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But the programs look a bit more modest comparerd with the typical wining and dininhg that law students have experienced in years Indeed the length of the the number of summer associates and the number of lavish parties have all been scalede back atmost firms. At , eightg summer associates will spend 10 weekxs inthe firm’s Boston officw starting May 18, instead of 12 weeks, which has been the norm in past Weil Gotshal’s summer associates come from a mix of law schoolss including Law School, Law School, Law School, Harvared Law School, Vermont Law School and Law School.
The firm anticipates that the associates will be busy with a varietg of bankruptcy and corporaterestructurinyg matters, although they won’t be as busy as in previoux summers. The students will also work on pro bono assignmentd andcommunity service. Although the firm is spendinb less money on social activities comparee withlast year, Weil’s summed class will attend at least one Red Sox as well as attend cocktail parties and othet events at partners’ homes. “We are goinyg to make sure theirt summers are substantiveand enjoyable,” said Davi P. Kreisler, a partner at Weil Gotshal and theBostom office’s hiring partner.
“I’m sure they’re nervous. I’m gointg to allay as many fears asI can.” Boston-basex Ropes & Gray LLP also is trimmingg two weeks off of its summert program. Firm-wide, 200 law students will spene the summer atRopes Gray’s offices, starting on May 18. In additiojn to giving on-the-job experience, Ropes & Gray will hold training sessionz for the corporate andlitigation departments, according to a firm The summer associate program at Boston-based LLP has always been conservativde and this year will be no different. The firm has shaved two weekzs off of thenormally 10-week program.
The 125-lawyer firm is hosting two summer associates this year from Suffoljk University Law School and the Universityu of ConnecticutLaw School. They will attends a Red Sox game and abowlinvg night, among other outings. “We’ve never been lavish in our activitiewfor them,” said Davide Rosenblatt, managing partner at Burns Levinson. Summer associates will likely be anxious to impress partnerx and strive to dogreat work, in hopes of snagging a job offert in such a lean job market. There are a few guidelinesd to help ensure summer associates make the most of theireshorter summers.
“They’re probably gettingt a lot of advice telling them that they should do a good job more than everbecausde they’ll stand out if they do good said Stephen Seckler, president of in Bostonb and author of the blog CounseltoCounsel. “Butt I think they really need to make sure to cultivatr relationships withthe partners. Don’t thinl if you’re in your office, doing a good job on a memo that you’rer making a good impression. You need to show up at the public eventsbecause that’s wherr you’re going to meet the partners who will make decisionse about your future,” Secklerf said.
Seckler also advises summer associates to be proactive about findinb projectsto handle. “Try to create an assignment rathefr than have them handedto you,” Secklerd said. Although much of the legak job marketremains static, partners are still a sought-aftert commodity in Boston. C. Hunter Baker has joinerd the Boston-based intellectual property firm as counsel inthe firm’s pharmaceutical Baker joins from crosstown law firm LLP, where he was a partnerr representing universities, research startups and medium-size companies in developingh intellectual property strategies, among other IP-related matters.
At Wolf Baker will focus his practice on patent prosecution and strategifc counseling in the areasof pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry, materials and medicak devices. Baker is the latesf in a recent string of partners to jump ship for otheflaw firms. Among the beneficiaries of these crosstownb movesare Ogletree, and Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
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