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1 in 3 lawyers plans to hire in first quarter

Thirty-one percent of lawyers plan to hire legal staff in the first quarter of 2012, but another 4 percent expect to cut staff, according to the a quarterly legal hiring survey by Robert Half Legal, a legal staffing firm.

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on December 16, 2011

Thirty-one percent of lawyers plan to hire legal staff in the first quarter of 2012, but another 4 percent expect to cut staff, according to the a quarterly legal hiring survey by Robert Half Legal, a legal staffing firm.

The net 27 percent growth in anticipated hiring is up from last quarter’s estimation at a net 24 percent, and respondents expect to hire an average of two full-time employees. Law firms are expected to do the Lawyers, paralegals and legal secretaries are the top positions.

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