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Offers
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When you receive an offer from your firm to return after graduation, express your gratitude for the opportunity and communicate enthusiasm about the firm. However,…
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Handling Law Firm Offer and Clerkships
July 16, 2026
As you wrap up your summer job, many of you may be anticipating an offer from a law firm in the coming weeks. If you…
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Evaluating Law Firms
March 18, 2026
Whether you are attending callbacks or trying to finalize your decision after receiving an offer, review the OCS webpage on Evaluating Firms and Offers.
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Accepted a 2L Offer? Complete the Tracker One Last Time
February 12, 2026
If you have accepted a position for next summer, we ask for your help in completing your Interview Tracker one last time, so we…
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Declining Offers
February 5, 2026
Remember, you should not be holding more than 3 offers at any given time. The moment you decide a firm is no longer under consideration,…
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Evaluating Law Firms
February 5, 2026
Whether you are attending callbacks or trying to finalize your decision after receiving an offer, review the OCS webpage on Evaluating Firms and Offers…
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Extensions on Offers
February 3, 2026
If an employer gives you an offer with a deadline that feels tight, you may request an extension—but only if you are reasonably sure…
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Complete the Interview Tracker After Accepting
February 3, 2026
If you have accepted a position for next summer, we ask for your help in completing your Interview Tracker one last time, so we…
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Declining Offers and Excess Callbacks
January 22, 2026
Remember, per our policies, you should not be holding more than 3 offers at any given time. The moment you decide a firm is no…
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Managing Offers
January 20, 2026
Looking ahead, you may soon find yourself in the position of having to choose between multiple offers. There are several different factors you may wish…
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Declining Offers
January 20, 2026
The moment you decide a firm is no longer under consideration, promptly decline that offer. By declining offers in a timely manner, you are helping…
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Notifying Firms of Competing Offers
January 15, 2026
If you have received an offer from a direct application, and are hoping to hear back from other firms, you can and should let those…
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About those 1L stipends . . .
January 15, 2026
With some firms offering 1L money if you commit to a 2L summer, be sure to ask the firms if they will fund the particular…
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Responding to Return Offers
September 25, 2025
If you received an offer to return to your summer firm for post-graduation employment, remember that you need to respond by October 1 (or within…
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Post-Graduate Offers
August 20, 2025
If you have received an offer to return to your summer firm for permanent employment, make sure you are aware of the timelines for your…
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Holding Open an Offer to Pursue a Non-EIP Opportunity
July 30, 2025
As you consider offers from firms this summer, we remind you to review our webpage on Holding and Responding to Offers…
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3L Job Search
July 23, 2025
As you wrap up your summer job, you may be considering a move to another firm, options outside of Big Law, or be worried you…
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Post-Graduate Offers
July 23, 2025
If you receive an offer to return to your summer firm for permanent employment, make sure you are aware of the timelines for your decision.