Labor Report: US Legal Market Contracts,

www.employmentcrossing.com The legal services sector shed 1100 jobs in October as contraction in the general economy continued to hit law firm employment, according to figures released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, jobs in the legal industry have shrunk 1.1 percent since October 2007, to 1.16 million employees. Those include not just lawyers but anyone on payroll, including paralegals, public relations specialists, secretaries and many others. The latest numbers reflect a series of layoffs by law firms over the past several months, made worse by the recent dissolution of San Franciscos Heller Ehrman and the expected closure of business law firm Thelen. The last time so few people were employed in legal services was in December 2005, according to bureau figures.

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