2024 DIVERSITY DATABASE PREMIUM SPONSOR Paul Hastings LLP

• “I got to work on substantive assignments for clients, interact directly with pro bono clients, and attend workshops that were actually helpful for my practice group, such as a mock negotiation.”
• “The summer program was well designed and allowed participants to gain meaningful exposure to legal practice.”
• “I was given ample meaningful assignments in which I conducted in-depth legal research on the ever-changing privacy law landscape. I was also given opportunities to sit in on client calls. The attorneys at my firm ensured that I had sufficient training with regular check-ins and by providing consistent feedback.”
• “Work allocation was easy enough. I got a good breadth of assignments.”

• “It was fun! The firm also allowed the summers to plan their own summer associate activity, which was then approved and implemented.”
• “The social events were very well-planned. We had a variety of experiences from a baseball game to mini golf and to various happy hours. The attorneys always came in large numbers and were more than willing to have fun with us and socialize. I really felt I was part of them!”
• “The social events had high attendance by associates, staff, and partners. Everyone seemed dedicated to welcoming the summer associates and making them feel comfortable.”
• “The summer associates got on very well and would have at least one event planned outside the law firm’s schedule to go grab drinks and hangout and do things like karaoke. Firm attorneys were relatively good participants and made good efforts to show up to the office. Happy hours and other summer events sponsored by the firm were always well-attended.”

• “I am assigned a much broader range of work than I initially envisioned, which is excellent training.”
• “I was never promised a particular practice area, though I made it clear that I wanted to move from Corporate to White Collar, and the former hiring partner at the firm helped me with that quite a bit.”
• “I work longer hours. I have more responsibility. I am still adjusting to being in an office after living online for a few years.”
• “I was intimidated as a summer associate, but when I started as a first-year associate, I had so many mentors and associates reaching out to me, checking in on me, and making sure I was able to do assignments that I wanted to try. They also checked in on my workload and made sure I was getting enough sleep. I thought BigLaw would be much more intense, but this was a pleasant surprise, and I felt comfortable reaching out to ask for help when needed.”

• “My favorite events with summer associates have been going to San Francisco Giants games and going to the Exploratorium in the evening.”
• “Going on a yacht in San Francisco, barbeque at a partner's house.”
• “My favorite summer event was definitely the mini golf event. It was different and a fun way to get us to socialize while also having a bit of friendly competition.”
• “The deposition workshop was my favorite event because it was a great way to both get substantive experience and get to meet some of the attorneys I would later be working with.”

Our summer associate program design will provide summer associates with the training and tools they need to develop and succeed at the firm. Building client readiness skills are at the core of the summer program design. Through a combination of live and on-demand training programs, summer associates will be able to hit the ground running when they join the firm as incoming associates.  Summer associates will receive assignments from attorneys supporting client work across various practice areas providing a realistic view of what it’s like to practice law at Paul Hastings.