Bilzin Sumberg is thrilled to welcome our 2014 Summer Associate class on their first day of the program today. To learn more about our 2014 Summer Associates, click here.
The Summer Associates spent the first
Welcome 2014 Summer Associates!
We’re Halfway There…
Time is flying. Last week we all had our midsummer reviews with Marshall Pasternack, Jessica Buchsbaum, and our mentors. At the review we discussed our individual summer experiences, assignments, and areas of interest. It was a great opportunity to receive feedback on my assignments and to talk about my transition into Bilzin Sumberg
It’s a Dinner Date. . .
Last week was a busy week! The summer associates had their mid-summer reviews and participated in a community service project at Virginia Key with over fifty other summer associates in south Florida. The fun continued on Saturday with Bilzin Sumberg’s Annual Attorney Firm Dinner
Tips for a Successful Summer
In preparation for our 2013 Summer Associate program, we’ve been working on a project that will be a useful tool for our incoming summer classes. This project quotes anonymous evaluations of previous summer associates by Bilzin attorneys over the last few years and is broken down by topic. These topics include attitude, time management, preparation
Offer & Acceptance!
We previously discussed how it was our pleasure to extend offers to the entire 2012 Summer Associate Class. Bilzin Sumberg is even more delighted to announce that all of them have accepted those offers to return to the firm!!
In addition to the effort the summer associates
Summer Program Offers
I think the summer associates had a fantastic experience during the program and I hope they feel that we honored our commitments to them.
From the firm’s perspective, we feel like they certainly honored their commitment to us. They were serious about the work, made a strong effort to interact socially and professionally with
Corporate Work?
Although I have enjoyed all of my summer assignments at Bilzin Sumberg, I have particularly enjoyed my Corporate & Securities assignments. During last week’s mid-summer review, I expressed this interest to Jessica and Marshall. The next day, I was able to involve myself in two assignments that have given me an amazing exposure to
Making it Count: Mid-Summer Reviews
- Last Tuesday, the summer associates had mid-summer reviews to discuss our experiences and work products thus far. I am happy to report that we all lived to tell the tale, despite Michael’s joking throughout the day that he had been ordered to pack up and go (after finishing his latest assignment, of course).
- The review
Summer Associate Teamwork
For the first time this summer I decided to take on a project with another Summer Associate, David De La Flor. This corporate assignment was originally created for one Summer Associate and was projected to take 100 hours to complete. Because of the interesting nature and the desirable work experience accompanying the assignment, the
No case law, no problem!
This past week I selected an assignment from the Environmental department that required me to analyze the Code of Miami-Dade County and formulate an argument that our client complied with the criteria needed to obtain a specific type of permit. Finding no case law or secondary sources that interpreted the code section I was researching,