Law Firm Hiring practices in the economic downturn
The economy continues to impact the traditional large law firm hiring cycle:
A NY Times article focuses on 2Ls waiting for the chance to interview in the fall: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/business/26lawyers.html?em Some famous firms have stopped interviewing at Yale...
Gerry Shih, Downturn Dims Prospects Even at Top Law Schools, NYT 8/25/09
There have also been reports of delays of offers to those students who were fortunate enough to have a summer associate position in 2009.
http://www.nylj.com/nylawyer/news/09/08/082709l.html?hbxlogin=1
Gana Passarella, Please Continue to Hold...Your Career will be Determined by the First Available Agent (published in the Legal Intelligencer) 8/27/09
--Greg.
A NY Times article focuses on 2Ls waiting for the chance to interview in the fall: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/business/26lawyers.html?em Some famous firms have stopped interviewing at Yale...
Gerry Shih, Downturn Dims Prospects Even at Top Law Schools, NYT 8/25/09
There have also been reports of delays of offers to those students who were fortunate enough to have a summer associate position in 2009.
http://www.nylj.com/nylawyer/news/09/08/082709l.html?hbxlogin=1
Gana Passarella, Please Continue to Hold...Your Career will be Determined by the First Available Agent (published in the Legal Intelligencer) 8/27/09
--Greg.
posted by Greg | 1:43 PM
