Morgan Lewis

Fast Facts

The Summer Associate Program in Miami

Year Office Opened: 1977
Number of Lawyers: 7 Partners | 2 Counsel | 17 Associates
(as of June 2007)

KEY PRACTICE AREAS

  • Labor and Employment
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Business and Finance
  • Investment Management
  • Real Estate

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

  • Firmwide orientation held offsite (learn more).
  • Flexible work assignment process; individualized rotation through practice groups.
  • 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

  • Golf and spa day at the Doral
  • Weekend trip to the Florida Keys
  • 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

2007 MIAMI ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION

  • Summer Associates
    • $27,560 per-summer compensation
  • First-Year Associates
    • Base compensation $135,000
    • Relocation expenses
    • $6,000 stipend to cover bar expenses
    • Judicial Clerkship bonus of $25,000 for Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Clerks, $20,000 for Federal District Court clerks who are hired directly from their clerkship

Download the Miami Office Fact Sheet (PDF).

Download the Miami NALP form (PDF).