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The dinner began with a round of cocktails. On one side of the table, partners from a Bay Street law firm were skimming the menu. And sitting on the opposite side, anxious law students squirmed in their chairs. They had good reason to be tense. The students, who were two months into their second year of law school, were each competing for the same thing: a job at the firm for the upcoming summer. Most students covet these positions, which pay the highest salaries, come with a guaranteed articling gig and carry social cachet.