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Articles by Kelsey McCann
OCI Is Broken—And Big Law Is Losing Its Grip - Above the Law
Stanford just announced that their 2L On-Campus Interviewing (OCI) is scheduled from May 5 to 9. That’s not a typo. That means that OCI—the key moment in top law students’ paths where they secure that 2L summer job that leads to an offer after graduation—is happening before students have started their 1L summer positions. Before they’ve cite-checked a single brief. Before they’ve even figured out where they’re going to be living this summer. As strange as that is, it’s not just happening at Stanford.
How to Pick the Right Firm on a Plaintiffs Side Career Path?
A wealth of information helps shepherd law students and laterals into jobs at large defense firms. From resources like Vault, to law school career services offices boasting alumni networks at all of the “top” firms, to more innovative sorting systems like Yale’s environmental-impact score card—applicants go into the process privy to the differences distinguishing Big Law firms from one another. Plaintiffs firms are different. Want to continue reading?
Big Law Associate Raises Miss the Mark
As the economy picked up steam this summer, the Big Law associate salary wars predictably flared up again. Firms have been tripping over themselves to match the highest bidder. Young lawyers can be forgiven if they’ve suffered whiplash. After all, just 17 months ago, as the pandemic spread uncertainty and anxiety throughout the economy, many associates were let go, furloughed, or saw compensation cuts. Now, to meet rapidly increasing workloads, Big Law firms are desperate for talent.
Big Law Refuted: Plaintiffs Firms Offer a Less-Traveled Route to Success
Commentary While landing a job in Big Law was once the clear, safe choice for law students, those days are over. It's time for the legal industry to realize it. The U.S. legal industry does a lot of things well. At its best, it allows people access to justice through a fair and open process. It also allows individuals to take on the largest corporations, uncover and correct injustices, and challenge those in positions of power in ways that would be unthinkable in many countries.
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