Summer Associate in Newark, NJ

Law Firm

Newark, NJ

Summer Associate in Newark, NJ

Summer Associate

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Job Title: Summer Associate

Job Responsibilities:
- Engage in a comprehensive program designed to provide an accurate sense of what it's like to be a full-time associate at the law firm.
- Work on a variety of client projects, draft memos, agreements, and briefs that will be read by clients and judges.
- Attend client meetings, closings, court conferences, depositions, and trials.
- Participate in pro bono projects to understand the firm's commitment to community service.
- Collaborate with attorneys across different practices and offices, contributing to real, meaningful work that underpins the Summer Associate Program.
- Engage in legal skills workshops focusing on essential skills for attorneys, including contract drafting and negotiation, legal and research memoranda, bluebooking, and marketing writing skills.
- Receive evaluations and feedback on assignments from assigning attorneys, including mid-summer and end-of-program evaluations.
- Participate in the Writing Advisor Program, receiving ongoing feedback on written work from an assigned writing advisor, typically a partner at the firm.
- Involve in community and social events, including cooking classes, museum tours, axe-throwing, escape rooms, and dinners, as well as volunteer opportunities like prepping meals for individuals living with illnesses and participating in a beach cleanup day.
- Attend meetings with public figures and judges who are friends and alumni of the law firm.

Education and Experience Information:
- Applicants must be motivated second-year law students with excellent academic performance.
- Candidates should have diverse interests and an enthusiasm for the practice of law.

Salary Information:
- The text does not provide specific salary information for the Summer Associate Program.

Additional Information:
- The program begins with a multi-day orientation for all students across the law firm to meet the leadership team, colleagues, and firm’s attorneys.
- The application for the 2026 2L Summer Associate Program opens on May 1, 2025, and all applicants should apply via the law firm's website.
- The program includes opportunities to socialize and understand the law firm's culture through various events and activities.