Summer Program Stats
No. of Summer Associates (2024): 4 total (4 2Ls)
No. of 2L Offers (2023): 3 out of 3
Summer Associate Salary:
Summer Associate: $3,846/week
Summer Program Length:
10 weeks
Summer Program Contact
Elizabeth Sbardellati
Partner
(310) 553-3610
esbardellati@ggfirm.com
1L Summers: No
Assigned to Specific Practice Area: Yes. On rotation
Split Summer with Another Firm: No
Split Summer with Another Office: No. (N/A)
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program: We accept applications through schools’ OCI, resume-collection programs, and on an ongoing basis.
Offices with a Summer Program
- Los Angeles, CA
Schools Firm Visits for OCI
- Berkeley Law
- UC Davis School of Law
Our Survey Says
- “The firm's summer program rotates the summer associates through every major department at the firm, so that the associate can meet and work with a broad spectrum of attorneys and handle a broad set of matters. ...”
- “It was as good as they could make it. I summered during the height of the pandemic, so everything was remote. It's hard to prepare you for ‘regular’ work in that type of environment, but I was grateful that they still put it on (as many other firms didn't).”
- “As a summer associate, I rotated through all practice groups. This is different from how I practice now, because I now split my time between two different departments. The training over the summer was very good, but was mostly focused on learning firm processes and procedures (billing time, using document management software, etc.) since there wasn't a specific practice area.”
- “Opportunity to rotate among different departments.”
- “A night at the Magic Castle.”
- “Cooking class.”
- “Going to the Hollywood Bowl, and a party at a partner's house in Malibu!”
The Firm Says
The main objective of our summer program is to provide the summer clerks with an honest and real experience of practicing law as a junior attorney at Greenberg Glusker. For purposes of the summer program, we divide the firm into three practice area subgroups. Each summer clerk will spend a minimum of three weeks in each practice subgroup. Typically, the subgroups are organized as follows: (a) Litigation/Employment/Entertainment; (b) Real Estate/Environmental/Trusts & Estates; and (c) Bankruptcy/Business and Tax/Intellectual Property. Our clerks will have the opportunity to attend trials, depositions, and business meetings. Also, as a part of the summer program, we plan social events to facilitate multiple opportunities for the clerks to interact with each of our attorneys as much as possible. Our summer social calendar includes a mix of formal events, such as concerts, sporting events, theater, and cooking classes, as well as informal happy hours and dinners.