Hot Legal Jobs!

Two legal industry jobs made the top ten of hot new jobs according to careerbuilder.com:

Nurse Paralegals - Medical training combined with a knowledge of law and litigation makes for one handy paralegal!

Legal Nurse Consultants - This requires similar training as a nurse, but the focus is on analysis of medical records, rather than actively supporting litigation as a nurse paralegal would.

Shaun Jamison
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Attorneys, Law Librarians & Paralegals: How Does Your Salary Match Up?

Robert Half's salary guide is out! Some highlights:
1. Law Office Librarians are expected to see a jump of 16% in their starting salaries over 2005.
2. The average beginning salary for paralegals will increase 5.6% over 2005 with the greatest growth being for paralegals with 2-3 years of experience at small to midsized firms. Their income is expected to increase 7% on average.
3. The average starting salary for attorneys will increase 5% this year. The largest gain for attorneys is for licensed attorneys with 4-9 years of experience in 10-35 attorney firms. Their salary is expected to increase 8.5% on average over last year.
For the full report, go to http://www.roberthalflegal.com. A summary is available on Westlaw at Institute of Management and Administration Inc. (2006) Increasing Margins, Partner's Report.

Shaun Jamison