Right now at law firms across the country, recruiters are making tough choices and considering tough questions. How many offers to extend? When to send out the rejection letters? When to take candidates off the hold list?

Let’s face it, the stakes are higher this year, and the climate is dramatically more competitive. Many firms are lowering targets and calling back fewer candidates. Bottom line, as a result of dire economic times, employers are proceeding with extreme caution, reducing the size of summer programs and calling back fewer of the candidates who would have received offers in the past.