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Worried about the 2023 lawyer jobs market? This legal search consultant has some tips

34m · ABA Journal: Asked and Answered · 28 Nov 12:00

While 2022 was a phenomenal year for attorneys and “anyone with a pulse” and a law license could find work, 2023 might “go back to normal,” says Valerie A. Fontaine, a founding director of the legal search company SeltzerFontaine.

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