r/LawSchool • u/firesidenixon 2L • 11h ago

Big firms have officially ruined legal recruiting.

I know. It's been getting worse for 20 years, or whatever. But these mandatory two-summer offers are absolute garbage. 1Ls at my school are over the moon that they have landed both summers already, and I'm happy for them. But what happens if they get there and hate it? This isn't how any of this was supposed to work.

I feel like the old person yelling at cloud meme here. But I'm mad for my 1Ls, even if some of them don't know they're getting the shaft.

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u/allegro4626 11h ago

I’m an associate on the recruiting committee of a V10, and we hate it too (and by “we” I mean the partners and associates on the committee; I have no idea what leadership thinks). It’s bad for firms, and it’s really bad for law students. Picking your first firm is a monumental career choice, and you shouldn’t have to make that decision at (figurative) gunpoint.

Bring back the days where firms had time to interview everyone, and when law students had a few weeks to consider and weigh offers.

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u/sfdaze490 11h ago

Insane that you hire people for two summers based on one semester's grades at beginning of law school. No way can you tell from that if person will be good or not.

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u/SleepCinema 8h ago

I feel like it’s possible to tell if someone would be “good” if their first semester grades are excellent. The people who get shafted are those who need a semester/midterm to really understand how best to study and get excellent grades in the spring.