News Flash to Law Students: If You Get a Summer Job Offer, Accept Now!
Amidst the worst legal market in the memory of many practicing attorneys, a Northwestern University School of Law career services official offers some advice to law students.
Those lucky enough to land an offer for a summer associate job in 2010 at the beginning of the BigLaw on-campus interview season should accept it “as soon as humanly possible,” writes assistant dean William Chamberlain in a column in the National Law Journal.
Even though the National Association for Law Placement recommends that law firms give offerees 45 days to consider their response, smart students will be risk-averse and secure a 2010 summer position now, he says. “Any sense of entitlement will be fatal this fall.”
Northwestern’s elite reputation has helped the school maintain what Chamberlain describes as a “robust” on-campus interview program. However, some law firms are not participating this year and have reduced or even eliminated their 2010 summer programs.
Earlier related coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Skadden Halves 2010 Summer Program, Plans Offers for 95% This Year—For 2011”
ABAJournal.com: “Fordham Bans Reed Smith for 5 Years, Cites Late Interview Cancellation”
