Regional Trends

Below is an overview of the positions in demand and fastest-growing industries in each region:


New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Intellectual property Attorney
  • Contract Administrator
  • Litigation Attorney
  • Healthcare
  • Biotechnology
  • Financial services
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Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Litigation Attorney
  • Intellectual Property Attorney
  • Patent Paralegal
  • Healthcare
  • Energy
  • Technology
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South Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Litigation attorney
  • Contract Administrator
  • Corporate Attorney
  • Healthcare
  • Government
  • Manufacturing
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East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Foreclosure attorney
  • Litigation Paralegal
  • Corporate Attorney
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
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West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Litigation attorney
  • Compliance/Regulatory Attorney
  • Contract Administrator
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
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East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Corporate Attorney
  • Litigation Paralegal
  • Contract Administrator
  • Business services
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
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West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Medical Malpractice Paralegal
  • Energy Attorney
  • Litigation Attorney
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
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Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Patent Attorney
  • Corporate Attorney
  • Contract Administrator
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Technology
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Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington)
Positions in demand Fastest-growing industries
  • Bankruptcy Attorney
  • Litigation Attorney
  • Patent Paralegal
  • Healthcare
  • Technology
  • Financial services
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