Vermont Law School Cutting Jobs

http://www.boston.com/news/education/2012/11/25/law-school-cutting-jobs-preparing-for-changes/QlBibvMJqGla0P9FAuSEPI/story.html

     "Vermont Law School is offering voluntary buyouts to staff and may do so soon with faculty as it prepares for what its president and dean says are revolutions about to sweep both the legal profession and higher education.

     A sharp drop in the numbers of Americans applying to law schools — triggered by a drop in the number of legal jobs open — already is being felt at the independent law school’s bucolic campus on the south bank of the White River.

     The class due to graduate in the spring with juris doctor degrees numbers just over 200. The class that will follow it in 2014 numbers about 150."

Another Financial Blog

A new blog from the government was released last week. Included in this blog is information on the the Financial Stability plan and it also includes financial tools and the resources.
http://financialstability.gov/

SLA Program on Feb. 26th

Title: "Economics/Financial Crisis 101"
Date: Thursday, Feb. 26th
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Jackson Walker at Bank of America Plaza, 901 Main Street, 57th floor in Conference Room 57C
Downtown Dallas

Speakers: Louis Strubeck, Jr., Attorney at Fulbright
Specializes: Restructuring companies
For more info:
http://www.fulbright.com/lstrubeck

And a surprise guest!

Cost: no charge
Open to all members and non-members

A light dinner will be served.

Please RSVP to me via email or phone by Tuesday, Feb. 24th.

Parking is available at nearby lots. Dart train stop is the West End.

Barbara Fullerton
SLA Program Co-Chair
bfullerton@10kwizard.com

Retail sales drop

Article from the New York Times:

Retail Sales Fall 1.2% in September
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Published: October 15, 2008

Retail sales fell sharply in September as consumers shunned department stores, auto showrooms and shopping malls, ratcheting back spending for a third consecutive month. Economic activity slowed across the country, according to a report from the Federal Reserve. And the chairman of the Fed, Ben S. Bernanke, warned in a speech that a recovery “will not happen right away.”

Related information:

• ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES
  September 2008 - US Census Bureau
• Producer Price Index News Release - Bureau of Labor Statistics