Coming to Bilzin, I knew my primary interest was litigation. But even as a second year law student, I still felt I didn’t fully understand what transactional work looked like. So much of our legal education is so heavily litigation focused that sometimes it’s easy for me to forget that there are whole
Training
Get Oriented: How to Make the Most of the First Week as a Summer Associate
Savannah shared some useful tips in preparing for your first day, the next step is having a great first week as a summer associate. Last year, before my first day at Bilzin Sumberg, I remember wondering what we’d be doing. I wondered if we would do icebreakers and meet attorneys, or maybe start assignments…
A Returning Summer’s Guide to Your First Day at Bilzin Sumberg

I must confess: while I enjoyed my 2L year, I have been counting down the days until the start of my second summer at Bilzin Sumberg. Last summer was an incredible experience, and throughout the school year I found myself missing the wonderful people I had worked with and wondering about the fascinating projects…
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE (1) CORRECT WAY TO DRAFT
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THERE IS MORE THAN ONE (1) CORRECT WAY TO DRAFT
As the Real Estate group’s own Marty Schwartz has been advocating for 15 years, documents can be drafted in different styles. No particular style will earn you favor with a client or in litigation, but lawyers adopt different styles throughout the…
Mentoring in Miami
Upon our arrival at Bilzin Sumberg we were informed that we all got mentors for the summer. The mentors are attorneys that are paired with each summer associate to help guide us throughout the summer with regard to assignments, networking, and everything in between.
Personally, I did not know how amazing building a relationship with…
Learning By Doing: The Summer Associate Work Experience
“What exactly does a Summer Associate do?”
I remember asking myself this question when I was in the process of applying to Bilzin Sumberg last year. Much has been written about the exciting social events we’ve been able to attend during our summer at the firm. Let’s switch gears for a moment and talk about…
The (Real Estate) Deal of the Summer
One large boardroom. Two teams of five summer associates. All ready to get to business.
This week, Bilzin Sumberg kicked off the Mock Real Estate Transaction with the help of Real Estate partners Sara Barli Herald and Phillip Sosnow. Given that Bilzin Sumberg’s award-winning real estate practice group is among the largest in Florida…
Cooking & Connecting: Reflections on Our Third Week
Last Thursday evening, Bilzin Sumberg’s 2022 Summer Associates donned aprons and took part in an interactive cooking demonstration at Two Chefs. With the help of the restaurant’s cooks, we each prepared a dish for our group’s dinner. The menu featured…
Setting the Tone
The first week at Bilzin has started the summer off on a high note! Let’s start Da Capo (“from the beginning”). We were graciously invited to kick off the summer at the firm’s 2022 annual party. The warm reception we received that night assured me that the summer was going to be a positive experience.…
Sunny Days Ahead

Today, we are thrilled to welcome our 2022 Summer Associates! They’ll be spending the next couple of days in orientation and will be ready to share their summer experience right here. After two years of a fully virtual summer program, we look forward to mostly in person summer program with meaningful assignments, tag along opportunities,…