Less is more

A JD Junkyard moderator recently posted a Craigslist ad with the title, JD's, LLM's or Masters Of Law Need Not Apply! Because many things eventually disappear, I've reposted the listing for posterity. The flashing text is my own emphasis, a nice touch the agency should incorporate in future ads. [EDIT: I mistakenly thought IE supported BLINK and couldn't test it] Think of it as the warning beacon from Alien.

The ad is still up as I type this.
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/lgl/3601269548.html

JOBS GALORE (Midtown)

JOBS GALORE" - N.Y.'S # LEGAL SPECIALISTS (MANHATTAN)


A PARTIAL LISTING OF OUR CURRENT JOB OPENINGS
CURRENTLY INTERVIEWING!!

**If you have a J.D., LLM or Masters of Law, please DO NOT respond to these ads.

Robert Hadley Associates NY'S #1 "Legal Recruiting Resource" is currently inundated with Job openings - The list below only represents a sample of the current market and positions that are available. The firm's are currently interviewing selected candidates and hopefully their choices and hires will be within your reaches. Please feel free to respond in confidence with your current and updated resume.

LEGAL BILLING SPECIALIST -- $70K - INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is seeking a seasoned ELITE Legal Billing Specialist for our client a Major international law firm.

The Billing Specialist chosen for this position must be exceptional and well versed in all aspects of ELITE Legal Billing. Duties will include: generate and distribute pre-bill drafts monthly and as requested, process final invoices, generate LEDES files for electronic billing, generate monthly WIP reports, etc. The ideal candidate must possess strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work in a highly professional, fast paced environment. Applicant identified must have current law firm billing experience as well 2-5 years experience with Elite Program. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience

JUNIOR PLAINTIFF'S LITIGATION PARALEGAL - $45K -BILINGUAL SPANISH A PLUS!
Robert Hadley Associates, NY's #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is seeking an experienced Junior Plaintiff's Litigation Paralegal for one of our law firm clients. Our client a well know boutique plaintiff's law firm, is conveniently located in downtown Manhattan.

The Junior Paralegal chosen for this position must well versed with the litigation process and have exceptional writing and proofreading skills. The ideal candidate will be a team player with excellent organizational skills. Bilingual Spanish a plus! Candidate identified must have 2+ years of Plaintiff's Litigation experience. Excellent opportunity to grow your litigation knowledge in a reputable plaintiff's firm. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

LEGAL SECRETARY CORPORATE SECURITIES PARTNER - $60-65K
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is seeking an experienced Corporate Legal Secretary for our client, a diverse multipractice midtown law firm. This position will support a very busy Corporate Securities Partner and Corporate Counsel.

The applicant chosen for this position must be well versed with corporate work and able to handle all general administrative duties including heavy phones, filing, travel arrangements, billing, calendaring, etc.

The ideal candidate will be a team player with excellent communication and organizational skills. Candidate identified should have 3-5 years of Corporate experience, Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

LITIGATION LEGAL SECRETARY/BI-LINGUAL SPANISH
International law firm client is seeking an experienced Bi-Lingual Spanish Litigation Legal Secretary. Candidate must be fluent bilingual in Spanish (read, write, and speak).

The Legal Secretary chosen for this position must be well versed with the Litigation process. Range of work will include managing of all business travel, producing detailed itineraries, gathering and reviewing materials for presentations and various projects, creating electronic files, as well as other administrative duties including answering busy phone line, filing, billing, calendaring, etc.

The ideal candidate must be extremely detail oriented with superior organizational skills and able to exercise a high degree of discretion and judgment, especially when speaking with clients on the phone. Applicant identified must have advanced knowledge of all Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

CORPORATE PARALEGAL - INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency is currently interviewing for an experienced Corporate Paralegal for our international law firm client.
The Corporate Paralegal chosen for this position must have 2-5 years of corporate paralegal experience including UCC'S, Certificates of Incorporation, Registrations and general corporate governance/housekeeping. The ideal candidate will be a team player with excellent communication (both verbal and written), interpersonal and organizational skills. Candidate indentified will have experience with general corporate paralegal work either from a large law firms or In-House Counsel's office. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

SEASONED LEGAL SECRETARY - $70K -- SENIOR PARTNER/O.T.
Our client, one of the nation's premier law firms, is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to provide administrative and secretarial support to a very busy Senior High Profile Partner.
The Legal Secretary identified for this position must have solid administrative experience form a professional corporate or legal environment. Range of work will include formatting, and generating of documents, client billing, travel arrangements, filing, as well as being able to organize a heavy calendar. Advanced technical skills are a must!

