Comments on: High Demand and Rapid Growth Areas in Law http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:40:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steven M. Warshawsky http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 Steven M. Warshawsky Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:04:44 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/#comment-1156 Your contributors missed an obvious field that will increase in importance over time: employment law. The number of anti-discrimination laws at the federal, state, and local levels continues to increase. As the economy weakens and people are laid off, this will prompt lawsuits. Even in good times, the number of disgrunted employees is very high. <hr> LawIsCool: Your hypothesis presumes that discrimination cases arise out of economic opportunity, and not <em>bona fide</em> issues of inclusiveness in the workplace. It may hold true if we assume that minorities will be more readily laid off than others. Otherwise, it detracts from the very real issue of workplace discrimination that require such suits. Your contributors missed an obvious field that will increase in importance over time: employment law. The number of anti-discrimination laws at the federal, state, and local levels continues to increase. As the economy weakens and people are laid off, this will prompt lawsuits. Even in good times, the number of disgrunted employees is very high.

LawIsCool: Your hypothesis presumes that discrimination cases arise out of economic opportunity, and not bona fide issues of inclusiveness in the workplace. It may hold true if we assume that minorities will be more readily laid off than others. Otherwise, it detracts from the very real issue of workplace discrimination that require such suits.

]]> By: Solo In Chicago: High Growth/Demand Areas of Practice http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Solo In Chicago: High Growth/Demand Areas of Practice Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:05:53 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/#comment-1146 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Practice, LLC for tipping us off to this one over at Law is Cool (I thought it was Law is Fun??). A nice variety of opinions from lawyers about the next "hot" practice [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Practice, LLC for tipping us off to this one over at Law is Cool (I thought it was Law is Fun??). A nice variety of opinions from lawyers about the next “hot” practice [...]

]]> By: Progressive Bloggers - Affiliate Blogs http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Progressive Bloggers - Affiliate Blogs Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:40:52 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/#comment-1076 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] what Ms... Permalink / From The Gazetteer / Mar 12, 06:30 EDT / Related 2 votes High Demand and Rapid Growth Areas in Law Starting out our legal career many students wonder what areas of law will experience the greatest [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] what Ms… Permalink / From The Gazetteer / Mar 12, 06:30 EDT / Related 2 votes High Demand and Rapid Growth Areas in Law Starting out our legal career many students wonder what areas of law will experience the greatest [...]

]]> By: Virginia Social Security Disability http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Virginia Social Security Disability Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:34:52 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/#comment-1075 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] High Demand and Rapid Growth Areas in Law Estate Planning, Elder Abuse, Social Security & Medicaid, Disability, etc. The amount of changes and legal areas affected are really...   [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] High Demand and Rapid Growth Areas in Law Estate Planning, Elder Abuse, Social Security & Medicaid, Disability, etc. The amount of changes and legal areas affected are really…   [...]

]]> By: Build A Solo Practice, LLC: High Demand and Growth Areas In the Law - Opinions http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Build A Solo Practice, LLC: High Demand and Growth Areas In the Law - Opinions Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:20:57 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/2008/03/12/high-demand-and-rapid-growth-areas-in-law/#comment-1074 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Law is Cool comes this blog post of opinions from Big Law to solos as to the growth practice areas for the future.  Much turns on the aging [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Law is Cool comes this blog post of opinions from Big Law to solos as to the growth practice areas for the future.  Much turns on the aging [...]

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