Reuters, Top Law Schools Move Up Summer Associate Job Interviews to May and June:
Nearly all elite U.S. law schools have pushed up their formal law firm interviewing programs to May and June this year, as law firms increasingly hire summer associates earlier and outside of traditional recruiting schedules.
The shift — from July and August to May and June — means that some law firm interview programs, commonly referred to as on-campus recruiting or OCI, will take place before firms have a full year of a candidate’s grades to consider. Major law firms recruit law students to work as summer associates following their second year of law school, which is typically a three-year program. …
The summer associate interview schedule has steadily been moving to earlier in the year for law students. A decade ago, major law firms conducted almost all of their summer associate recruiting during the fall of students' second year.
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- The Free Market Hits Big Law On-Campus Recruiting In Race For 1L Talent (Apr. 25, 2024)
- Big Law Recruiting Rush Puts More Pressure On Diverse Students (May 14, 2024)
- Georgetown Deans: Early Big Law Recruiting Is Ruining The First Year Of Law School (May 17, 2024)
- How Expedited Summer Associate Recruiting Affects Law Students And The Firms Hiring Them (Feb. 11, 2025)
