Recession results in fewer on-campus law interviews
By Sebastien Theroux and Tom Christensen | August 28, 2009Many law school graduates today are facing significantly reduced job opportunities compared to one year ago, as several prominent law firms have lowered the number of on-campus interviews because of the current economic slump. Karen Sloan, a reporter for The National Law Journal, said while regional midsize firms have not seen too much change, large, corporate firms - which tend to offer the most comfortable salaries - have taken the biggest hit. "The trend started last fall and it's been getting tighter and tighter since," she said. University Law students currently seeking interviews, however, have not been hit as hard as other students across the country. Kevin Donovan, senior assistant dean for Career Services at the Law School, said despite a decrease in overall interviews, the interview process for University law students has generally remained a positive one. "Students had access to a lot of great employers and a fairly large number of callbacks," Donovan stated.
