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  "id": 17266,
  "url": "https://abovethelaw.com/2026/08/biglaw-is-bigger-than-ever-but-its-associate-classes-are-getting-smaller",
  "title": "Biglaw Is Bigger Than Ever, But Its Associate Classes Are Getting Smaller",
  "summary": "Biglaw now employs more new law graduates than any other sector, but first-year hiring just fell for the first time since 2014. The post Biglaw Is Bigger Than Ever, But Its Associate Classes Are Getting Smaller appeared first on Above the Law .",
  "authors": "Staci Zaretsky",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "regulation",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-06T17:00:15.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-07T05:10:58.501Z",
  "source_slug": "x-above-the-law-legal-tech",
  "source_name": "Above the Law (legal tech)",
  "source_homepage": "https://abovethelaw.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17266",
  "original_url": "https://abovethelaw.com/2026/08/biglaw-is-bigger-than-ever-but-its-associate-classes-are-getting-smaller",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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