It’s almost that time again — when second-year law students shed their book-laden backpacks and try on Texas firms for size. And many of the state’s top firms have more than enough planned to make sure their summer associates fit in. By combining hands-on experience, learning opportunities and a good helping of social events, firms hope to give summer associates an inside look at both their culture and their workload.

At Baker Botts, 65 summer associates will get real work assignments, doing tasks that normally go to first- and second-year associates, says James Barkley, a partner in his second year of overseeing the summer workforce.

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