Applicants selected for an interview are contacted and an initial interview is arranged. Initial interviews consist of meetings with two to three attorneys. Following the initial interview, candidates are selected for call back interviews and contacted to arrange the next visit. Call back interviews consist of meetings with five attorneys. Summer associates are assigned two associate mentors.
Summer associates choose the sections through which they wish to rotate.
The section coordinators provide orientation sessions for summer associates, solicit work for summer associates within their section, assign work to them, and review the summer associate's performance during the section at the end of the rotation. Section coordinators ensure that the summer associates receive a variety of work projects, including projects that involve substantive writing opportunities. The Associates Committee makes final decisions based upon the performance of the summer associates throughout each rotation. Every effort is made to make decisions as soon as possible at the conclusion of the program. In any event, the firm tries to extend offers before the end of August.