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I have a 2L offer to work in a specific group. The firm doesn't do rotations. It's a large office of a large firm.

If I don't like the work and want to, say, change groups, do I bring that up over the summer? Should I wait until I'm a first-year associate?

Has anyone had experience with this?

Every firm is different. Speak with the person in charge of the summer program if you think there is a shot. Did you say in your interviews that you wanted that group? If they made the offer decision based on that then you may have trouble.

My firm also hires that way and one of the friendly associates took me aside at the beginning of the summer and said they no-offered the last SA for expressing interest in another group. If they specifically hired you for a group, I wouldn't even mention that you knew of another group until you have a permanent offer in hand.

LawIdiot86 wrote:My firm also hires that way and one of the friendly associates took me aside at the beginning of the summer and said they no-offered the last SA for expressing interest in another group. If they specifically hired you for a group, I wouldn't even mention that you knew of another group until you have a permanent offer in hand.

Just hopping in here, but thanks for that heads up.

thelawyler wrote:

LawIdiot86 wrote:My firm also hires that way and one of the friendly associates took me aside at the beginning of the summer and said they no-offered the last SA for expressing interest in another group. If they specifically hired you for a group, I wouldn't even mention that you knew of another group until you have a permanent offer in hand.

Just hopping in here, but thanks for that heads up.

Besides my experience, there is a common sense aspect to it. If you're hired into a specific group, those are the people who will be reviewing your work. Do you really want your reviewers questioning your dedication to the thing they do as their job?