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Biglaw’s New Recruiting Style Is Forcing First-Year Law Students To Make Decisions They’re ‘Not Ready’ For – Above the Law



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It’s
putting
students
in
a
position
to
make
choices
and
present
themselves
in
a
way
they’re
just
not
ready
to.





Anna
DiSalvo
Konschak,
director
of
career
services
at
Temple
University
Beasley
School
of
Law,
in
comments
given
to

Reuters
,
concerning
Biglaw
recruiting
pushing
into
students’
first
semesters
at
school.
About
80%
of
summer
associate
recruiting
now
takes
place
outside
of
the
typical
law
school
interview
programs.





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