2024 DIVERSITY DATABASE PREMIUM SPONSOR Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

• “The associates and partners cared deeply about providing substantive assignments that give summer associates the ability to better understand what it means to be a practicing attorney.”
• “I consistently received substantive assignments and advice from attorneys at Cleary throughout my time as a summer associate, and I was able to work closely and learn from attorneys across a variety of practice areas.”
• “During the summer associate program, we were allowed to take in assignments from any practice group we wanted and were mentored by associates in a range of fields should we want them. Additionally, we were given the opportunity to spend four weeks of the summer working in one of the many offices abroad if we wanted to. The work we got over summer was actually decently representative of the work we do as first years now.”
• “Cleary has moved towards a summer associate model that combines the general networking/social/fun activities associated with being a summer with a real focus on substantive assignments. Summers are given real work and integrated into teams.”

• “Great programming and opportunities to bond with those in your summer class and to meet associates.”
• “The firm gave us many exciting summer events as well as lots of opportunities to bond with our fellow summers. This ranged from trips to partners' houses in the Hamptons, box tickets at a concert, many karaoke sessions, boat parties, and other fun experiences. Additionally we were always able to attend the firm's weekly wine-and-cheese events, which let us mingle with all associates and legal staff whenever we wanted to in a more casual environment. Many summers were friends enough with each other that they ended up doing vacations together during the summer even outside of work.”
• “There were a number of events held for summer associates both in the New York and Rome offices. I particularly enjoyed the yachting event as well as the dinners with Roman associates. I believe the firm did a great job of creating opportunities for summer associates to mingle with firm attorneys, either through mentoring, summer events, or informal coffee chats. The summer associates also had a great camaraderie, and we kept up a table tennis tournament among ourselves.”
• “Cleary always offers an interesting and diverse set of summer events with a variety of focuses across the different groups and attorneys at the firm. My favorite summer events were going to Broadway and the Hudson River cruise!”

• “The work we were given as summers was surprisingly very similar to what we ended up getting as first years in my case, and I really appreciated that. They have been very accommodating about letting us choose the areas that we can work in and letting us work outside the practices groups we are more focused on once returning.”
• “Partner mentorship has been much better as an associate than a summer. The group I am in is not as social as the summer experience, but that's a positive for me. Everyone is friendly; it's just not required to be friends on your own (limited) time. It's what you make it! The work is consistent: Do well on the small tasks and get rewarded with bigger tasks.”
• “People definitely have a little less time to explain things than during the summer because the assignments we get are more urgent. …”
• “The hours have been longer than expected. On the other hand, the firm continues to provide incredible support resources. I feel just as pampered as a full-time associate as I did as a summer.”

Cleary Gottlieb’s summer program offers an introduction to life at the firm through exposure to high-caliber legal work as well as training, mentoring, and networking opportunities and events. Our work assignment system is unique and tailored to your professional experience and interests. Summer associates can explore our many different practice groups or choose to focus on a particular discipline. They can also work on a variety of the firm’s ongoing pro bono matters. The summer program offers many opportunities for formal and informal training and development, including litigation and corporate practice seminars as well as skills development courses. In addition, summer associates are invited to attend practice group lunch presentations to learn about the practices throughout the firm and to meet the lawyers practicing in each area. The firm provides many layers of mentoring, including support from partners, senior lawyers, and associates; a comprehensive feedback process; and optional overseas office rotations.