Year Office Opened: 1873
Number of Lawyers: 98 Partners | 20 Counsel | 157 Associates
(as of July 2008)
Number of 2008 Summer Associates: 15 2Ls | 1 1L
Number of 2007 Summer Associates: 29 2Ls | 1 1L
Number of 2007 2L Offers: 23 | Acceptances: 23
PRACTICE AREAS
- Antitrust
- Business and Finance
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Energy
- Intellectual Property
- Investment Management
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
- Personal Law (trusts and estates)
- Real Estate
- Pro Bono
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
- Firmwide orientation held offsite (learn more).
- Flexible work assignment process.
- Partner and associate mentors for each summer associate.
- Work product reviewers to give feedback on written assignments.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- Luncheon seminars and social events with practice groups.
- Mid-summer and end-of-summer evaluations.
- Opportunity to take assignments in all practice groups, no formal rotation.
- Optional Public Interest Community Service (PICS) Program offered to all summer associates (learn more).
2008 PHILADELPHIA SOCIAL & NETWORKING EVENTS
- Phillies game
- Art Museum tour led by a Morgan Lewis partner
- Lunch at Le Bec-Fin
- Quizzo
- Bowling tournament
- Partners and summer associates v. partners softball game and BBQ
- Scavenger hunt
- Citywide summer associate concert at the Mann Music Center
- Final bash at Continental Midtown roofdeck
2008 PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION
- Summer Associates
- $30,800 per-summer compensation
- First-Year Associates
- Base compensation $145,000
- Relocation expenses
- $6,500 stipend to cover bar expenses
- Judicial Clerkship bonus of $60,000 for Federal Circuit Court of Appeals clerks, $50,000 for Federal District Court clerks who are hired directly from their clerkship
WHAT FORMER SUMMER ASSOCIATES SAY
- "Truly genuine attorneys, both partners and associates, who were willing to help me progress in any way."
- "I was really impressed with how well the partners and associates interacted - everyone knew each other well and genuinely appeared to enjoy each other's company."
- "A firm that does interesting and varied work and allows summer associates and young associates to try out various types of work in their practice areas of interest. The attorneys provide guidance to the summer associates, while leaving enough room for summer associates to work on their own through self-directed research and writing. The atmosphere seems collegial and the attorneys seem willing to introduce summer associates to different kinds of work."
- "MLB is clearly a top-notch law firm with interesting and complicated work set in friendly and helpful environment - you'll have fun and learn a lot on the way."
- "Every attorney I've met has been enthusiastic about the summer associates and eager to help us learn about the firm. And every social event was thoughtfully planned and well-executed. I didn't forget for a minute that everyone at the firm wanted my summer to be enjoyable and edifying."
- "I had a great summer and would recommend Morgan Lewis to anyone interested in working in a large firm."
- "The people working on the program, the attorneys who participated in the events, and the staff working around us made an excellent effort to make me feel welcome and comfortable."
- "A great summer that I am sure I'll remember for a long time."
- "It was a great experience. I bonded with my 'class' and love the people at Morgan. I wouldn't want to start anywhere else."
- "I found the assignment process to be very effective. I was able to do a variety of assignments in several different departments and I got to work with many different attorneys."