A fierce market: Challenging job hunt for new grads is changing the legal field

The legal profession always has long been one of the most prestigious and lucrative careers a promising young student could choose.

It's a field that has offered job security, rising pay and a number of advancement options.

That was particularly true in Birmingham, which has one of the Southeast's largest concentrations of major firms – including several longtime firms that have been expanding their footprint.

And for the most part, that still rings true. Salaries for attorneys have increased…