Like Allen Iverson, many law students lucky enough to land coveted summer associate positions in major law firms view their summer associate experience as little more than a mere prelude to the big game. But this summer we’re not talking about the game. In this year’s summer associate tips article, we’re talking about practice.
This year, summer associates will walk into far different situations than in years past. Given the state of the economy, law firms are closely monitoring their bottom lines. In better economic times, many students believed that, absent any colossal blunders, an offer of employment at the end of their summer program was a foregone conclusion. These students likely forgot that the true purpose of a summer associate position is to put all the legal theory they learned from professors into practice alongside seasoned attorneys able to offer guidance and insight.
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