Year Office Opened: 2003
Number of Lawyers: 17 Partners | 2 Counsel | 34 Associates
(as of March 2012)
KEY PRACTICE AREAS
- Business & Finance
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Labor & Employment
- Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution and Litigation; Trademark/Copyright
- Tax Controversy & Consulting
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
- Firmwide orientation held off-site
- Flexible work assignment process
- Partner and associate mentors for each summer associate
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Luncheon seminars and social events with practice groups
- 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 PALO ALTO SUMMER PROGRAM EVENTS
- San Francisco Giants game and pre-game BBQ
- SVCLS bocce ball tournament
- Whitewater rafting and camping trip
- Northern California summer associate bowling tournament
- Summer party at partner's home in Napa Valley
- Trivia night
- Junior associate hosted event
- Farewell dinner at partner's home
- “A very strong firm with a diverse practice. I was particularly impressed with the caliber of clients the firm represents and the complexity of the legal issues. As a summer, I worked on these cutting edge issues and participated in client meetings with high-level executives. The partners had no hesitation in including me in these meetings or involving me in high-stake projects that were immediately important to the firm’s major clients.”
- “Great environment, really bright lawyers who are willing to help an associate gain the skills to be successful.”
- “The firm emphasizes quality of work over quantity and the firm really wants every summer to succeed and get an offer at the end of the summer.”
- “Morgan Lewis is a top-notch firm, where you get the prestige of working for a large firm, but also are surrounded by down-to-earth people.”
- “Possibly the best summer law firm experience you can acquire.”