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The three most desirable law firms to land a summer associate position with are Latham & Watkins; Kirkland & Ellis; and Skadden, Arps Slate, Meagher & Flom, according to a white paper published Monday by Law360 Pulse.
Titled
Summer Associates Survey: On-Campus Interviews, Most Desired Firms and Virtual Program Challenges, the paper focuses on a survey of more than 1,200 law students.
They were surveyed from March to April 2021 and attended various law schools. The survey has two parts the second, focused on students’ social and work experiences, will go out in late summer.
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Out of the respondents, 52% indicated that the most important factor for accepting offers were law firm practice areas. Practice areas with the most interest from respondents were corporate law (16%), general litigation (13%) and intellectual property (10%).