Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

• “Work assignments were for real clients and real cases. They involved drafting motions, doing research, and other tasks. Training usually involved a discussion with the assigning attorney of the deliverable expectations and a review of example documents.”
• “We were given first-year assignments and attorneys regularly hopped on long calls to go line-by-line with us to teach us the law. We wrote memos and articles, assisted in research, were able to go both to see hearings in different areas of law, and allowed to sit in on board meetings/city council meetings.”
• “The firm provides substantive work assignments as well as observational opportunities (e.g., sitting in on hearings, depositions, and calls). There are also various training seminars.”
• “Summer associates are given great opportunities to work on substantive matters and receive feedback. You are given a chance to get a variety of assignments covering different areas of the law.”

• “The social aspect of the summer are the part that makes you want to come and work as an associate at Nelson Mullins. Getting to know the great personalities is a major reason for me joining as a full-time associate.”
• “We had one or two events per week and most weeks, multiple lunches (some weeks, a lunch per day for the whole week). Events included happy hours, trips, lunches, networking events, local affinity group events, etc.”
• “I had a great time when I was a summer associate with the firm. I met associates and partners in the litigation and corporate department as well as other offices.”

• “Much larger workload as expected.”
• “The main thing that I didn't fully understand as a summer associate was the collections system. I quickly learned as a first-year associate that the burden is on the associate at this firm to collect—you can't just hit your billable hour goal and sit back and relax. It's a very complicated process that requires being in it to fully understand.”
• “My experience as an attorney at the firm has matched up very well with my experience and expectations as a summer associate. I have gotten to work with the partners that I worked with over my summers with the firm, I am doing exactly the type of work I was hoping to do, and I have gotten an impressive amount of substantive experience as a junior associate.”

The firm's summer program is designed to give summer associates a comprehensive view of the firm's practice while giving the firm an opportunity to evaluate the skills of the summer associates. Summer associates, under attorney supervision, work on current client matters, participate on practice teams, attend associate training programs, and are paired with experienced attorneys through the summer associate mentor program. Additionally, associates act as workflow coordinators to ensure summer associates have balanced workloads and receive a variety of projects.