The ideal candidate will detail-oriented, highly organized with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Candidate must be able to work a heavy overtime schedule. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

RESIDENTAL REAL ESTATE PARALEGAL - $50K
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is currently interviewing for an experienced Residential Real Estate Paralegal for our client, a sole practitioner.
The applicant chosen for this position must be well versed in the full scope of Residential Real Estate work. Range of work will include: document production and review, legal research, closings, mortgages, loans etc. The ideal candidate will be a team player with excellent communication and organizational skills and have 3+ years of Residential Real Estate experience.

TRADEMARK DOCKET CLERK -- INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is currently interviewing for an experienced Trademark Docket Clerk to join our client, a large international law firm, in their busy Intellectual Property department.

The Trademark Docket Clerk chosen for this position must be exceptionally well versed in all aspects of Trademark docketing, and must have a strong understanding of USPTO rules and procedures for filings and docketing deadlines.

Candidate identified must have 2-5 years of Trademark Docketing experience. The ideal candidate must be extremely detail-oriented, highly organized and must have an in depth understanding of the Trademark process from start to finish. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

SENIOR BILLING SPECIALIST - $80K
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is currently interviewing for an experienced Senior Billing Specialist for our client, one of New York's most prestigious International Litigation Law Firms.
The Billing Specialist chosen for this position must be exceptional and well versed in all aspects of Legal Billing. Duties will include: oversee all of the billing for the Litigation practice area, including working closely with partners. The ideal candidate must possess strong organizational and communication skills and the ability to work in a highly professional, fast paced environment. Candidate identified must have 8 years of current law firm billing experience. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

TRANSACTIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PARALEGAL - DOE
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is currently interviewing for an experienced Intellectual Property Transactional Paralegal for our client, one of the world's most prestigious full service international law firms, with over 2000 attorneys globally. Candidate identified must have 5+ years minimum of Intellectual Property prosecution and transactional work. Strong familiarity with the USPTO required. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

SENIOR PATENT PROSECUTION PARALEGAL -- PRESTIGIOUS MIDTOWN FIRM - $DOE
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is currently interviewing for an experienced Senior Level Patent Prosecution Paralegal for our client, one of the world's most prestigious full service international law firms, with over 2000 attorneys globally. Candidate identified must have 8 years minimum of patent prosecution and transactional work. Strong familiarity with the USPTO. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience

EXECUTIVE ADMIN ASSISTANT -- EXECUTIVE LEGAL SEARCH FIRM - $DOE
CURRENTLY INTERVIEWING. . ..
Our client, a Boutique Executive Legal Search Firm seeks an experienced Executive Administrative Assistant to support the CEO and founder of the firm. This position requires someone who understands time driven details!!! The applicant chosen for this position must have solid administrative experience in a professional corporate or legal environment as well as excellent technical skills. Duties will include: handling of all administrative functions including phones, filing, travel arrangements, billing, calendar, etc.
The position requires an extremely proactive professional with excellent communication and organizational skills. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION LEGAL SECRETARY -- $55-60K -- LONG ISLAND
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is seeking an experienced Bankruptcy Litigation Legal Secretary for our client, a prestigious
multipractice mid-sized law firm.
Candidate indentified must have 5-7 years of Bankruptcy/Litigation experience from a mid to large sized law firm, as well as exceptional technical skills. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

ADMIN ASSISTANT/LEGAL SECRETARY - $55-65K -- DOE --TOP TIER FIRM!
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency is seeking an experienced Admin Assistant/Legal Secretary for our client a multi-office law firm with a conveniently located midtown Manhattan office. This administrative position will support a busy Health Care Group.
Applicant identified must have solid administrative experience in a professional corporate or legal environment. This position requires an extremely proactive and articulate candidate. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills are required. Ideal candidate must be detail oriented, and have the ability to multi-task and prioritize. Flexibility and a willingness to be part of a team is a must! Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

