Even though the numbers involved in most firms are small, LawCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes, "We at LawCrossing have been able to track down over 12,000 jobs in the last seven days alone.”
Pasadena, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/13/2010 -- More law students working as summer associates have gotten job offers from Biglaw firms. The associates were working in firms such as Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis.
Latham & Watkins gave extended offers to its entire batch of summer associates. Kirkland & Ellis gave offers to 32 summer associates. In Washington DC, Skadden Arps has announced that it is willing to hire all its summer associates, although it includes only 11 of them. Similarly, Kaye Scholer and Freshfields have also extended offers to their entire summer associate batches.
Even though the numbers involved in most firms are small, LawCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes believes that it points to an upward trend for new graduates across the country. “The competition is tough, especially for jobs in Biglaw-type firms, but smaller firms all across the country have openings. We at LawCrossing have been able to track down over 12,000 jobs in the last seven days alone.”
LawCrossing is a job aggregator site for all types of legal jobs. Its database carries attorney jobs (29,793), law student/Clerkship (17,726), legal staff jobs (11,825), partner jobs (248), postgraduate clerkship (595), and summer associate/ internships (967).
For more information on LawCrossing, please visit http://www.lawcrossing.com.