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[My favorite things about working with BCG and my legal placement professional] General helpfulness throughout the proce....Read more >
Stephen McCallister
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Class Of 2017
Placed at Coats RoseBasically, I didn't have to do anything until I got the job offer. I never had to check in, she would check in with me a....Read more >
Abbey Jahnke
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Class Of 2012
Placed at Jackson Lewis P.C.I liked that BCG assigned me a personal recruiter who I had a conversation with. That was really nice and I liked the di....Read more >
Mark Donig
University of California School of Law, Class Of 2016
Placed at Covington & Burling, LLPA recruiter in the Chicago office found me my job. She was very helpful, she was very responsive and she got results. I ....Read more >
Brittany Barrient
Tulane University Law School, Class Of 2010
Placed at Ballard Spahr LLPMy favorite thing about BCG Attorney Search was the attention to detail. They had very quick reaction times whenever I n....Read more >
Paul Park
Columbia University Law School, Class Of 2014
Placed at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPOne of my favorite things about working with BCG was how responsive they were. Working with BCG made my job search easie....Read more >
Isaac Swaiman
University of Minnesota Law School, Class Of 2013
Placed at HOGAN LOVELLS[My favorite things about working with BCG and my legal placement professional] General helpfulness throughout the proce....Read more >
Stephen McCallister
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Class Of 2017
Placed at Coats RoseBasically, I didn't have to do anything until I got the job offer. I never had to check in, she would check in with me a....Read more >
Abbey Jahnke
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Class Of 2012
Placed at Jackson Lewis P.C.I liked that BCG assigned me a personal recruiter who I had a conversation with. That was really nice and I liked the di....Read more >
Mark Donig
University of California School of Law, Class Of 2016
Placed at Covington & Burling, LLPA recruiter in the Chicago office found me my job. She was very helpful, she was very responsive and she got results. I ....Read more >
Brittany Barrient
Tulane University Law School, Class Of 2010
Placed at Ballard Spahr LLPMy favorite thing about BCG Attorney Search was the attention to detail. They had very quick reaction times whenever I n....Read more >
Paul Park
Columbia University Law School, Class Of 2014
Placed at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPOne of my favorite things about working with BCG was how responsive they were. Working with BCG made my job search easie....Read more >
Isaac Swaiman
University of Minnesota Law School, Class Of 2013
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