts

Georgia

Top 10 US States

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