Greenberg Traurig, LLP

• “Ideal training and work assignments. Real work that prepared me for starting as a first-year associate.”
• “We had daily trainings not only for our practice group but also for all practice groups with which we interact. We were assigned to deals at different stages of each deal so we were exposed to different types of workflows.”
• “ As a summer associate, I worked on a few high-profile cases and received several substantive assignments that I felt were meaningful.”
• “I got to complete real substantive work and receive feedback shortly after I turned in an assignment. GT really invests in you, and the investment starts with the summer program.”

• “The program offers many opportunities for summers to socialize with the attorneys and staff. Highlights include a walking food tour, a ping pong tournament, and a dumpling-making class.”
• “We had a breadth of summer associate activities, including mini golf, a baseball game, and a pirate ship cruise. My fellow summer associates and I became very close and are still great friends! We also had a lot of opportunities to get to know our fellow colleagues.”
• “It was wonderful! I loved all the social events. The attorneys are not only extremely smart but also so nice and approachable.”
• “The social events were well-planned and well-attended. The summer associate class got along extremely well, and numerous firm attorneys were always in attendance. My favorite summer event was a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert.”

• “The main difference is that I am tied into more work streams and have to juggle multiple competing deadlines. The firm's expectations do largely match what I experienced over the summer, but over the summer, it was more 9-5, whereas now, the hours are longer. That is fine, but I do wish that experience was given to us a bit more over the summer to prepare us.”
• “Nature of the work and ability to work with certain people were as I expected from the summer associate position. I was surprised by the change in expectations upon starting work, but I have received guidance since starting.”
• “Practicing as a first-year is very similar to my summer associate experience. Obviously, the expectations are higher as a first year, but nothing has been a surprise, and the culture is as lovely as it was as a summer associate.”
• “I was even more impressed by the culture of my firm after beginning as an associate than I already was as a summer associate.”

An important goal of the program is to help summer associates with the transition from law student to practicing lawyers and future leaders by including them on client matters. We look for attorneys who have an entrepreneurial spirit, initiative, willingness to assume responsibility, and leadership skills. Components of the program include substantive trainings and resources, exposure to AI tools and innovative technology; conflict resolution training; litigation training, such as oral advocacy presentation; visit to appeals court and Q&A session with a judge; and firsthand exposure to in-house counsel and their interaction with law firms. We are proud that several firm leaders started their careers as summer associates at the firm.