Fast Facts The Summer Associate Program in Miami

Applying for the Summer Program

Submit your cover letter, resume, and transcripts through your career services office or to the legal recruiting contact for the office you are interested in.
Screening interviews are held for qualified candidates either on campus (if available; see the calendar) or in a local Morgan Lewis office, typically 20-30 minutes.
Eligible candidates may be invited to an in-office callback visit to meet with members of the recruiting committee and attorneys in the practice area of interest.

Year Office Opened: 1977
Number of Lawyers: 6 Partners | 4 Counsel | 16 Associates
(as of July 2008)

KEY PRACTICE AREAS

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Firmwide orientation held offsite (learn more).
Flexible work assignment process.
Partner and associate mentors for each summer associate.
Work assignment coordinators for advice and background on assignments and practice.
Professional development and training opportunities.
Self-evaluation opportunities.
Mid-summer and end-of-summer evaluations.
Optional Public Interest Community Service (PICS) Program offered to all summer associates (learn more).

PAST EVENTS IN THE MIAMI SUMMER PROGRAM

Weekend trip to South Florida resort
Dinner parties at partners' homes
Florida Marlins games
Happy hours and dinners in Miami's diverse neighborhoods, including South Beach, Downtown, Coconut Grove, and Calle Ocho
Wave runner tour on Biscayne Bay
Cooking classes

2008 MIAMI ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION

Base compensation $140,000
Relocation expenses
$6,000 stipend to cover bar expenses
Judicial Clerkship bonus of $60,000 for Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, $50,000 for Federal District Court and Federal Appellate Court clerks who are hired directly from their clerkship