Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature, Quote
of
the
Day.
There’s
no
way
it’s
not
a
race
to
the
bottom.
It’s
just
like
a
bloodbath
of
firms
running
toward
the
top
10%
of
law
students
based
on
one
semester
of
grades,
and
mainly
judging
them
on
where
they
go
to
law
school.
—
Kate
Reder
Sheikh,
an
associate
recruiter
with
Major,
Lindsey
&
Africa,
in
comments
given
to
Law.com,
concerning
the
rushed
recruitment
timeline
that
Biglaw
firms
are
pushing,
which
has
forced
first-year
students
to
make
early
career
decisions.
Nearly
80%
of
summer
associate
recruiting
now
takes
place
outside
of
the
typical
law
school
interview
programs.
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Zaretsky is
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Law,
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worked
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2011.
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