Another piece illustrating where those recruiting dollars go:

In the fall 2003 recruiting season, Fried Frank lawyers interviewed some 1,100 law students around the country. Approximately 90 partners plus a recruiting staff of six participated in the effort, which began in August and lasted until early December. On each campus, most partners took on one schedule, which included 18 to 20 students, or sessions. During Interview Week, the days started at 9 a.m. and ran at least eight hours, with three breaks ...

At most major firms ... about half the students interviewed on campus get a callback. Maybe seven in 10 accept. Many decline; some never respond. Of the students who accepted callback invitations to Fried Frank's New York office last fall, 57 eventually accepted offers to work as summer associates in 2004.

You got all that? It takes 1100 initial interviews and 385 callbacks to yield 57 summer associates, and some smaller number of those actually become permanent associates.

(What kind of law firm name is that anyways? I see 'Fried Frank' and I think 'corn dog'.)

20 Oct 05