Sample Summer Associate Events
The firm also plans events that enhance the professional education of our summer associates — a few examples of previous training events include:
- Business development support and training seminars
- Business development mock "pitch" exercises
- Legal writing sessions
- Professionalism lunch and learns
- Mock negotiations
- Enhanced legal research skills sessions
- Pro bono opportunities seminars
- "Effective Communication, Succeeding as a Woman" seminars (in conjunction with the Women's Networking Forum)
- "Business Etiquette" seminars (in conjunction with the Women's Networking Forum)
In addition to the above, all our summer associates join together for a three-day trip each year designed to foster interaction on a firmwide basis. The trip includes downtime to relax with colleagues, as well as additional training and professional development opportunities. In June 2008, our summer associates gathered in Washington, D.C. for their annual three-day event.
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"I recall that my summer spent in the Richmond office offered a good balance of social activities and work. Also, by enabling me to work with the Regulatory, Resources and Environmental Law team based in Richmond, my summer experience helped me to establish a connection with them that continues now that I am in Atlanta."
-- Catherine Little, Partner, Atlanta
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