Where the Legal Jobs Are in the Second Half of 2016 (Canada)

Where the Legal Jobs Are in the Second Half of 2016 (Canada) Where the Legal Jobs Are in the Second Half of 2016 (Canada) WHERE THE LEGAL JOBS ARE IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2016 Lawyers were asked, “Which of the following best describes your company’s hiring plans?” Second half of 2016 First half of 2016 Expanding/adding new positions 33% 23% Maintaining/filling vacated positions 53% 56% Freezing/not filling vacated or new positions 7% 17% Reducing/eliminating positions 3% 2% Lawyers were asked, “Which practice area will offer the greatest number of job opportunities in the second half of 2016?” 36% Litigation 25% General business/corporate law 12% Real Estate 7% Privacy, data security and information law 5% Intellectual property 5% Regulatory or compliance Lawyers were asked, “Which areas of litigation will offer the greatest job opportunities in the second half of 2016?”* 46% Commercial litigation 44% Insurance defence 13% Employment 8% Personal injury *Multiple responses were permitted. Source: Robert Half Legal survey of 150 lawyers with the largest law firms and legal departments in Canada © 2016 Robert Half Legal