Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

• “The summer program was very well-organized and included excellent trainings. The work was largely writing research memos.”
• “Arnold & Porter provided a lot of training and substantive projects, which were dispersed through the practice management group like those for the other associates.”
• “Work assignments were given according to interest. I loved it and enjoyed the assignments.”
• “My work assignments were largely substantive and reflected my declared interests. I was also able to take on assignments and pro bono work through attorneys I met in the office. The workload was well-balanced.”

• “As a summer class, we had at least one firmwide event and one summer associate event each week. We also had orientation with the entire summer associate class (across all offices) at the beginning and the end of the summer, where we also met practicing attorneys … outside of our home offices.”
• “The social aspects of the program were amazing! Arnold & Porter NYC has a team of three dedicated members of the recruiting team that focused on, planned, and attended all of our social events. My favorite summer event was attending a Mets game in a luxury box! The firm also has a robust lunch program to give us daily face time with firm attorneys at great restaurants. My summer associate class had slightly less than 20 summers. I was able to get to know all of them on a deeper level, and we'd get together to socialize outside of work. I think that was a major benefit of having a smaller class in comparison to peer firms.”
• “The small size of the summer class encouraged bonding. The recruiting team did a great job of planning fun and varied activities for us. Attorneys were excited to have us at the firm.”
• “The summer associates all got along very well. The events were weekly and very inclusive. Some of my favorites were an outdoor yoga class, pizza-making class, mini golfing, and a Broadway show.”

• “The only difference is in the amount of work. Summer associates typically are not expected to bill as many hours as regular associates are. But the opportunities for substantive work, interaction with partners, and the ability to choose your practice areas remain the same.”
• “My experience practicing at my firm has lined up very closely with my expectations from when I was a summer associate. I definitely work much more now than I did when I was a summer associate, but I knew that that would be the case. Otherwise, everything has been pretty much the same as during my summer.”
• “My expectations have largely lined up. The primary differences are a little bit less flexibility in type of matters worked on and less direct exposure to partners.”

• “I don't have as much choice in who I work with, but I do experience a wider variety of work [in my practice area].”

Arnold & Porter is renowned for its commitment to excellence, multidisciplinary approach, deep industry knowledge, diverse and inclusive culture, and dedication to pro bono and public service. Our summer program immerses summer associates in the values that shape our firm and drive the highest level of legal excellence in service to our clients and commitment to social justice. The summer program is designed to provide summer associates with exposure to the substantive skills they will use in practice, the firm's core values, and the meaningful work we do for our commercial and pro bono clients. We also strive to provide summer associates ample opportunities to get to know the firm's attorneys, practices, clients, culture, and each other through work assignments, our mentor program, interactive training programs and practice group presentations, and social events.