Are you seeking a summer associate job through OCI? Read on for insider tips and tricks from The Complete Guide to On-Campus Interviews. Know What and How to Research to get a Summer Associate Job Through OCI Everyone tells you that you need to research the firm before the interview, but no one ever tells …
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Law clerk is a title given to law students who generally work for a law firm and who are paid. Law clerks are responsible for assisting attorneys with various projects, including discovery, research and writing, and various other attorney-delegated tasks
Most lawyers working in a law firm are intimately familiar with tracking and recording the hours they work on each case. Any many attorneys use a billable hours chart to make their job a little easier.
Wondering about law clerk vs associate? In the simplest terms, a law clerk is a law student who works for a law firm or a corporate legal department while in law school. An Associate is a licensed attorney/lawyer who works at a firm and is not a partner or “of counsel.” But the issue can …
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Selecting a writing sample for OCI or On-Campus Interview can be a huge headache for law students. Read on to find answers to the most common questions and concerns and click here for the ultimate guide to formatting and selecting a writing sample. What should I use for my Writing sample for OCI? The writing …
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Law students who work for a law firm that does not have a traditional summer associate program are generally called law clerks.
A summer associate is a law student hired into a Summer Associate Program in “Big Law.”
A law clerk is a student who works for a law firm that does not have a traditional summer associate program.
To negotiate or not negotiate: that is the question. Many 3Ls and recent grads wonder whether they should negotiate salary and benefits for their post-graduate attorney job. The answer is maybe … First, a note: because of the complexity of this subject, I’ll release it is two parts. Look out for Part 2 early next …
Many students wonder “what is a summer associate, and how does that differ from a law clerk or intern?”.