Quinn Emanuel Shrinks Summer Associate Program

June 29, 2015, 10:32 PM UTC

Every summer, big law firms around the country welcome a fresh batch of law students to work for their clients and gain valuable experience that they hope will contribute to landing them full-time employment in Big Law upon graduation.

Next year, law students may look past one firm that has announced plans to largely do away with this tradition: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

In a move that runs counter to conventional Big Law management, the litigation powerhouse’s name partner John Quinn sent a firm memo on Monday that explained its decision to ax what is today a 50-member summer ...

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