#### I Shoulda Been a Doctor
Practicing lawyers aren’t the only ones feeling the recession’s pinch. The economy also is affecting law school recruiting, according to NALP. Based on fall 2008 recruiting at the nation’s law schools, the market for entry-level legal employment has tightened drastically. Across employers of all sizes, the median number of offers extended by member law firms dropped to 10 in the fall of 2008 from 15 in 2007. At firms with more than 700 lawyers, the median number of offers dropped from 30 to 18.5, and the percentage of callback interviews resulting in job offers dropped to 46 percent from 60 percent. Acceptance rates, by contrast, jumped to 32.5 percent—the highest since 2002.
Source: Perspectives on Fall 2008 Law Student Recruiting, NALP.
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