I am an evening division student with a full-time job who will graduate in 2011. Why should I consider interviewing next fall for a summer associate position?
If your academic credentials are excellent and you have an interest in employment with a firm that offers such a program, a summer associate position could be extremely valuable to your career development. A summer associate position gives you a much better chance of securing a full-time associate position with the same firm after graduation. In recent years, interview opportunities with large law firms for graduating students have been limited because summer associates have filled the hiring needs of the employers. Many of the fall recruiters, if pleased with your work during the summer, may not only offer you an associate position but may arrange to have you work for them during your last year of law school to offset the loss of income from your prior employment. Although you are taking a risk in leaving your current employment to work during the summer, that risk could pay off in the end. You may also consider asking for a leave of absence from your current employer for the length o
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