Orrick Delays First-Year Associate Class Start Over Virus Impact

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe’s 2020 associate class will not begin until January or until after postponed bar exams due to fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the firm said.

While other firms also have adjusted their summer plans in response to social distancing and the economic impacts of the health crisis, Orrick appears to be the first to push back the first-year associate start time to next year. It amounts to a delay of several months.

A handful of states, including New York, have already postponed summer bar exams until the fall, while others face mounting pressure from students and law ...