Harvard Law School: Keine Jobgarantie für die Elite - was muss sich ändern?

Menschliche Dramen machen auch vor der Weltmarke Nr. 1 unter den Ausbildungstempeln keinen Halt. Die legendäre Uni-Zeitung "The Harvard Crimson" lässt einen besonders sympathischen Vertreter der Sonnenseite des Lebens sprechen: “As a Harvard student, you feel entitled to get a job, and you ignore these dire reports on CNN,” one student told the Crimson in February after the Harvard Law School’s peak recruiting season had passed her by and left her without a job. “You think that things will work out like every other year.” Es tut sich aber einiges im juristischen Arbeitsmarkt für Absolventen. Das Problem ist klar erkannt: The two-year lag between when firms extend job offers and when employees begin their first year forces firms to predict associate demand far in advance of the start date and leads to inaccurate predictions of hiring needs. According to Weber, the backlog of entry-level associates or “overhang” is negatively impacting firm demand for associates in this recruiting cycle. Pete Kalis, Chairman einer großen Sozietät, drückte es neulich im WSJ so aus: The business model of the U.S. law school doesn't quite make sense to me. Law schools will bring you in from college and educate you, but they w…