Travel to recreational areas takes only an hour or two, and many take advantage of the convenient ferry system to explore the San Juan Islands and British Columbia. For more information about Seattle, click here. We provide summer clerks with work experiences like those of a first-year associate, offering a realistic view of the way our firm practices law. Our goal is to hire most of our associates from among the clerks in our summer program. Clerks are encouraged to work on as many different matters and with as many different lawyers as time permits.
Clerks often take part in negotiations, closings, depositions, and trials.
So that summer clerks may get to know the Pacific Northwest and our lawyers personally, we sponsor an active social program, which includes activities like hiking, softball, golfing, summer snow-skiing, concerts, plays, and sporting events. We teach our associates to become competent professionals who give careful, expert attention to our clients' legal needs. Associates who want assignments in a particular area of law receive preference for those assignments. Our lawyers may focus on one area or choose to practice in a variety of areas, depending on their interests. We believe the choice of areas enhances a lawyer's expertise and satisfaction and adds to the firm's ability to meet clients' specialized needs.