Snell & Wilmer prides itself on providing a realistic, well-rounded, and enjoyable summer experience. Here, summer associates provide more than written work product. Summer associates also have frequent opportunities to shadow attorneys and attend client conferences, depositions, court hearings, closings, negotiations, trials, trainings, meetings, not to mention attending various coffees, happy hours, lunches and get-togethers, etc.—in other words, summer associates will experience firsthand the day to day life of a Snell & Wilmer attorney. In fact, in addition to attending several fun and exciting social events - past favorites include scavenger hunts, progressive dinners, comedy or trivia nights, baseball games, annual women’s events, group community service projects, etc.—over the course of a summer the candidate will meet one-on-one with most, if not all, of the office’s associates and partners at informal gatherings or scheduled events. The summer associate program is the firm’s primary source of new lawyers and partners, so we are committed to recruiting summer associates who we believe are capable of developing into long-term partners. The summer program is non-competitive, i.e., the hope is that each summer associate receives a full-time offer for employment and each summer associate joins us upon graduation.