Evaluation Process And Offers

Evaluation Process

Our goal is to provide constant feedback to our Summer Associates throughout the summer program. The Summer Associate mentors meet periodically with the summer associates to review their projects and discuss any points of constructive feedback.

Additionally, there are two opportunities for formal evaluation. The first is during the mid-summer review. The mentor, hiring partner, recruiting coordinator and Summer Associate meet at the mid-point of the program to discuss the projects that have been completed. At this time, constructive feedback is provided. In addition, the mentor is asked to provide report on the Summer Associate's progress thus far. The Summer Associate is also given the opportunity to speak about the types of work he or she would like to be involved in and provide the firm with feedback regarding the summer program.

The second opportunity is at the end-of-summer review, which is conducted in a similar fashion to the mid-summer review. At this time, the summer associate indicates a preference for the practice area from which they would like to receive a permanent offer.

Offers

When determining the size of our summer program, Bilzin Sumberg's philosophy is to hire only the number of summer associates to which the firm would like to make permanent offers. We believe this fosters an environment in the firm that lacks competitiveness. The practice of law is truly a team effort; the best work product and culture is maintained by fostering an attitude of teamwork. Therefore, each summer associate is evaluated individually on his or her experience at our firm when offers are contemplated. We are proud that in the past two years, we have extended 100% offers.

We offer the unique opportunity to work at the main office of a firm that does not have satellite offices, allowing our summer associates to interact directly with those attorneys who will participate in the recruitment committee meetings. Additionally, the recruiting committee has complete autonomy and functions in a bureaucracy-free environment. Lastly, we are committed to making offers to our summer class within one week of the end of the summer program so that students can focus on their third year of law school without worrying about the stress and demands of a job search.

Bilzin Sumberg is a proud member of the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) and supports NALP's guidelines for the extension, confirmation and acceptance of offers to law students. To learn more about our hiring history, visit our NALP form.