As the legal world continues to reel in the wake of the precipitous economic downturn, for-profit law firms have discovered a new way of cutting costs: getting law students to work for free.
Several students, many of whom wish to remain anonymous when talking about potential employers, have been offered summer internships at firms without compensation or minimal stipends. While many of these opportunities had previously appeared on Symplicity, the Law School-sponsored Web interface used by students to search for employment opportunities, most have since disappeared.