Student Recruitment Special

The road to a career in law can be hard, but young lawyers aren't thrown into the deep end the way they once were
Student Recruitment Special
THE ROAD TO A CAREER IN LAW can be a hard one. This will surely come as no surprise to law students, who are told from the outset and throughout their legal training of the challenges that await them. Students and lawyers starting out, however, should take some solace from the work that law firms are doing to attract the right people and give them every opportunity to succeed.

These initiatives are varied and will mean different things to different students. But young lawyers today aren’t thrown into the deep end in the way they once were. Firms today provide business courses to students who may need training in the fundamentals. They’ve developed diversity programs to work toward a more inclusive team. They’re guiding their recruits through the challenges. As the following pieces will demonstrate, recruitment specialists are in the corner of students as they face the obstacles ahead.

Boning up on Business
Law firms are developing custom programs to give new lawyers the business fundamentals they need

Diversity a Top Priority
Law firms continue to take action to address their diversity shortfalls

Specialist or Generalist?
Is it better early on to be capable in multiple fields or masterful in only one?

Policies and Politics
Law firms have their own way of doing things. Young lawyers should be quick to learn the rules

From Summer to Articling
New lawyers face a delicate transition as they move from their summer programs to articling positions