WP CENTER OPERATOR, (3 Day Week) -- 7:00 p.m. -- 7:00 a.m. - $60-70K DOE
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency is seeking an experienced Word Processing Center Operator to work the hours of 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. for our client, a
Large major midtown law firm. Applicant identified must have law firm Word Processing experience as well as highly proficient technical skills (Microsoft Word, advanced TOA, TOC, Excel, and PowerPoint etc.) The ideal candidate must also have excellent communication and organizational skills and have a keen attention to details, as they will be working directly with attorneys, in addition to working in the WP Center. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PARALEGAL - $75K
Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'S #1 Legal Staffing Agency, is currently interviewing for an experienced Commercial Real Estate Paralegal for our client, a multi-faceted law firm conveniently located in midtown Manhattan.
The applicant chosen for this position must be exceptionally and well versed in Commercial Real Estate work. Range of work will include: document review, production research, file maintenance, assist in closings, etc. The ideal candidate will be a team player with excellent communication and organizational skills. Candidate identified must have 2-5 years of Commercial Real Estate experience. Please contact Robert Hadley Associates, N.Y.'s #1 Legal Staffing Agency, if you have the qualifications and experience.

You know how law school deans claim a JD is a versatile degree and you can do anything with it? THEY LIE! Sorry, TLS lemmings, the JDJ comments are accurate and no, none of us posted that ad ourselves (I've been accused of that in the past). I don't remember when agencies started doing this, only that I eventually learned I needed to keep my JD off my résumé to be employable.

Putting my presTTTigious legal training to use, I replied to the ad and inquired about the verbiage and was there anything else they could tell me? You know, like "[T]heir clients wouldn't be caught dead hiring a lawyer?" I never got a response, if you can believe that, though I did get an out-of-office reply from Donna M. Buro, whose name will be forever enmeshed with this post in Google search results. Hell hath no fury like a scamblogger scorned.

Less is truly more when it comes to legal education. You are forever precluded from decent, if unspectacular jobs that can pay as well as an attorney, particularly if the position is non-exempt. All this and little or no education requirement, bar exam, bar dues, CPE, mandatory pro bono, malpractice insurance, etc. If schools wanted to do their graduates a favor, they'd help create phony references to explain the three-year employment gap and be willing to verify them.

In passing, I'd like to mention that the JDJ post trods familiar ground. Scott Bullock commented on similar listings back in 2010 (and likely earlier).

JD v. GED: The "Joke Degree" vs. the "Good Enuff" Diploma!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 10:20:28 PM | lawis4losers

You've really gotta love the craigslist ad posted here:

http://cnj.craigslist.org/lgl/1842214993.html

This law firm is advertising a position for a data-entry monkey to load/scan documents into Concordance (a doc review software platform) that the temp attorneys (aka doc reviewers/"coders") will later review for litigation & e-discovery.

What's especially hilarious is that the posted job doesn't even require a college degree (much less a JD), yet pays the same hourly rate that LICENSED ATTORNEYS commonly receive to actually perform a substantive review of this corporate, make-work garbage. Furthermore, the ad alludes to a RAISE in salary after a small trial period. Imagine a document review attorney ever getting a raise mid-project! The only "raise" a doc review JD ever gets is when they lift their right arm to ask permission to use the restroom!

For the lawschool defenders, a question: Show me the ship's captain who receives the same rate as the steerage coal stokers. Show me the MD who receives the same pay as the bedpan dumper. Show me the auto mechanic who makes the same salary as the gas pump jockey. Show me the executive chef who makes the same sheckle as the dishwasher.

Think I'm kidding? Read this ad:

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/lgl/1797573583.html

Yes, you nitpicking pricks, the JD position above pays a WHOPPING $4 an hour more than the data-entry job. Now go ahead and subtract student loans, bar dues, CLE fees, madatory pro-bono assignments (compulsory for all NJ attorneys), and 7 years of lost earnings while you were being "educated" from the equation.

Enough said.

Only in law kids, only in law.

L4L