US law firms reduce summer associate positions to record low and recruit students earlier
REUTERS — Law firm summer associate hiring hit an all-time low in 2024, as firms took a “conservative” recruiting approach, according to the National Association for Law Placement.
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ABA JOURNAL — On-campus interviewing by law firms has “firmly tumbled from its place of prominence” in the recruiting of summer associates, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement.
Read More about Law firms reduce on-campus recruiting for law firm summer associate positionsGeorgetown Law dean William Treanor condemns US prosecutor’s threat to not hire students from the school
AOL — The dean of Georgetown University Law Center on Thursday rebuked a threat from the acting US attorney in Washington, DC, that he would not hire the law school’s students if it does not remove diversity, equity and inclusion from its curriculum.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO — The University of Toledo is investing in its academic leadership team naming several interim deans to the permanent roles leading the University’s law, engineering and medical schools.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry when I heard about the letter to Georgetown Law School Dean William Treanor from Ed Martin Jr., interim US attorney for the District of Columbia.
Read More about Opinion: Attacks on law school DEI programs violate the first AmendmentLaw schools update honor codes to account for artificial intelligence
BLOOMBERG LAW — Law schools are updating their honor codes to cover use of artificial intelligence in response to students’ rapid uptake of AI.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — Tamia Hackworth, a third year law student at Northeastern University School of Law, is finishing her third co-op at BNY Mellon in Boston. Photo by John Soares.
Read More about A look at practical training opportunities at law schoolsAdvice for aspiring law students on choosing an undergraduate major
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Aspiring lawyers may think they need to choose a law-related college major to get into law school, but that’s not the case.
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LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, Lee and Alison are talking about resumes.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for writing a legal resumeWhy law students should emphasize course variety and co-curricular activities
THE NATIONAL JURIST — University of California, Berkeley, School of Law offers a course that covers federal and California employment law in the workplace. Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small.
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