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Here are the November results of our City Survey of Lit Support, eDiscovery, and Paralegal jobs, compared to last month.
Summary
- > Lit Support: 3% increase over last month.
- > E-Discovery positions are up 6%.
- > Paralegal specializations are up 4%.
Litigation Support
| City | September, 2009 | October, 2009 | November, 2009 | Difference |
| New York, NY | 170 | 130 | 118 | -9% |
| Washington, DC | 116 | 79 | 95 | 20% |
| San Francisco Bay Area | 78 | 70 | 83 | 19% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 55 | 82 | 67 | -18% |
| Chicago, IL | 60 | 64 | 67 | 5% |
| Houston, TX | 26 | 30 | 36 | 20% |
| Atlanta, GA | 15 | 24 | 35 | 46% |
| Boston, MA | 29 | 27 | 27 | 0% |
| Miami, FL | 19 | 29 | 26 | -10% |
| Denver, CO | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0% |
| Dallas, TX | 39 | 27 | 23 | -15% |
| Minneapolis, MN | 20 | 24 | 22 | -8% |
| Baltimore | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 34 | 23 | 19 | -17% |
| Seattle, WA | 14 | 18 | 16 | -11% |
| NJ | 22 | 20 | 15 | -25% |
| Orange County, CA | 11 | 14 | 12 | -14% |
| Kansas City | 6 | 7 | 12 | 71% |
| Cleveland, OH | 2 | 6 | 12 | 100% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 12 | 19 | 11 | -42% |
| Austin, TX | 3 | 2 | 9 | 350% |
| Detroit, MI | 8 | 4 | 8 | 100% |
| Sacramento, CA | 6 | 4 | 8 | 100% |
| St. Louis, MO | 8 | 3 | 8 | 167% |
| Portland, OR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 600% |
| San Diego, CA | 5 | 15 | 6 | -60% |
| Columbus, OH | 8 | 7 | 6 | -14% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20% |
| New Orleans, LA | 2 | 0 | 4 | NA |
| Tampa, FL | 4 | 4 | 3 | -25% |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50% |
| Memphis | 3 | 4 | 2 | -50% |
| Orlando, FL | 4 | 2 | 1 | -50% |
| Richmond, VA | 2 | 2 | 1 | -50% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 2 | 0 | 1 | NA |
| | | | | |
| TOTAL | 812 | 790 | 814 | 3% |
Electronic Discovery
| City | September, 2009 | October, 2009 | November, 2009 | Difference |
| San Francisco Bay Area | 77 | 93 | 106 | 14% |
| New York, NY | 95 | 60 | 67 | 12% |
| Washington, DC | 63 | 44 | 59 | 34% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 37 | 53 | 44 | -17% |
| Minneapolis, MN | 25 | 37 | 38 | 3% |
| Chicago, IL | 36 | 36 | 33 | -8% |
| Houston, TX | 30 | 27 | 23 | -15% |
| Boston, MA | 18 | 20 | 19 | -5% |
| Atlanta, GA | 11 | 18 | 18 | 0% |
| Dallas, TX | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 19 | 11 | 14 | 27% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 7 | 16 | 13 | -19% |
| NJ | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33% |
| Seattle, WA | 13 | 11 | 10 | -9% |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 10 | 400% |
| Baltimore | 6 | 1 | 9 | 800% |
| Denver, CO | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0% |
| Kansas City | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20% |
| Orange County, CA | 6 | 9 | 5 | -44% |
| Charlotte, NC | 5 | 7 | 4 | -43% |
| Portland, OR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 33% |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | 3 | 4 | 33% |
| Austin, TX | 4 | 2 | 4 | 100% |
| Detroit, MI | 3 | 0 | 4 | NA |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0% |
| Miami, FL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 50% |
| St. Louis, MO | 3 | 0 | 2 | NA |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | 6 | 1 | -83% |
| Richmond | 2 | 5 | 1 | -80% |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 1 | NA |
| Memphis | 1 | 0 | 1 | NA |
| Orlando | 3 | 2 | 0 | -100% |
| Tampa | 5 | 1 | 0 | -100% |
| Sacramento, CA | 1 | 1 | 0 | -100% |
| New Orleans, LA | 2 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| | | | | |
| Total | 533 | 508 | 541 | 6% |
Paralegal Specializations
| City | September, 2009 | October, 2009 | November, 2009 | Difference |
| New York, NY | 157 | 150 | 132 | -12% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 56 | 62 | 67 | 8% |
| Washington, DC | 76 | 61 | 67 | 10% |
| Chicago, IL | 52 | 49 | 60 | 22% |
| NJ | 31 | 39 | 54 | 38% |
| Miami, FL | 45 | 39 | 45 | 15% |
| San Francisco Bay Area | 49 | 33 | 40 | 21% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 37 | 41 | 39 | -5% |
| Atlanta, GA | 44 | 43 | 38 | -12% |
| Boston, MA | 35 | 31 | 36 | 16% |
| Houston, TX | 36 | 37 | 32 | -14% |
| Seattle, WA | 43 | 15 | 28 | 87% |
| Dallas, TX | 37 | 38 | 26 | -32% |
| Minneapolis, MN | 27 | 25 | 25 | 0% |
| Orange County, CA | 37 | 21 | 24 | 14% |
| Tampa | 19 | 18 | 23 | 28% |
| Denver, CO | 35 | 38 | 22 | -42% |
| Kansas City | 8 | 14 | 20 | 43% |
| Orlando | 9 | 21 | 15 | -29% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | 14 | 15 | 7% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 13 | 20 | 14 | -30% |
| Baltimore | 16 | 16 | 14 | -13% |
| Detroit, MI | 12 | 5 | 14 | 180% |
| New Orleans, LA | 15 | 10 | 12 | 20% |
| Charlotte, NC | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20% |
| Portland, OR | 7 | 6 | 12 | 100% |
| Austin, TX | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1100% |
| San Diego, CA | 11 | 16 | 11 | -31% |
| Cleveland | 9 | 15 | 10 | -33% |
| St. Louis, MO | 4 | 5 | 8 | 60% |
| Sacramento, CA | 5 | 4 | 7 | 75% |
| Columbus, OH | 11 | 8 | 6 | -25% |
| Richmond | 3 | 6 | 5 | -17% |
| Memphis | 6 | 5 | 4 | -20% |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0% |
| | | | | |
| Total | 966 | 919 | 952 | 4% |
