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New York: The Summer Program at Cleary Gottlieb
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With no formal departments or rotations for any of its lawyers, Cleary Gottlieb offers summer associates the opportunity to enjoy assignments in a variety of practice areas, or focus on a particular discipline, in a flexible and diverse environment.
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Summer Associates get exposure to “real world” practice where summer associates play active and meaningful roles in ongoing matters.
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Potential for rotations in one of our 10 overseas offices, with 40 out of 96 summers from the 2009 summer class going overseas.
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All summer associates who express an interest receive pro bono assignments from our broad pro bono practice.
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Extensive formal and informal training, including summer lunches and weekly meetings hosted by various practice areas, a two-day corporate training seminar, an interactive litigation “bootcamp” with a mock deposition exercise and office-wide CLE sessions.
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As a complement to the formal training and partner supervision, our summer associates benefit from personal mentoring from the associates who serve on our Summer Program Committee and as junior “siblings.”
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Opportunity to participate in a two-week summer internship program at a leading investment bank.
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Our summer program provides ample opportunity to expose participants to life in New York. A wide array of events are planned each year, ranging from partner-hosted dinners, to firmwide events.
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Summer associates receive the same remote-access technology as all other lawyers, including use of laptops and BlackBerry handheld devices.
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Cleary Gottlieb received a Top Ten Prestige Ranking in the 2010 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms.
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