Law Firms Extend Fewer Summer Offers as Recessionary Concerns Grow
"What is clear is that the entry-level job market in the private sector is currently not growing fast enough to absorb the additional students in the Class of 2024 and that unless there is a strong 3L hiring market this year—which seems unlikely given recent trends—a greater percentage of these students may need to look at other market segments for employment after graduation," NALP executive director Nikia L. Gray wrote.
February 27, 2023 at 05:59 PM
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In the latest sign that demand for entry-level lawyers is dwindling, a new report from the National Association for Law Placement shows that fewer offers were made for students to join summer 2023 programs.
While a majority of U.S. law firms maintained or increased recruiting activities in 2022 over 2021, the number of summer offers fell by nearly 2%—a notable decline given summer 2023 2Ls are in the class of 2024, which had an entering class size that was almost 12% larger than the class of 2023, according to NALP.
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