Each summer associate is paired with an Associate Advisor who helps familiarize them with firm life, answer questions, and introduce them to attorneys at the firm. Each summer associate receives work assignments in a variety of practice areas to ensure exposure to a number the firm's areas of expertise. The firm also invites summer associates to observe and participate in client meetings, real estate closings, contract negotiations, depositions, motions and trials. By taking part in these practice activities, summer associates can better see what is involved in a particular area. Members of the Tampa office serve as attorneys for non-profit organizations and summer associates have participated in pro bono programs for hurricane victims and AIDS patients.
Summer associates receive extensive feedback throughout the summer.
The Summer Program Chair meets with each summer associate to discuss and evaluate the summer program. Also, the assigning attorney for each project provides specific feedback upon completion of each project. The Tampa and Washington, D.C. summer associates and their spouses or guests fly to Chicago for a weekend in June. The highlight of this weekend is a dinner at a restaurant such as Spago, with the Managing Partners of our offices and partners involved in recruiting and the summer program. The most significant event of our summer program is a weekend retreat for all summer associates and advisors in all offices at a resort in Wisconsin.