Up until last year, the legal profession seemed recession proof. A lawyer being laid off was virtually unheard of. Law school seemed a sure bet for a well-paying job in an exciting profession. The jobs seemed plentiful and you felt secure with your decision to join the legal profession.
Then came 2008 and an economic downtown unlike any other since the Great Depression. Lawyers were losing their jobs. Offers to new associates were being rescinded. All of a sudden, the prospects for that great job have vanished and you realized that the legal profession is not immune from recession after all.
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