Jobs offering hybrid work and flexibility are luring attorneys to midsize firms. In recent years, the market has allowed attorneys to gain positions at larger firms with remote work positions. However, the demand has shifted in favor of law firms, and now big law firms are starting to mandate that attorneys return to the office.

Joshua Lenon, lawyer-in-residence at Clio, is a Gen Xer offering powerful insights into Gen Z recruiting and the legal community in general.

Inflationary pressures are impacting the attorney job search.Despite a job market where there are nearly two job openings for everycandidate, legal employment levels contracted by 5.1% in Q2 (Bureau of LaborStatistics, 2022). The legal field is experiencing a decline in employment levelsand unemployment rates.