Our eight-week summer program is designed to provide law students with a complete and realistic view of our practice areas and firm culture. Summer Associates work on litigation and transactional matters for clients of all sizes in the insurance industry, the financial services sector, and other highly regulated industries.
This allows the Summer Associates to fully understand the breadth of the firm's practice areas, the opportunities available at the firm, and our expectations of new associates. Although the firm views the summer program as a working experience, it is our goal to make a summer position with the firm both intellectually and personally rewarding.
Work Assignments
Throughout the program, all Summer Associates will receive a wide range of high-quality assignments from multiple areas of practice within the firm.
In Chicago, Summer Associates have the opportunity to work across all practice groups. Practice Groups are later asked to complete an evaluation of the Summer Associate’s performance and product so that ongoing meaningful and consistent feedback can be provided. In other offices, Summer Associates will work closely with different partners in their office on various assignments, with feedback provided throughout.
Summer Associates will be assigned a summer mentor who will guide them through firm life by introducing them to other attorneys and becoming a resource and support system throughout the summer.
Summer Associates will attend formal reviews at the midpoint and end of the program to discuss the evaluations and feedback received from assigning attorneys. We believe this feedback during the summer is important in tracking the Summer Associates' progress, addressing their expectations of the firm, and ensuring they are having a rewarding experience.
Training
The majority of training for the summer program is hands-on. Throughout the summer, however, the Summer Associates will attend lunches hosted by firm attorneys.
Additionally, Summer Associates are invited to attend all Hinshaw University internal professional development courses, along with the attorneys who attend for CLE credit. Further, the Summer Associates are invited to attend practice group meetings so they can learn more about each of the practice areas and the attorneys who work in them.
Finally, Summer Associates are kept updated on opportunities to attend and observe court appearances, depositions, client meetings, transactions or deal closings, oral arguments, and even trials.
Social Events
Our Summer Associates attend lunches and after-work functions with our partners and associates throughout the summer. We also provide many opportunities for the summers to get to know their colleagues in their own office, as well as those in other Hinshaw offices and in other firms. In past summers, we've attended local ball games, brewery tours and tastings, Jazz in the Park, and boat tours, just to name a few.
For more information on Hinshaw's Summer Associates Program, please contact our Recruiting Department.
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