Not to mention those expense account lunches. Being a summer associate involves more than just pencil pushing. A lucky few have even been on short trips to offices in Singapore and Hong Kong. But we are up front about that. Some New York firms also provide their summers with formal training programs to prepare them for life as an attorney.
Many firms take on extra pro bono assignments in the summer months as well.
At Shearman, summers are assigned short-term projects and try to accommodate their summer's special interests. Debevoise accepts more pro bono in the summers for clients like the Community Law Offices. Whatever the summers don't complete in time is mopped up by associates after the summers go back to school. But enough about the boring stuff. Being a summer associate is also about the fun, the parties, and the perks.