Morgan Lewis

Fast Facts The Summer Associate Program in Palo Alto

On-Campus Recruiting

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2007 AmLaw Survey

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: 2003
Number of Lawyers: 20 Partners | 3 Counsel | 27 Associates (as of June 2007)

KEY PRACTICE AREAS

  • Business and Finance
  • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
  • Labor and Employment
  • Intellectual Property: Patent and Trademark/Copyright

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

  • Firmwide orientation held offsite (learn more).
  • 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).

2007 PALO ALTO SOCIAL & NETWORKING EVENTS

  • San Francisco Giant's game and pre-game barbeque in the ballpark
  • Bocce ball tournament
  • American River Rafting and camping trip
  • Draeger's Cooking School
  • Summer associate golf lesson
  • Northern California summer associate golf tournament
  • Sonoma Valley wine tour and dinner
  • Dinner at partner's homes
  • Volunteer Legal Services Program - Homeless Connect Pro Bono Project

2007 PALO ALTO ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION

  • Summer Associates
    • $30,800 per-summer compensation
  • First-Year Associates
    • Base compensation $160,000
    • Relocation expenses
    • $10,000 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 Palo Alto Office Fact Sheet (PDF).

Download the Palo Alto NALP form (PDF).