Change, Market

Are All Lawyers Screwed by AI? Actually No

  • On March 14, 2026
Anthropic analyzed which jobs AI impacts the most. (See here for summary.) The hardest hit jobs (where AI is already performing 67-75% of tasks): coders, customer service reps, data entry workers. The next hardest hit: financial analysts (AI does modeling and number-crunching well), office administrators (facing 90% theoretical exposure even if adoption is lagging), and […]
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Change, Market

2024-25 Economic Trends Affecting the Job Market

  • On November 17, 2024
I am often asked what I’m seeing. The short answer: the job market is better than last year and seems to be improving. I’m testing the market and consuming reports for you. Analysis from this past week: Highlights from the LinkedIn newsletter The Work Shift (“Keeping you informed about the economy, labor market and evolving […]
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Change, Departure, Market, Timing

The “Great Resignation” Is Over. What Does That Mean?

  • On July 16, 2023
The NYT reported the Great Resignation is over — the rate workers quit their jobs has fallen almost to pre-pandemic levels. Will workers keep gains made (flexibility on in-office, high pay, etc.), or will employers regain leverage (especially as the economy remains unstable)? NYT thinks the “pendulum may be swinging back toward employers,” and I agree. […]
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Career Tips, Change, Market, Move, Timing

2 Helpful Resources for Job Seekers

  • On May 21, 2023
Helpful resources for job seekers in today’s market are Layoffs.fyi and its sister site Comprehensive.io. The NYT recently profiled the founder of both, Roger Lee, a San Francisco entrepreneur, for “catalog[uing] hundreds of thousands of tech job cuts.”  Interesting insights: The founder believes the industry will “100 percent” bounce back. I agree. I have lived […]
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Change, Departure, Market

How Companies Decide Who Gets Cut

  • On April 30, 2023
In this time of layoffs, how do companies decide who has to go? WSJ reports that in the past companies often laid off the junior employees first. Now, however, these five factors guide who is laid off: Deprioritized skills Deprioritized business Pay (too high) Job performance (poor) Percentage of the company cuts (across the board) […]
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Change, Departure

Hit by the economy? What will a prospective employer say?

  • On December 18, 2022
If your job was impacted by the economy, how will prospective employers react? They are generally pretty understanding. Here are the top reasons I’ve seen employers accept for lawyers to change jobs/have a gap: economic downturn, e.g., last in/first out, the product/team supported was hit, or your startup became unstable. headquarters/office move, and you didn’t […]
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Change, Job Search, Resume

Laid Off? What to Do with Your Resume

  • On November 20, 2022
I appreciated this timely LinkedIn article on crafting your resume post-layoff. These points directly apply to lawyers: Think about what job you want next. Take a little time “to reassess your career and determine what direction you’d like to go in.” Also, process any bitterness so there is no trace of it when you start interviewing. (Employers […]
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Change, Timing

How Short a Stint at a Job is OK?

  • On October 22, 2022
This past week UK’s Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned, making her the shortest serving PM in British history, which got me thinking of how short a lawyer can stay at a job without raising eyebrows. A few thoughts: If your company was just acquired, a short stint is very understandable. It’s standard knowledge an acquisition […]
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