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
We are excited to have concluded our recruiting for the 2013 Summer Associates and are looking forward to another great summer. The future bloggers (aka, our incoming summer associates) are:
In my previous posts, I’ve discussed how our attorneys enjoy the summer program. We get equally excited about the incoming first year associates. All of our hard work
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
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
On Tuesday night, we held our trivial pursuit challenge. It’s a not-so-annual summer associate program tradition, where we team up summer associates, summer associate mentors and some of our most senior attorneys to compete against each other in trivial pursuit.
This year’s team captains were:
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
Wednesday evening, Bilzin Sumberg hosted a wine and cheese event for all of the firms’ employees to enjoy. This is not an event that is hosted solely for the summer associates; instead, this is a gathering that is hosted every few months for casual mingling, eating and drinking amongst the attorneys and staff. We
Tuesday morning, Kyle Morabito and I had our first “tag-along” of the summer. The tag-along is an integral part of Bilzin Sumberg’s Summer Associate Program and provides each summer associate with an intimate view of the practice of law, whether it’s a court proceeding with the litigation practice, or closing a deal with the corporate
During the summer, each practice group hosts a social event for the summer associates. The goal is to allow the summer associates to get to know each practice area’s attorneys in non-work settings. We also like to showcase Miami – adding a charitable component is icing on the cake!
Yesterday evening, our Land Use