It’s hard to believe that over two months ago Jessica blogged that the summer associate mentors had been chosen. With just two weeks left of the summer, I decided to re-read Jessica’s post and reflect on my own mentor-mentee relationship with my mentor, a veteran of Bilzin’s summer associate program.
Looking through Jessica’s
Last Thursday the summer associate class participated in a ping pong tournament with the Litigation Department at Chalk on Miami Beach. Every department at Bilzin Sumberg hosts an event during the summer program. These events are designed to provide the summer associates the chance to get to know the departments in an informal setting.
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King Lear, My Fair Lady, Hootie & the Blowfish. Although these three things probably have very little to do with each other, they were each noted last night when the summer associate class, thanks to Amy Podolsky’s suggestion, decided to partake in trivia night at Fado in Mary Brickell Village after work.
I was invited to watch a Marlin’s game with attorneys from the Real Estate Department and employees from Rialto, a real estate investment and management company with whom our firm works closely. Eager to see the new stadium and become acquainted with a client
Although Bilzin Sumberg is located in Miami, Bilzin’s clients come from across the state, nation, and around the world. A few weeks ago, I learned just how far Bilzin’s reach is. I was assigned a project which spans the course of July assisting Marty Steinberg, Jeff Gutchess and Rafael Ribeiro with an international arbitration involving
During orientation, we were told to seek out opportunities to meet with as many attorneys at the firm as possible. We were encouraged to invite attorneys to lunch.
Four weeks later, no one in the summer associate class has ever had lunch by
So far this week, contention has been the name of the game. Monday, Miami celebrated the Heat’s victory with a parade and parties throughout the city. Meanwhile, the summer associates were experiencing a different sort of heat as we commenced negotiations for
On the very first day of the summer, managing partner John Sumberg met with the summer associates to talk about the firm, its history, and its vision. One of the very first things he told us about was the importance of Bilzin Sumberg’s deep commitment to the community.
Through Bilzin Sumberg Cares, the firm
Last night, the Restructuring & Bankruptcy group hosted their summer associate event at Two Chefs. We were able to cook together (supervised by professionals, of course) and get to know each other a little better. We stayed on task because Chef Jose told us if we didn’t cook, we weren’t eating!
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It is still a little surreal every time I look out the tall windows of my spacious office on the 24th floor. Light blue ocean? Palm trees? As a Pennsylvania native and a current Boston resident, the view still makes every day at the office feel a little like vacation. I can’t think of a