How common is it for a firm to offer an associate a position on a contract basis for a “trial period” of several weeks before offering them a permanent full-time position?

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Pretty uncommon

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Very common with shady firms. It’s so they don’t have to pay you benefits and can let you go much easier.

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No, they will just keep you in the contract position indefinitely. If you need a job bad enough, then just understand what you are getting yourself into.

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This happened to me and I ended up getting the full time position. It was because I’m at a civil firm now and all of my experience was in criminal law. I was also only a year and a half out of law school at the time. It was the best option for me at the time and it ended up working out. I also never saw it as sketchy, and I’m genuinely curious why people are saying it’s a red flag.. if someone could share that perspective I would appreciate it!

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The temporary position was for 90 days and I was paid an hourly rate. Halfway through my third month as a temp employee I was offered full time with a salary and benefits. I didn’t have benefits during the temporary position though. I had a very vague idea of the terms of the full time role (high salary for my area, excellent benefits, etc.) and I learned more, such as billable hour requirements and details about the benefits package, by becoming friends with the other associates during the trial period. I think if I had asked these questions they would have been good about answering them, I was truthfully just desperate for a different job at the time so I took it hoping it would all work out and it did!

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Not very common.

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