Law Students

Law Students Face Drought in Summer Associate Posts
Download PDF
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

A shortage of legal work in 2009 is sure to dry up the pool of summer associate positions for law students.

From the WSJ Law Blog:

Summer law-firm programs are typically heavy on the play side of the work/play equation. Still, summer associates usually have to do some billable work for paying clients. This year, with the slowdown in transactions, some firms expect to have less to assign, particularly corporate work.

  
What
Where


David Gordon of Latham & Watkins suggests firms will have to make busy work for summer associates, and that partners will have show up to recruitment events, because they won’t be interacting with summer associates through actual work.

Via Boston Business Journal.

Get JD Journal in Your Mail

Subscribe to our FREE daily news alerts and get the latest updates on the most happening events in the legal, business, and celebrity world. You also get your daily dose of humor and entertainment!!






 

RELEVANT JOBS

Paralegal/Litigation Support Specialist

USA-CO-Englewood

Pay $50,000 - $70,000 a year Job Type Full-time Benefits Pulled from the full job des...

Apply now

Tax Attorney (Remote)

USA-FL-Boca Raton

Modern virtual tax law firm is seeking an associate level tax controversy attorney with 4-6 years of...

Apply now

Collections Paralegal

USA-OH-Blue Ash

Growing Ohio real estate law firm is looking for a paralegal to join our dynamic and engaging Cincin...

Apply now

Collections Attorney

USA-OH-Blue Ash

Growing Ohio real estate law firm is looking for an associate attorney to join our dynamic and engag...

Apply now

BCG FEATURED JOB

Locations:

Keyword:



Search Now

Junior To Mid-Level Patent Associate Attorney

USA-FL-Doral

Doral office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a junior to mid-level patent associa...

Apply Now

Commercial Litigation Attorney

USA-LA-Lafayette

Lafayette office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a commercial litigation attorney...

Apply Now

Mid-level Intellectual Property Litigation Associate Attorney

USA-CA-Los Angeles

Los Angeles office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a mid-level intellectual prope...

Apply Now

Most Popular

SEARCH IN ARCHIVE

To Top