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Key Market Takeaways Seattle is a fast-growing city fueled primarily by the technology sector. Seattle is home to many large technology companies such as Amazon…

Key Market Takeaways Philadelphia offers sophisticated work, akin to New York and Washington, DC, but with a smaller, more intimate feel. Philadelphia sits along Northeast…

Key Market Takeaways The Bay Area (both San Francisco and Silicon Valley) is a highly competitive market that is dominated by the tech industry. The…

Key Market Takeaways New York is the largest legal market in the world. Over 40% of all summer associate positions in the U.S. are located…

Key Market Takeaways The Miami legal market includes the tri-county area of Miami, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The starting salary at many firms…

Key Market Takeaways London is a highly competitive market. Almost all of the work available for US-trained lawyers is in Capital Markets with a focus…

Key Market Takeaways Almost all of the work available for US-trained lawyers is in cross-border transactional work.   A smaller number of US lawyers in Europe…

Key Market Takeaways Denver is among the fastest growing cities in the U.S. with an expanding legal market. In addition to the large national firms,…

Key Market Takeaways Chicago is a generalist city without one type of dominant client or industry. The work in Chicago includes public company work, private…

Key Market Takeaways Boston is dominated by financial services and life sciences industries. There is also a sizeable and growing general “technology” industry. More junior…

Key Market Takeaways The starting salary at some, though not all, firms in Atlanta is up to $215,000 now and the cost of living is…

Key Market Takeaways Hong Kong (Chinese speaker preference) is the biggest market in Asia. Beijing and Shanghai are smaller options for Chinese speakers.  Tokyo (Japanese…

They want to  make a strong first impression with the hope that more of you will bid on their firm for EIP. Firm events also…

Getting Started Whether you have years of work experience or are just starting your career, networking is the best way to get a job. Unlike…

It is an effective way to: Learn about a practice area, a potential employer, or a job market. Get advice on finding employment opportunities. Collect…

Video: Finding Alumni For Networking In this video, OCS Peer Adviser, Sophie Nguyen, will walk you through how to find alumni for networking purposes. She…

Practice Area Placement and Rotation Systems  Almost all firms assign first-year associates to one practice area. Typically, the firm will ask incoming associates to rank…

In most cases, the marketing team developing the site captures what is important to the firm. Looking carefully at firms’ websites, and comparing them to…

The Office of Career Services asks students to complete evaluations of their summer jobs to help peers and future students gather information about potential employers.

Develop Your Practical Legal and Business Skills We’re happy to announce a program to help students learn more about big law practice. We’ve partnered with Hotshot to create…

Researching Salary Information Many Big Law firms in major markets followed the salary scale initiated by Milbank and Cravath in November 2023 (shown below). Some…