The past few weeks have been an exciting time! We’re wrapping up OCI season and finalizing the 2015 Summer Associates/Bloggers but, we have also been busy welcoming our first year associates
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bar. . .
Jessica Buchsbaum: The Queen of Tortes
Late last week, the Summer Associates at Bilzin Sumberg were tasked with one of the most challenging assignments of our young careers: judging the annual bakeoff between Jessica Buchsbaum and Paul VanderMeer. This event was one of the most anticipated. In fact, each of us received a two-page survey several months ago with instructions
Step Into My Office…
Here goes nothing! After a long school year of waiting to finally start at Bilzin Sumberg, the summer associate program has officially begun. Better yet, the five wonderful summers of 2014 (Desiree, Jared, Jerry, Moshe, and I) have quickly become friends! We met for drinks at Batch Gastropub in Brickell the night
Welcome 2014 Summer Associates!
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
New Summer Associates, New Opportunities, Nutella
It is that time of year again! The Bilzin Sumberg Summer Associates are back to inform and entertain you with our blog posts. Members of the original cast (Amy, David, Kyle, Michael, and Shalia) are preparing for the Florida Bar Exam and we wish them
Welcome 2013 Summer Associates!
Today we officially welcomed the 2013 Summer Associates!
Most of the day was spent in orientation, but they’ll be picking up assignments tomorrow and blogging by the end of the week. This
Lunch & Learn
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
Hitting the Ground Running
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
Happy Researching!
This has been a great week filled with many firsts: first day, first assignment, and first mentor lunch. But, there has been another first. This week marks the first time I have ever been allowed to eat and drink in a library! That’s right, the Bilzin Sumberg library hosted both a happy hour
Off to a Great Start!
Today was the first day of the summer program. The summer associates were in orientation for most of the day, learning about the various administrative departments and procedures.
We had lunch with the Managing Partner, John Sumberg, the Executive Director, Michelle Weber, and the