Law Offices Stick With Summer Associate Programs Despite Virus

The vast majority of U.S. law firm offices in a new survey are sticking with their original plans to hold summer associate programs, but many are shortening them and holding them virtually due to coronavirus concerns.

Covid-19 has led law offices to close their doors across the country and to send lawyers and other employees to work from home, but according to the new data from the National Association for Law Placement, law firms largely have spared summer programs.

This is likely because these programs form a key piece of the pipeline for new legal talent. In recent years, ...