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Three guides for getting ahead this summer.
If you are new to BigLaw, start here: understand the timeline, build a first firm list, and learn enough practice-area vocabulary to ask better questions.
Summer starter path
3 guides
About 12 minutes total. Enough to stop starting from zero when firm events and career-office emails begin.
Step 1
The Summer Before 1L: Your BigLaw Starter Plan
Three calm summer moves before law school starts: understand the recruiting timeline, build a first firm list, and learn enough practice-area vocabulary to ask better questions.
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Step 2
How to Build a BigLaw Firm List Before Classes Start
A simple way to turn 100 similar-looking firms into a first shortlist before 1L starts: city, practice strength, selectivity, summer class, and one honest reason.
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Step 3
What to Learn About Practice Areas Before Interviews Start
You do not need to pick a practice group before law school. You do need enough vocabulary to understand firm pitches, ask better questions, and avoid saying everything sounds interesting.
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Then use the full library when a specific question comes up.
The starter path gives you the map. The rest of the library is for salary, callbacks, grades, resumes, practice groups, and firm research once you need detail.
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