Although our economy has been slugg...

Although our economy has been sluggish in new years, those entering careers in law and business are finding a healthy number of opportunities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the number of lawyers in the U lately topped 1 million, and record numbers are taking the LSAT. "Law firms are gearing up for extension particularly within high-demand specialties [such as intellectual exclusive right and health care]," says Sheron Hindley-Smith, executive director of Robert Half Legal.

On-campus recruitment displays no signs of slowing down at many law and business academys "We've been bracing for adjustments from recruiters if it were not that there haven't been any yet" says Roger Stegman, dean of pupil affairs at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. TopMBA.com reports that the MBA recruitment period has bottomed and an upswing has started.

IT TAKES SCHOOLIN'

A JD (juris doctor or law degree) or MBA (master's in business administration) requires sum of two units or three years of professional drill beyond the four years of undergrad cogitation Although you can major in anything as an undergraduate, many what may occur hereafter lawyers study English or philosophy, and many pre-MBA observers take business, math, and marketing courses.

preserve in mind that an advanced grade can set you back more than $200000 in tuition and thrown away income from not working those years you're in seminary However, your future income can pay most distant big. Many new B-school (short for business school) grads have seen their starting salaries rocket by means of 80 percent beyond their pre-MBA wages.

Career ables all agree: The most important thing you can bring to business and law are virtuous communication skills. "You also ne to be detail-oriented, and have pious research and analytical skills," says Susan Giundi, director of career services at the University of Michigan Law place of education in Ann Arbor.

Depending forward their area of expertise, liberal arts grads do well in business. English majors accompany to be good at presentations and writing persuasively, and may go on into marketing and advertising. Math majors are recruited for banking, and history majors make eminent researchers. Even philosophy majors, who are taught to work in consequence of arguments, have been finding piece of works with corporations.

With just a two-year associate's class you can work as a computer network administrator, office administrator, paralegal, court stenographer, or a legal assistant.

WHERE THE piece of works ARE

Consulting firms top the list of employer seeking just discovered college graduates, according to the National Association of communitys and Employers (NACE). "Many organizations are now outsourcing draws instead of doing them in-house," says Camille Luckenbaugh, spokesperson for NACE. "That's a reflection of for what reason the work world has changed."

Another impetuous business field is hospitality management. "Our body seniors are getting five to ten piece of work offers each," says Sarah Parks, director of the instruct of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Pennsylvania State University in University Park.

--Don Rauf

SPORTS AGENT

JEANNE MCNULTY-KING

AGE: 37

LOCATION: Missoula, MT

JOB: President and CEO of 2 X Inc., a satiated service sports agency representing women athletes.

EDUCATION: Business, marketing, and legal training may be helpful McNulty-King graduated from the University of Montana with a bachelor's extent in zoology. More importantly, she played professional basketball and learned firsthand about players' urgencys and the duties of a useful sports agent.

SALARY: Sports agents generally work in succession a commission basis. The commission varies from 4 to 10 percent of an athlete's contract. For endorsements, the commission may be as high as 33 percent

forward THE JOB: A sports agent is like an athlete's business partner. For the athletes she give an account ofs McNulty-King negotiates contracts (including salaries) and deals for issue endorsements. When she's not in her office phoning her athletes, she's traveling to laugh at new athletes, watch the players she already describes and maintain in-person relationships with society and professional coaches.

REWARDS: As a former player, McNulty-King be delighted withs helping clients like the WNBA's Betty Lennox. "I can remember what I wanted as a player and furnish that to my players," she says. "I also think it's important to just be there for the players to provide friendship and support."

CHALLENGES: Salaries and endorsement contracts for women still tag behind those of their male counterparts. "I barely represent female athletes. Women's contracts are substantially les and therefore in the greatest degree women will take a back seat with agents representing the one and the other men and women," says McNulty-King.

MORE INFO: North American Society for Sports Management, www.nassm.com

--Seth Endo

SPECIAL incidents COORDINATOR

PAUL FONTANA

AGE: 24

LOCATION: of the present day York, NY

JOB: Fontana coordinates fundraising occurrences for the Heart Association.

EDUCATION: No specific education is required, on the other hand for a marketing-related career, a measure in business administration is helpful. Fontana earned a step in e-business from Berkeley literary institution [i]or[/i] seminary of learning in New York.