Morgan Lewis

Fast Facts The Summer Associate Program in Pittsburgh

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Applying for the Summer Program

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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: 1996
Number of Lawyers: 9 Partners | 2 Counsel | 15 Associates
(as of July 2008)

KEY PRACTICE AREAS

  • Business and Finance
  • Labor and Employment
  • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

  • Firmwide orientation held offsite (learn more).
  • Mentors for each summer associate.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • 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 PITTSBURGH SOCIAL & NETWORKING EVENTS

  • Welcome event at Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
  • Lunch and learn programs
  • Family event at Kennywood Park
  • Pittsburgh Pirates baseball games
  • Practice group dinners
  • Recruiting Committee breakfasts and lunches
  • Pre-theater dinner and tickets to West Side Story
  • Farewell event at a partner's home

2008 PITTSBURGH ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION

  • Summer Associates
    • $28,600 per-summer compensation
  • First-Year Associates
    • Base compensation $145,000
    • Relocation expenses
    • $6,500 stipend to cover bar expenses

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