The number of job ads listed on Legaljobscentre almost doubled over the month of September. Over 635 job ads have been added since 31 August 2010 bringing the total to 1,934 – a 49% increase on figures for last month.

Total legal jobs                               1,934

Private-practice jobs                    1,467 (75 % of total)

Top three sectors:
Corporate (353)
Banking & finance (217)
Litigation (180)

In-house jobs                                  438 (22% of total)

Top three sectors:
Banking & finance (193)
Corporate (147)
Commercial (137)

Public sector jobs                          5  (less than 1 % of total)

Government (3)
Policy (1)
Social services (1)

Other                                                 24    (less than 2 % of total

Legal secretary (12)
Legal recruitment consultant (2)
Research associate (1)

[NB All the figures below refer to legal jobs advertised on the ALB Legal Jobs Centre website as at 30 September 2010; the website covers vacancies across Asia-Pacific, Australia/NZ and the Middle-East]

To view private practice and in-house jobs listed on Legaljobscentre, click here.