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Our summer associate program lays the foundation for your career at Nixon Peabody. The program is intended to introduce you to as many opportunities as possible. We believe the more you learn over the summer, the better career choices you will make. You will be exposed to a range of practice areas and take part in billable client work and pro bono projects. In addition to exploring the practice of law, we also encourage our summer associates to get to know Nixon Peabody attorneys and the cities in which we work. We provide many options for socializing, including attorney-hosted parties, concerts, evenings of dinner and theatre, sports events, golf outings and firm softball games. The key word is options. We don’t over-organize your summer. We give you the flexibility to explore what interests you, in and outside of the office. One Class Coast-to-Coast At Nixon Peabody, we operate as one firm. Our practice areas extend beyond geographic locations. Just as our attorneys collaborate across offices on client work, so summer associates in different offices participate as one class. Even as you attend the program through one of our eight offices, you will be part of a firm-wide program. We bring the summer associates together weekly to learn about national pro bono efforts, and hear about the direction of the firm, firm business and operations, and to hear from practice group leaders. The emphasis of our summer program is to provide law students with a realistic view of life as an associate at NP. You will be provided with the opportunity to learn skills through a combination of training programs and mentoring. We provide our summer associates with training in practical business skills ranging from setting goals and building personal networks to time management and workplace etiquette. Every summer associate is paired with at least one mentor to provide guidance before, during and after the summer program.
Summer associates receive broad exposure to all aspects of our legal practice. You have the opportunity to attend professional activities, seminars, depositions and hearings. You can expect to assist attorneys in working with clients. In addition to formal training, you will take on real work assignments that include
We view the summer program as a learning opportunity for law students and
Salaries reflect the geographic markets in which our offices are located.
Summer Associates are recruited for these offices: 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110 Our Boston office is located in the heart of the city’s bustling financial district. New England’s largest city, Boston is steeped in history as well as being a 300 S. Riverside Plaza, 16th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606 Our Chicago office is located in the Loop, convenient to public transportation, hotels, shopping, and great landmarks of historical importance to the Windy City. As the third largest city in the United States, Chicago is home to some of America’s most well-known corporations. Taking into account the greater Chicago area, it is a center for banking, finance, insurance, telecommunications, life sciences, and manufacturing. Click here for Directions 50 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753 Our Long Island office is 25 miles from midtown Manhattan. Opened in 1989, its staff includes more than 40 attorneys. The office serves a diverse range of clients, from Fortune 100 companies to nonprofit organizations and municipalities. The Long Island office was among the top scorers in the Long Island Business News’ ‘Best Places to Work’ competition for 2006. Click here for Directions Gas Company Tower, 555 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 The Los Angeles office connects our clients with Nixon Peabody’s diverse network of attorneys, who practice both domestically and abroad in a range of finance, corporate, and transactional areas. Practice areas include public finance, life sciences, technology, health care, education, real estate syndication, labor and employment, intellectual property law, venture & emerging growth, and litigation & dispute resolution. Our office is located in the Gas Company Tower, which has been recognized as one of L.A.’s modern landmarks. The building boasts a spectacular view of downtown Los Angeles and is only one block from the nearest Metro station, Pershing Square. Click here for Directions 437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Our midtown Manhattan office is at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Overlooking Madison Avenue from the 25th floor, the offices are convenient to Grand Central Station and Rockefeller Center. Shopping on New York’s famed Fifth Avenue is also within a few minutes walk. Parking is available in the building’s garage. Click here for Directions 1300 Clinton Square, Rochester, NY 14604 One of the largest law offices in upstate New York, the office overlooks nearby Lake Ontario. The Rochester Chamber of Commerce recently named this office “International Service Provider of the Year.” From the Great Lakes and New York’s Adirondack Mountains to museums and the Rochester Philharmonic, the area has much to offer. The city was named an “All America City” in 1998, and in September 2000, Partners for Livable Communities named it one of the nation’s four “Most Livable” communities. Rochester is also headquarters of the Eastman Kodak Company. One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 Our San Francisco office, at the center of the city’s commercial and financial district, is staffed by nearly 90 attorneys. The office is at the Embarcadero Center, a major office and shopping complex that is easily accessible by bus, rail, and ferry. Overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, the bay, and downtown, the office has convenient parking in Embarcadero Center’s underground garage. San Francisco is rich in history, culture, and activities of almost every kind, from sightseeing, entertainment, and fine dining to the arts, sports, and outdoor adventure. Readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine have named San Francisco the top U.S. city seven times since 1988. Click here for Directions 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004 The firm’s Washington D.C. office is staffed by approximately 80 attorneys. It is conveniently located just off Pennsylvania Avenue, midway between the Capitol and the White House, and directly across from the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Our Washington attorneys serve clients in a broad range of areas, including business, real estate, syndication and affordable housing, litigation, banking and lending, project finance, public finance, taxation, energy, telecommunications, construction, and environmental law. Click here for Directions Our summer program will provide you with a realistic view of day-to-day life at the firm. Our summer associates gain valuable experience in the practice of law and interact with the firm’s partners, associates, staff and clients. We offer the opportunity to get involved in pro bono projects and to participate in client work. At the same time, the firm organizes optional activities that allow you to meet people at the firm in a relaxed setting. How many law students does Nixon Peabody hire? Is Nixon Peabody’s summer program similar in size to other national firms? Which offices hire law students? Does the firm allow split summers? What kind of work assignments do summer associates receive and how does the process work? Will I have a mentor? Can I work on pro bono projects during the summer? What type of feedback will I receive on assignments I complete? What types of training and education opportunities are provided during What kind of activities are there? How is Nixon Peabody’s summer program different from other law firms? After the program ends, how soon can I expect to learn whether I will receive an offer for permanent employment upon my graduating law school? Summer Associates are encouraged to participate fully in the life of the firm.
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