Summer Program
Newport Beach, CA
Summer Program
The summer associates work with lawyers from different practice groups and different offices, experience the quality and range of work, and gain substantive experience in the areas that interest them. By the end of the summer, summer associates have a good feel for the firm's work. Research and draft memos on legal topics, including principles of causation in an Ohio product liability lawsuit, vicarious liability in a Section 1983 matter, and the varying probation and parole systems in several states. Draft and interpret contracts, opinion letters, and other documents. Draft trial and appellate level briefs and pleadings for both state and federal courts. Assist in the due diligence investigation of a target company and drafting merger documents. Write blog posts for the firm's employment, environmental, and products liability blogs. Assist in deposition and trial preparation. Summer associates learn from top trial lawyers about how to argue a motion and then argue themselves and receive feedback from firm attorneys. Summer associates learn from leading corporate attorneys about their practices, including topics like the steps in a corporate transaction, securities issues in corporate practice, and the key elements of a purchase agreement. They observe a negotiation of terms of a mock purchase agreement and negotiate other terms themselves. Summer associates learn how lawyers develop new client relationships and nurture and maintain current ones through hands-on exercises in which they practice building trust, conveying empathy, and demonstrating expertise.
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