Finding Success as a Summer Associate: Insights from Litigation and Transactional Perspectives
In this episode of Emphasis Added, Season 5 host Harrison Little welcomes Graysen Mechler, the incoming host for Season 6, to the podcast. They are joined by recent University of Houston Law Center graduates Mackenzie Caldwell and Hannah Syburg. The discussion covers the backgrounds of each guest, a typical day for litigation and transactional summer associates, helpful law school classes to ensure a successful summer and more. Our guests offer unique insights and valuable advice on how to make the most of a summer associate experience.
Season 5 Episode 8 Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
01:43 - Guest Backgrounds and Legal Interests
02:49 - Picking a Practice Group
03:57 - Choosing a Transactional Practice
05:27 - Choosing a Litigation Practice
07:42 - Fears Going into a Summer Associateship
09:56 - Perceptions of a Transactional Practice
12:13 - Day in the Life of a Summer Associate
15:55 - “Precedent” in Transactional Law
17:10 - Collaboration in the Litigation Context
19:05 - Asking for Additional Work and Creating Relationships
22:42 - Balancing Work and Social Events
25:34 - What to Know Before a Summer Associateship
29:22 - Misconceptions of the Summer Associate Experience
31:07 - Law School Classes and Experiences to Help Ensure Summer Success
33:43 - Feedback on Summer Work
35:55 - Problem Solving v. Asking for Help
40:25 - Advice for Summer Associates
43:27 - Outro
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