The VLW Quick 10: New Lawyer Law Firms 
By Paul Fletcher
Published: October 29, 2012
Tags: New Lawyers, VLW Quick 10
The latest group of new lawyers to take and pass the Virginia Bar Exam has been announced. We salute them for this accomplishment – you can find the complete listing of our newest brothers and sisters at the bar on page 8. Here’s some old news: the job market for newbies remains challenging. Here’s some [...]
Bar Exam passers become Virginia’s newest lawyers 
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: October 29, 2012
Tags: Bar passers, Law Schools, New Lawyers, Virginia Board of Bar Examiners
Virginia welcomes 1,076 new lawyers after today’s admission ceremony. The number reflects those who successfully completed the July 2012 Virginia Bar Exam and met the licensing requirements needed to be sworn in this morning at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. According to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, the overall pass rate for all applicants [...]
Virginia law firms are hiring, but at lower pay and in lower numbers 
By Alan Cooper
Published: November 22, 2010
Tags: Law Firms, Law Schools, New Lawyers
New lawyers entering the job market are still having a rough time finding full-time legal work. The results from our annual New Associates’ Salary Survey are in, and the picture isn’t great, but at least it’s better than last year. The hiring profile of Reed Smith LLP, the Pennsylvania-based international law firm with offices in [...]


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