If you are currently a law student (and I hope you are, since this special NYLJ section is written for you), chances are that you believe the following myths about finding an entry level lawyer job:

• Most students obtain such jobs by interviewing with firms in the summer and fall after their 1L year in order to obtain a summer internship with a firm after their 2L year—which will lead to an entry-level job with that firm in the fall after their 3L year.