Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
Balancing networking and applying to positions with 1L coursework is very difficult. Someone stop them from doing this again because it sucks, and nobody can actually focus on learning.
— An anonymous student, in comments given in a survey conducted by the Law School Admission Council and the National Association for Law Placement, concerning accelerated Biglaw recruiting timelines. According to the survey, 67% of first-year students who are interested in a career in Biglaw said the hastened recruiting schedule had a negative impact on their law school experience. In response, Nikia Gray, NALP executive director, told Reuters, “This tells us that the accelerated recruiting timeline is dramatically reshaping the entire law school experience in ways that are detrimental to all students in their academic development, their professional identity formation, and their well-being.”
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