Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom recently decided to reduce the size of its summer associate intake for 2010, following a delay in the start dates of its 2009 group.
The firm advised US law schools it would only be recruiting around 100 associates for its intake as a result of the dismal economic climate. It later informed successful candidates that their start dates would be deferred until 2011.
The new figures are in stark contrast to the numbers the firm recruited for its 2009 program: 225 summer associates were accepted of whom 95% were offered full-time positions.
The firm will also implement a ‘Skadden Offer Day’, where associates from its 2010 intake will receive their offers on the same day (22 September 2009). The firm will continue to give those who receive offers 45 days to evaluate them, in compliance with guidelines set down by the National Association for Law Placement.