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Bigger crowds following ambulances as law firms not hiring

Once upon a time, a law degree from the likes of Harvard meant not only that the job offers would come but that they would be substantial. A big check from a prestigious firm, of course, is a great way to start a career, as that name stays on your resume for the rest of your life. A decline in demand for legal services, however, has left the major law firms rethinking their campus hiring volume. As a result, even students from the top law schools are likely to have trouble landing their dream 90-hour-a-week jobs.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, the top law firm in the United States by revenue, forecasted a 50% drop in summer hiring for next year, recruiting partner Howard Ellin told Bloomberg News. In 2009, Skadden brought in 225 students for the summer. Next year, only half that amount is expected.

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