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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have always heard it takes a month for every 10k in salary you make to truly replace a job--so budget for that if you ever lose a job.[/quote]

I think it's way more random than that.  Most attorneys make in 150K+ range....but if you are out of work for 15 months, unless you have a damn good reason (taking time off for a child, LLM or medical issue), you are probably not going to find another job in that field.  And even if you have a good reason, you're going to have an incredibly tough time.

Lawyers have really crappy job mobility -- firms generally don't want a lot of laterals unless you're bringing clients or you've got some great demonstrable set of skills.  Depending on your field, there's a limited field of inhouse counsel positions, but then not really anyplace to go from there (unless a very similar company).

So I think it depends a lot more on fields and how in demand and transferable your skills are.  That's one of the great things about tech or nursing -- they are solid, objective, transferable skills.[/quote]

Absolutely this about the law. I don't know of another profession that is as strict about drumming out unemployed members of the profession as the legal industry is. I've done hiring and it's shocking to me.

The effect for me is interesting. I am always job hunting. ALWAYS.  I am always applying, talking to recruiters, etc. And I've been all over the place (biglaw, clerkships, DOJ, in-house, biglaw again, in house) over my 20 year career. It's exhausting. And beyond fulfilling my client duties ethically, I have no loyalty to any employers. It makes for a strange, strange thing because the profession seems very chummy and build on relationships but it's so transactional. [/quote]

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