After a wonderful beginning to the first week of work, the Summer Associates attended the firm’s annual dinner party on Saturday. The party was at The Cruz Building in Coconut Grove, a unique venue inspired by New Orleans architecture (some of the fixtures were even salvaged from New
As a returning Summer Associate–reflecting on the past summer’s orientation–I assumed my second orientation may be repetitive. This assumption proved incorrect on my second day, as I began working with David Schubauer and the Corporate Department on an acquisition.
My hands-on involvement in a complex acquisition this early in the summer speaks to the steep
About two weeks before beginning our summer program, each Summer Associate was assigned an attorney mentor. I was very fortunate to be paired up with Wendy Polit, a fourth year associate in Bilzin Sumberg’s Litigation department. Not only is Wendy an incredibly talented attorney, but because she worked at Bilzin Sumberg
Now that summer associate mentors are assigned and taken care of, it’s time to focus on our training program! We start at the beginning, the very beginning – Orientation. From day one we want our summer associates to have access to all levels of firm administration
As part of the Summer Associate Program, we provide opportunities for summer associates to form personal relationships with attorneys through social events. The social aspect of the program sets the stage for bonding, team building, learning about practices in a more relaxed environment and maybe even some friendly competition.
Each practice group hosts an
This is NOT the time that we start working on our base tan! But, it is the time when Marshall Pasternack and I begin planning the summer program. When the summer associates arrive during orientation, we promise them three things and it’s their job to hold us accountable for honoring these commitments: