"Major law firms are peace-ing out of on-campus recruitment. 1Ls are securing their 2L summer jobs *before* their 1L summer jobs. Offers for summer associate jobs that explode before the first year of law school is even over have become a thing. It's madness - and it uniquely disadvantages law students without a built-in network of Biglaw contacts, those that think a Cravath is just a misspelling of an Ascot-style tie."
"According to Above the Law tipsters Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul Weiss have tapped law students to handle some key recruiting functions for the firms. Upperclass students at top law schools (ATL hasn't heard of the practice outside of the T14) that already accepted offers at the firms have been given the authority to wine and dine 1Ls as part of the firm's recruitment."
Biglaw recruitment deteriorated after NALP removed recruitment guardrails in 2018, accelerating competitive and opaque hiring. Major firms are exiting on-campus recruitment while 1Ls secure 2L summer positions before completing their first-year summers and summer associate offers sometimes arrive before the first year ends. These practices disadvantage students without established Biglaw networks. Some firms, including Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul Weiss, have shifted recruiting duties to accepted upperclass students who wine and dine 1Ls, freeing associates to continue billing but relying on students with limited firm experience.
Read at Above the Law
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