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I haven't taken employment law classes in law school..

So if I sign an at-will employment agreement (e.g. an agreement does not state that an asso can be terminated only for cause), can the law firm fire associates without cause during the contract period without having a breach of contract issues?

I am confused about whether an associate can successfully bring a breach of K suit against an employer when the employment agreement is an "at will employment." I am not bringing any lawsuits, but just want to understand how I should negotiate things with my interviewing firms.

to my understanding, if you are at-will, employer can let you go for no reason at all, as long as its not discriminatory. That's the whole point of being at -will

The fact its an associate at a law firm woulnd't change anything. It's same as a regular employee at a retail store. They can let you go for no-cause.

As for negotiating, you could negotiate a larger severance package in the event they did let you go.

(FYI, 2L, going off my own research of employment law)

When you first saw the phrase "at-will employment," what did that mean to you?