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Legal hiring to hold steady, Robert Half survey finds

December 17, 2015

Hiring in the legal field is holding steady, according to a survey of attorneys by Robert Half Legal, a division of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) that specializes in staffing lawyers, paralegals and other legal professionals. The survey found 24% plan to expand or add new positions, down only slightly from 26% in a similar survey one year ago.

Fifty-four percent of attorneys in the most recent survey said they expect only to fill vacant posts while 15% said they would neither fill vacant positions nor create new ones. Just 1% anticipate staff reductions.

The survey also found 61% of lawyers said finding skilled legal professionals is somewhat or very challenging while 31% expressed concern about losing legal personnel to other job opportunities in the next six months.

Survey respondents included 100 lawyers at law firms with 20 or more employees and 100 lawyers at companies with 1,000 or more employees.