Job postings: How to look for work

Job searches are almost all online now, and that's fine. The thing is that you have to know where to look. Here's some good websites for jobs in various areas:

This is the City of Grand Rapids' employment listing.

Here is the State of Michigan's listings.

This is USA jobs, working for the US government.

This is the State of Michigan, specific to employment in the Courts. (but not necessarily as a lawyer, for example Information Tech for the courts, etc.).

Kent County's website.

Indeed.com - the nice thing about Indeed is the jobs are searchable by income, job title (not just description), etc. etc.

Change: More law jobs than law grads by 2016 ?

Is it a good time to apply to law school or not?

With law school enrollment dropping, some say it is only a matter of time before the number of legal jobs exceeds the number of graduates. ...

[D]ifferent law professors can't agree on the date when supply will drop below demand. Paul Young, a law professor at Appalchian ... predicts that full-time legal jobs will exceed the number of law school graduates in 2017.

article here

Legal jobs on the upswing, notes legal job website

The legal market is not all that glum anymore. Jobs in the legal sector are increasing says LawCrossing, reporting more than 38,900 active openings on its site. Article here.

Looking for a legal job? Like criminal law?

The Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System is accepting applications for attorneys. Go to www.sado.org for more information. Applications accepted until November 15, 2013.