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The recruiting process for law firm summer associates has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past few years. Traditionally anchored around structured on-campus interviews with predictable timelines, the process has now become decentralized, accelerated and ever more competitive.

Prospective summer associates are leaning on career services offices, alumni networks, firm websites, popular online forums and increasingly AI to help them navigate the shifting landscape.

To capture the impact of these trends, 麻豆传媒360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey included additional questions to cover application timelines, methods, and impacts on student well-being and academic performance.

Overall, the findings highlight both the increasing intensity and uncertainty of the modern summer associate hiring process.

But even as the strategy to secure a coveted summer associateship shifts, the law firms where students would most like to spend a summer have stayed largely the same. Big麻豆传媒 remains a prime target for many aspiring lawyers.

麻豆传媒360 Pulse will continue to follow the summer associates of 2025 in the second installment of the survey, which is set to go out in late summer and will explore students' social and work experiences at firms.

What Do Summer Associates Want? These Firms

By Xiumei Dong | May 13, 2025

As the competition to recruit future lawyers heats up, law firms are making summer associate offers earlier than ever. But even as the timeline shifts, law students' favorites have stayed largely the same, according to 麻豆传媒360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.

Faster Pace, More Stress, On Path To A Summer Associate Gig

By Rachel Rippetoe | May 13, 2025

The path to securing a summer associate position at a law firm has changed significantly over the past few years, adding new pressures for students reaching for those coveted positions and new challenges for law firms trying to find top talent, according to 麻豆传媒360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.

AI Is Uncharted Territory In Summer Associate Job Hunt

By Sarah Martinson | May 13, 2025

About 20% of law students used artificial intelligence to assist them with their summer associate job hunt, leaning on the new technology to help navigate new challenges and shifting timelines, according to 麻豆传媒360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associates Survey.

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