Being A Summer Associate Doesn’t Guarantee You A Job Anymore

Oof, that number used to be a LOT higher.

Answer: 45 percent. The downward trend has been drastic over the last few years:

Law360 Pulse first began asking summer associates whether they had received hiring assurances from their firms in 2020, when 74% said that they had. There was then a large drop-off to 55% in 2021, which further slumped to 49% and then about 45% this year.

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