PHILADELPHIA LEGAL JOBS

Philadelphia, also known as the ‘City of Brotherly Love’, has maintained its image of a down-to-earth city, causing it to be an extremely popular city for lawyers on the East Coast. There are many factors that play into the success of this city’s legal market including being home to an Ivy League law school, offering a unique and booming city atmosphere while still keeping a small-town feel, housing a vibrant nightlife, and being a part of some of the most important events in our nation’s history, to name a few. Attorneys want to be a part of this history making city, which keeps job demand at a constant high. Firms here offer positions of all types as the city does not typically specialize in one type of law, proving that anyone can find their place among the Philadelphia law market.

While the city in nestled near Washington D.C., Boston, and New York City, some of the nation’s largest legal markets, Philadelphia offers two distinct advantages. First, Philly tends to offer a better quality of life with lower billable hours. And second, the city is typically cheaper than the aforementioned ones. For these reasons, many recent graduates place Philadelphia at the top of their lists when looking for jobs. Philadelphians take a lot of pride in their city and its heritage, which is why many recruiters like to see a connection to the area in their applicants. If you do not have a connection, but can eloquently prove why you want to make Philadelphia your permanent home, recruiters will ensure to take you under consideration. They are wary however, of attorneys who seem to be making Philly a temporary stop on their way up.

One unfortunate aspect of the city that heavily plays into its culture is the poverty level. Poverty is unusually high in Philadelphia and this has an interesting effect on the legal market: it makes the city extremely appealing for plaintiffs to come and practice. These attorneys want to be known as the martyrs who stood up for the less fortunate and made a change in the city. It is a noble practice, and one that attracts many young attorneys eager to make a difference after school.

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