How can summer associates really experience interesting dimensions of a sophisticated legal practice?
Don’t clients object to paying for summer associates to attend proceedings already staffed by attorneys? Yes, sometimes clients would object to paying for summer associates to attend a congressional hearing or an oral argument in court or a deposition when the proceeding is already staffed by firm attorneys. But our Management and Recruitment Committees are committed to providing summer associates with as much hands-on experience as possible. We have a special non-billable number for summer associates to record time devoted to such experiences. That way, clients do not get billed, but the summer associate enjoys an experience that might not have been otherwise available.
