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  • Tough Job Market for Law School Students Tough Job Market for Law School Students
    ...mean law students will have an easier time finding jobs at top firms this fall, the New York Times ...first time in decades, the promise of a lucrative corporate law career for top students is uncertain, and in response, growing...are considering firms in smaller markets, opportunities in government, and jobs with public interest groups. How bad is ... schools, and in return, the schools' reputations and career services departments help students land jobs at top firms with hefty starting salaries conducive... 90 percent of NYU law graduates landed jobs at firms. "It was almost written in stone that you'll...
  • Can Attending a Cheaper Law School Lead to a Big Firm Job? Can Attending a Cheaper Law School Lead to a Big Firm Job?
    ... even graduates of top-ranked law schools are having a . Given the state of the economy, it seems an appropriate time to compare two recent surveys ... rate higher than the state average. It then ranked the schools, giving the greatest weight to tuition, followed by employment statistics. The magazine relied on information from the 2009 edition of the ... the 20 law schools with the highest percentage of graduates landing jobs in The NLJ 250. (Predictably, law schools like and ... more than 65 percent of the graduates of those schools landing jobs at large firms.) Still, for those attending the "best ...
  • Government of Canada Helps People With Disabilities in Estevan Find Meaningful Employment Government of Canada Helps People With Disabilities in Estevan Find Meaningful Employment
    ...prepare for and obtain employment thanks to Government of Canada support for a local employment project. Mr....skills they need to participate and succeed in the job market," said Mr. Komarnicki. "By supporting ...tailored to people with disabilities. The Opportunities Fund is part of the Government of Canada's strategy to help foster the development ...skilled and most flexible workforce in the world. The Government underscored this commitment in January when it introduced Canada's... of people with disabilities. The $30-million Enhanced Employment Assistance Services component of the Opportunities Fund ...
  • Stimulus saving jobs, but growth debatable Stimulus saving jobs, but growth debatable
    The federal economic stimulus package has done more to retain -- rather than create -- construction jobs, said executives who have won large state transportation departments contracts... plants and for its drivers, Harbonic said. Without the government work repaving roads, many of those ... echoed that when he spoke to a group of businesspeople in Cumberland County on Aug. 24. "What we see are a lot of...million, is for repairing and replacing in upper Dauphin County. It has a second contract, as part of a $251 ...short term, to keep some of our people employed," he said. The stimulus has its limits,...
  • Triangle jobless rate holds steady Triangle jobless rate holds steady
    ...Durham-Cary statistical area, the rate was 9.1 percent. Counties included are: Wake, Durham, Orange, Chatham,... from the non-farm classification such as the self-employed and domestic services, according to the ESC..... Raleigh-Cary also lost heavily in government jobs (3,900), a decline of 4.3 percent, and... than 600 to 51,718. The Triangle job report was better than the statewide rate... to 9.8 percent from 9.4 percent. That increase was the largest in any of the state’s major metropolitan areas for July..., down from 10.4 percent. County by county rates across the state can be found in the graphic...
  • New Turbine Gear Plant in Illinois to Create 300 'Green' Jobs New Turbine Gear Plant in Illinois to Create 300 'Green' Jobs
    ... of employees in Elgin. The plant, one of the first in Illinois to receive environmental LEED certification, was built ... one -- increasing production, creating 'green' jobs and reducing its environmental footprint," noted... we are taking another step to make Illinois more sustainable through alternative energy... to come," said U.S. Congressman Bill Foster, Illinois 14th District. "This is exactly the kind of growth... for smart growth and sustainable development." The state of Illinois and the city of Elgin provided... Development Grant and Employer Training Investment Program job training funds. Siemens...
  • Government tells amputee to get a job, as benefits will stop Government tells amputee to get a job, as benefits will stop
    ...checks that have ranged from $271 to $650. But the government says those days are over. In October,...condition has improved, the letter states. Cohen was baffled by the reasoning cited by the government. "My leg ...Cohen said. "I thought I was going to graduate, get a job … that was the highest point in my life."...now have the ability to work … " the letter states. • • • The situation has ...prosthetic care for the past few years. "To find employment that covers your insurance right off ...said she plans to go looking for a second job soon. The couple went through foreclosure ...
  • MINNESOTA NEWS: Pawlenty chief of staff ... Franken for public option ... Protest blocks traffic ... more MINNESOTA NEWS: Pawlenty chief of staff ... Franken for public option ... Protest blocks traffic ... more
    A behind-the-scenes political adviser who helped put Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty before national audiences filled the governor's chief of staff vacancy on Thursday. Bob Schroeder becomes the fifth person to hold the title under Pawlenty. Previous chief of staff Matt Kramer left this month to take a job at the University of Minnesota. By: Herald Wire Reports , Grand Forks Herald This Feb. 2005 photo released by the Minnesota Governor's Office shows Bob Schroeder, who was named Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 as Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's new chief of staff. Schroeder has served as a top political ...
