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Associate Life

Associate Life 

Your first year at the firm builds upon your summer associate experiences. At the end of your summer, we ask you for your departmental preferences should you choose to return as a first-year associate. The firm confirms your preferences just prior to your arrival at the firm and makes every effort to accommodate your first-choice selection.

Almost immediately, you will be given an assignment in your practice area. We believe in getting you challenging work at the earliest opportunity. We believe that having challenging work is one of the many reasons associates choose to stay and build careers here.

The opportunities to get involved at the firm begin with work assignments, but do not end there. Ultimately, it is up to each and every lawyer to make the most out of the opportunities available at the firm: from work assignments to mentoring; from pro bono to professional associations; from training to participation in firm committees and initiatives.