New associate hiring at the nation’s largest law firms offered a rare bright spot in an otherwise ho-hum 2016 entry level legal job market.

Firms with 500 or more lawyers increased their hiring by an impressive 6 percent, while smaller firms brought aboard fewer new associates and all other job sectors similarly contracted, according to the latest analysis from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).

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