Fewer law students and a brisk legal market mean that more law firms may need to start sharing their summer associates. Historically, many firms have balked at letting law students split their jobs between two employers. And firms that do permit split summers often insist that students spend the first half of the season at their shops. But job-placement professionals say market forces are prompting firms to rethink their policies to get top students through their doors -- if only for a few weeks.
May 19, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Fewer law students and a brisk legal market mean that more law firms may need to start sharing their summer associates.
Depending on the part of the country, many law firms historically have been reluctant to allow law students to split their summer jobs between two law firms. And firms that do permit split summers often insist that students spend the first half of the season at their shops.
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