How does the firm evaluate a summer associates performance during the summer?
Each attorney who assigns work to a summer associate completes an evaluation form once the work is completed. During individual review of the evaluation with the summer associate, the attorney provides constructive feedback geared toward development. Midway through a summer associate’s stay with the firm, a member of the Recruiting Committee meets with him or her to provide interim feedback on work completed. This also serves as an opportunity for the summer associate to provide feedback to the firm on the summer program, practice area interests and any other issues that may arise. At the end of a summer associate’s stay with the firm, a member of the Recruiting Committee again meets with the summer associate to provide feedback on all of the summer associate’s evaluations and to discuss the entire summer experience.
