Cozen O'Connor

• “While I came into the summer knowing that I wanted to do corporate work, I received experience in a wide range of matters in both litigation and corporate, which I appreciated, as it provided me with a broader foundation that will influence how I approach my corporate practice.”
• “The firm did a great job of making sure we have experience from a variety of practice areas. I got work from multiple departments, including transactional and litigation practices. Most of my work was research memos, but I also had observational experiences like watching a deposition.”
• “I like the centralized assignment submission portal and availability of assignment coordinators in each office where there are summer associates to make sure summer associates get a variety of work.”
• “The firm's summer associate program is well-organized, and I received substantive assignments.”

• “The firm did a great job of planning social events to help us get to know attorneys in all of the firm's practice groups. I was able to get a feel for the differences in each group and where I would fit in best. My summer associate class got extremely close, in part because of the events planned by the firm.”
• “The program included many thoughtfully planned events meant to facilitate conversation with attorneys in a relaxed environment. Miniature golf and bowling were two great events.”
• “Our office only has one or two summer associates every other summer, so most social events are primarily with attorneys, which helps the summer associates integrate into the firm culture better.”
• “We did a trip to the New York office, and the time spent in the financial district with my fellow summers was one of my favorite experiences.”

• “The summer associate program was a good reflection of the substantive work that I am now doing as an attorney. While it differs in that I was usually focused on singular tasks as a summer associate and am now seeing matters through from start to finish, the constant is that the work I was and am doing is substantive. ...”
• “I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to be staffed on cases from the outset. Although many summer associate assignments were research-oriented, I had the chance to take part in cases within the first few months of starting and getting licensed.”
• “I would say my experience as an associate aligned with what I thought it would be as a summer associate. I was placed in the practice group of my choice, work on the types of matters I am interested in working in, and love working with the [members] that I work with.”
• “I was surprised by how much time I’d actually spend at work trying to meet the billable minimum or daily hours goals when billable client time wasn't really discussed as a summer associate (because you could just record time entries for training matters).”

We provide our summer associates with a realistic experience of the responsibilities and high level of performance expected of our associates. They take part in an extensive firm orientation and weekly training programs throughout the summer, and we assign writing mentors and associate mentors to each summer associate to provide advice and guidance. Summer associates are invited to practice group meetings and to attend hearings, depositions, or client meetings with attorneys. Social events are scheduled throughout the program to help each summer associate become better acquainted with each other and the firm’s attorneys.