  • Pawlenty political adviser becomes ch... Pawlenty political adviser becomes ch...
    .... Previous chief of staff Matt Kramer left this month to take a job at the University of Minnesota. From 2003 to 2008, Schroeder was Pawlenty's deputy ... and managing the office. Public employees are restricted from engaging in politics on state time. "I have lived under that condition and I have no ... resign from a 12-member panel that recommends ways to spend state sales tax money on outdoors projects. The council grew ... appointees on the board. McClung said there is no immediate replacement. Schroeder has held various state government jobs for most of the last 29 years in Minnesota and Florida. ...
  • Massachusetts unemployment rate rises Massachusetts unemployment rate rises
    ... rate in Massachusetts rose to 8.8 percent in July, with 2,800 jobs lost, as compared to June’s 8.6 percent unemployment... percent, compared to 9.5 percent in June.   At 3,184,300, jobs are down 109,400 or 3.3 percent from one ... month with losses in state and local governments more than offsetting the small gains in federal ... Transportation, warehousing and utilities lost 700 jobs. Employment in that sector is down 24,600 ...rate is based on a monthly sample of households, while the job estimates are derived from a monthly sample survey of employers. As a result, the two statistics may exhibit ...
  • July Unemployment Rates Little Changed in Most of Michigan’s Regional Labor Markets July Unemployment Rates Little Changed in Most of Michigan’s Regional Labor Markets
    ...Due to Seasonal Drop in Local Education The monthly survey of employers indicated that seasonally unadjusted payroll jobs in Michigan ...by 51,000 or 8.0 percent in July, primarily the result of cutbacks in local education due to summer break at area schools.  The decline in local government education was evident in all metropolitan areas. From... by 270,000 or 6.6 percent. All of the 14 major metropolitan areas in the state recorded significant payroll job declines ... Detroit-Warren-Livonia andNiles-Benton Harbor (-7.5%) MSAs. Jobs in construction, manufacturing, trade, transportation and utilities, ...
  • Louisiana loses 9500 jobs Louisiana loses 9500 jobs
    ...Louisiana's nonfarm work force fell by 9,500 jobs from July 2008 to July 2009 — a drop ..., the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported Wednesday. The job ranks also dropped by 17,200 from June, which state officials said followed regular patterns ...percent. The goods-producing sector lost 9,300 jobs during the year. Mining and logging,... includes the petroleum sector, fell by 3,100 jobs, while manufacturing saw a decline of 12... report said. State employment was up by 2,100 jobs, while local governments added... was the only one to record an overall nonfarm job gain during the year with 700. On the other...
  • Is the government trying to steal your best employees? Is the government trying to steal your best employees?
    ...contractors are fertile ground for agencies looking to hire experienced IT professionals Government contractors have become fertile ground for federal agencies looking to hire experienced information technology professionals. To...is simply a way of finding badly needed talent; to others, it's government poaching and needs to be controlled. "It's becoming a common practice ...In the 20 years that I have been around this business, both in government and industry, I have never heard so much concern..."some of whom do not want to go into government," he said. He cited one case of a...
  • Six Sterling Firefighters To Lose Their Jobs Six Sterling Firefighters To Lose Their Jobs
    Six Sterling firefighters will lose their jobs when the city closes a fire station next week. The fire station will close on August 31st. The city claims it is... not. The firefighters union says the city did not negotiate in good faith. Firefighter Matt Laughlin will lose his job. He thinks that response time to fires or accidents will suffer and that lives could be in danger. This issue ... is the middle of September. If an arbitrator should eventually rule in favor of the firefighters, the six would get their jobs back. There will be one fire station in Sterling when Station One closes next week.
  • New Numbers Show Illinois' Jobless Ra... New Numbers Show Illinois' Jobless Ra...
    People continue to lose their jobs in Illinois, but there are fewer pink slips going out. The latest unemployment report shows another 13,000 people lost a job last month. The statewide unemployment rate is now at ten-point-four-percent. That's slightly up from June's rate which was ten-point-three-percent. Illinois employment officials say the job market is starting to show signs of life, the pace of layoffs has slowed. But that's little help to the now almost 700,000 people in the state on the unemployment line. That's the highest jobless number since April of 1983. Nationally, the...
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