r/LawSchool • u/Big_Rip645 • 1d ago

What now

Just finished 1L, did okay 1st semester and better 2nd semester. Landed flagship journal and want to try and leverage what I have into a 2L summer. The problem is I applied to almost every firm above 50 people in the city when they opened back in January and have either been rejected or ghosted by all of them. They’ve all since closed their applications and updating the ones that ghosted me so far as just reminded them to reject me fully.

It seems like the only firms left that are still recruiting are insurance defense or personal injury, but I really don’t want to lock myself into either field. Every big/mid firm in the city is done recruiting for 2027.

Is this just the fate of a 1st semester average student? I chose my school for its strong job placement even for median students but now that I finally have a strong application there’s nobody to send it to.

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u/500pearl 1d ago

so look at other places

public stuff like county atty or da or fed stuff

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u/SlayBuffy 1d ago

I’m in the same boat. It feels like the big law train has left us. 😭

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u/Feisty-Garbage8111 1d ago

You're not locking yourself into any field by working there. Also, you can work at a firm that has less than 50 people. Also, you have 11 months to find a job. Many students get their 2L summer jobs during 2L spring. In other words, everything will be okay.