2024 DIVERSITY DATABASE UNDERWRITER Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

• “Work assignments include projects that a first-year associate can expect to do, including research, diligence, and drafting. Summers generally split time between two practice groups to get a range of experience.”
• “I felt like I got substantive experience, particularly regarding legal research and drafting legal memos. I got to cycle through various practice groups and get a taste of what each one was like, which was a very helpful experience for me.”
• “The assignments I got as a summer associate were representative of the kind of work a first-year associate does and were actually used by the partners. The partners do a good job in showing you how your assignment relates to the overall project.”
• “The firm's summer program allowed us to experience a wide variety of assignments from different practice groups. This ensured that we'd be better equipped to make a decision on the practice group we wanted to join after the summer. We received meaningful, challenging assignments and worked directly with associates and partners.”

• “Summers are very social. There are lots of lunches, happy hours, and activity events (pickleball, sushi-making, theme parks, others). Some events allow for family and significant others. Summer associates tend to become close friends and spend a lot of time together both at work and after.”
• “There were many social events with attorneys and summer associates, which allowed for lots of face time with partners and associates and camaraderie with other summers.”
• “The firm has a fantastic amount of summer events to get to know the law firm's attorneys. Everyone was so nice and excited to get to know us. I couldn't have asked for more. We went to baseball games, white water rafting, food tours, city tours, etc.”
• “The recruiter set up a full calendar of firmwide social events, educational events, and client-facing events. We also had team-specific events for different practice groups. The committee added additional social events based on summer associate requests.”

• “My experiences practicing at the firm are pretty spot-on with the expectations I had as a summer. Many of the assignments I received as a first-year associate were the same or very similar to the work I had done as a summer, and I found that my impression of the firm culture as a summer was accurate as a practicing attorney.”
• “I feel like the summer experience was a perfect transition, as I have continued to work with and develop the relationships with partners and associates in my practice group. Instead, now I am fully staffed on deals and really digging in substantively to the details.”
• “The partners appropriately prepared us for what to expect when we came back and started working full time, so I haven't been surprised by anything.”
• “There aren't any distinctions that come to mind regarding my expectations from my time as a summer associate. The team is professional and lean and operates at a high level.”

• “Virtual cooking class, rooftop happy hours, receptions.”
• “Ping-pong event; paint-and-sip event; Natural History Museum scavenger hunt event.”
• “My favorite event was ‘Associates Night Out,’ held annually on the last night of the program. It's a great way to celebrate the end of the summer and get to know associates better on a personal level.”
• “Painting class, museum tour, firm dinners, baseball game.”

Our Summer Program is a 10-week immersion in the real-world practice of law. Summer associates are active members of legal teams working on important projects. They receive focused leadership, client-service, diversity and inclusion, and business development training. They are assigned mentors and coaches, participate in events and seminars, and are given individualized guidance on judicial clerkships, pro bono opportunities and other practical experiences that support client and firm goals while fostering professional development.