Law students say they want to work for the firms standing up to Trump
Source: Politico
04/11/2025 05:55 AM EDT
President Donald Trump’s attacks on major law firms have divided the legal community all the way down to its newest members: law students considering their futures. As summer approaches, law firms are heating up their campus recruiting efforts among the nation’s first-year law students, looking to hire for future summer associate positions that can lead to full-time offers with starting salaries greater than $200,000 after graduation.
For many current law students, firms that have challenged Trump’s executive orders in court or publicly signaled their support of those lawsuits now seem more appealing destinations than those that have struck deals with the administration, according to students, recruiters and lawyers involved in firm recruitment efforts interviewed by POLITICO.
And it’s not just 1Ls reconsidering where they want to work this summer. Some third-year law students, weeks away from graduating, who have already secured offers from firms that capitulated to the president are reconsidering their options, two people involved in hiring and recruiting at major firms said.
“I’ve never seen that happen,” a partner at a firm challenging its executive order, granted anonymity to speak candidly about hiring, said. Standing up for the legal profession and the rule of law has given certain firms a big boost in visibility with students, said Bryson Malcolm, a legal recruiter based in New York.
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