Morgan Lewis

Fast Facts The Summer Associate Program in Washington, D.C.

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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: 1947
Number of Lawyers: 91 Partners | 35 Counsel | 144 Associates
(as of July 2008)

KEY PRACTICE AREAS

  • Antitrust
  • Employee Benefits
  • Energy
  • Intellectual Property (Patent and Trademark/Copyright)
  • Investment Management
  • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

  • Firmwide orientation held offsite (learn more).
  • "Tag-along" experience to court, congressional hearings, and client meetings.
  • "Reader Program" provides feedback from all partners on all written work.
  • Individualized rotation through practice groups.
  • Partner and associate mentors for each summer associate.
  • Weekly summer-associate-only breakfasts.
  • Mid-summer and end-of-summer evaluations.
  • Optional Public Interest Community Service (PICS) Program offered to all summer associates (learn more).

2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. SOCIAL & NETWORKING EVENTS

  • Hollywood welcome reception
  • Mentor/Mentee dinner at The Source by Wolfgang Puck
  • Washington Office Community Service Day
  • Nationals game
  • Segway tour
  • Casino Night at Rosa Mexicano
  • Lucky Strike bowling
  • Wine tasting
  • Cooking class
  • Photography class
  • Summer-Associate-Only GoKart Racing
  • Gardens of Bablyon farewell event

2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION

  • Summer Associates
    • $30,800 per-summer compensation
  • First-Year Associates
    • Base compensation $160,000
    • Relocation expenses
    • $5,000 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

  • "You won't find better attorneys, personally or professionally, anywhere else."
  • "A great balance has been struck between great work and great life experience."
  • "Every lawyer that I met seemed genuinely interested about helping me, or answering any questions that I may have had."
  • "I love the opportunity to work on and contribute to fascinating pro bono projects this summer, it gave me a chance to do the sort of legal work that otherwise would have been unavailable."
  • "I enjoyed the weekly 'fun events' because they gave us an opportunity to get to know one another in a different setting."
  • "I was shocked at how accessible and enthusiastic the partners are about meeting and interacting with the summers.  This was a huge plus."
  • "I made both professional relationships and lasting friendships through Morgan Lewis this summer!"
  • "Building professional relationships was not challenging because the lawyers I encountered were very personable, and we were given so many opportunities to interact with the different lawyers in professional as well as less structured environments."

Download the Washington, D.C. Office Fact Sheet (PDF).

Download the Washington, D.C. NALP form (PDF).