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No offer and 3L Job Search

August 20, 2026

If you did not receive an offer or received a “cold offer” from your 2L summer firm, please let us know immediately. You can reach out…

Advice 3L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

Managing a Return Offer

August 6, 2026

Advice 3L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Timeline for Responding to Return Offer

July 30, 2026

Advice 3L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Holding Open an Offer to Pursue a Public Interest or Business Opportunity (April 1 Rule)

July 30, 2026

Advice 3L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

How to Handle Receiving an Offer From Your Summer Employer

July 23, 2026

Advice 3L

Offers

Handling Law Firm Offer and Clerkships

July 16, 2026

Advice 3L

Judicial Clerkships, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Evaluating Law Firms

March 18, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Offers

Accepted a 2L Offer? Complete the Tracker One Last Time

February 12, 2026

Advice 1L

Offers

Declining Offers

February 5, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Evaluating Law Firms

February 5, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Interviewing, Offers

Extensions on Offers

February 3, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Complete the Interview Tracker After Accepting

February 3, 2026

Advice 1L

Offers

Declining Offers and Excess Callbacks

January 22, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Offers

Managing Offers

January 20, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Offers

Declining Offers

January 20, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Notifying Firms of Competing Offers

January 15, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

About those 1L stipends . . .

January 15, 2026

Advice 1L

EIP, Offers

Responding to Return Offers

September 25, 2025

Advice 3L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Post-Graduate Offers

August 20, 2025

Advice 3L

Offers

Holding Open an Offer to Pursue a Non-EIP Opportunity

July 30, 2025

Advice 3L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

3L Job Search

July 23, 2025

Advice 3L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

Post-Graduate Offers

July 23, 2025

Advice 3L

Offers

How to Handle Receiving an Offer From Your Summer Employer

July 16, 2025

Advice 3L

Offers

Declining Offers

July 1, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Extensions on Offers

June 26, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Evaluating Law Firms

June 24, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Interviewing, Offers

Declining Offers and Excess Callbacks

June 20, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Declining Offers

June 18, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Evaluating Law Firms

June 11, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Interviewing, Offers

Declining Offers

June 9, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Declining Offers

June 6, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Managing Offers

May 27, 2025

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Managing Employer Deadlines

February 27, 2025

Advice 1L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Turning Down Offers

February 4, 2025

Advice 1L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Understanding 2L Summer Expectations From Your 1L Summer Firm Employer

February 4, 2025

Advice 1L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

Deciding Between or Among Offers

January 23, 2025

Advice 1L

Offers

Requesting Extensions on Offers

January 16, 2025

Advice 1L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Responding to Return Offers

September 19, 2024

Advice 3L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Evaluating Offers

August 15, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Choice of Summer Job for Later Clerkship

August 15, 2024

Advice 2L

Job Search Logistics, Judicial Clerkships, Offers

Holding Open an Offer to Pursue a Non-EIP Opportunity

August 15, 2024

Advice 2L, Advice 3L

Business Careers, Job Search Logistics, Offers

Timing Guidelines and Responding to Offers

August 13, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Expiring Preview Offers

August 13, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Declining Offers

August 13, 2024

Advice 2L

Interviewing, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Interested in Splitting Your Summer? What You Should Know

August 13, 2024

Advice 2L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

Update your EIP Interview Tracker

August 13, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Interviewing, Offers

Evaluating Law Firms

August 8, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Interviewing, Offers

Preview Offer Decisions

August 6, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Preview Offer Deadlines and Planning Ahead

August 1, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Interviewing, Offers

Responding to Offers

August 1, 2024

Advice 3L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

How to Handle Receiving an Offer From Your Summer Employer

July 26, 2024

Advice 3L

Offers

3L Job Search

July 26, 2024

Advice 3L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

Preview Offers

July 22, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Preview Offers

July 16, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Notifying Firms of Offers

July 9, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Preview Offers- Timing and Extensions

July 2, 2024

Advice 2L

EIP, Offers

Considering a Split Summer?

June 11, 2024

Advice 2L

Career Research and Resources, Offers

Do Not Renege on an Accepted Offer

February 22, 2024

Advice 1L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Understanding 2L Summer Expectations With Your 1L Summer Firm Employer

February 13, 2024

Advice 1L

Job Search Logistics, Offers

Turning Down Offers

February 1, 2024

Advice 1L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism

Deciding Between or Among Offers

January 30, 2024

Advice 1L

Offers

Requesting Extensions on Offers

January 16, 2024

Advice 1L

Offers, On the Job and Professionalism