Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

• “The firm’s summer associate program is substantive and well-planned. Every summer associate completes a corporate rotation, litigation rotation, and specialty-practice area rotation of their choice. Summer associates work on real assignments—no fake assignments.”
• “I was assigned substantive projects during my rotations, particularly in the group I was most interested in. I worked on actual transactions as well as internal research projects.”
• “The firm gives substantive work to summer associates that gives a flavor of the full-time associate experience and yet doesn’t overwhelm summer associates. The training is excellent and prepares you for the work you’ll do throughout the summer.”
• “There were substantive research assignments, and I was an integrated member of the teams. There was also significant training opportunities during the summer.”

• “The summer associate class is relatively small compared to peer firms, which means that you form close bonds with your fellow summer associates. The specialist groups at the firm each host receptions, which provide a fun opportunity to meet attorneys at the firm and learn more about specialties.”
• “There were many organized social events and informal social events organically scheduled by other firm associates. My favorite summer event was Dinner Around Town, where all attorneys at the firm were organized into smaller groups (including at least one partner and several associates). We were able to bring plus-ones and enjoy dinner together at a high-end restaurant in NYC.”
• “The Hamptons pool party was one of the highlights of the summer. I also fondly remember going to Shakespeare in the Park.”
• “We had enough social events but not an overwhelming amount. Attorneys went out of their way to make us feel welcome.”

• “The summer is a fairly accurate representation of the first-year experience, except for the rotations between practice groups.”
• “Expectations are slightly higher as far as time commitment and ownership of work streams and work product.”
• “The summer program closely mirrored my actual experience in practice.”
• “Hard to get a real sense during a short stint as a summer, but largely accurate.”

At Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, our objective is to give our summer associates an experience as close as we can to that of a new associate. We prize independent thinking and creativity; our relatively small size and unusual structure are designed to create an engaging, high-energy atmosphere in which these traits will develop and flourish. During the summer associate program, we make every effort to expose summer associates to all facets of our practice and involve them actively in negotiations, client meetings, courtroom and deposition sessions, and travel. Since a primary objective of the program is to give the summer associate a chance to get to know us, summer associates rotate over the course of the summer through several of our practice areas.