{"id":122853,"date":"2025-06-12T17:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T01:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/12\/lawyer-hiring-is-down-but-theres-no-need-to-panic\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T17:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T01:02:42","slug":"lawyer-hiring-is-down-but-theres-no-need-to-panic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/12\/lawyer-hiring-is-down-but-theres-no-need-to-panic\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer Hiring Is Down, But There\u2019s No Need To Panic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

One minute the recession was imminent, the next minute the stock market has rebounded to where it was at the beginning of Q1. So things can change at the drop of a hat. And we did see strong hiring numbers for the majority of Q1, so nothing here necessarily tells me we\u2019re in for any kind of a downturn. It\u2019s more, people taking a breath and people trying to make an assessment about where they\u2019re headed before they commit resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Craig Savitzky, manager of research and insight at Leopard Solutions, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, on the state of the legal job market, with new job openings for lawyers at midsize and Biglaw firms falling 32% in May 2025, compared to May 2024. Savitzky went on to say that the hiring data was \u201cnot a pullback, but more of a pause,\u201d because things have been \u201cso whipsaw\u201d this year.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Lawyer Hiring Is Down, But There\u2019s No Need To Panic<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

One minute the recession was imminent, the next minute the stock market has rebounded to where it was at the beginning of Q1. So things can change at the drop of a hat. And we did see strong hiring numbers for the majority of Q1, so nothing here necessarily tells me we\u2019re in for any kind of a downturn. It\u2019s more, people taking a breath and people trying to make an assessment about where they\u2019re headed before they commit resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Craig Savitzky, manager of research and insight at Leopard Solutions, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, on the state of the legal job market, with new job openings for lawyers at midsize and Biglaw firms falling 32% in May 2025, compared to May 2024. Savitzky went on to say that the hiring data was \u201cnot a pullback, but more of a pause,\u201d because things have been \u201cso whipsaw\u201d this year.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Staci
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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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