From clerkships to clinical assistantships to working as summer
associates at firms, summer legal work helps students gain practical
skills and experiences that benefit them during law school and beyond.
Lauren Powell, Summer Associate, Sidley Austin
"While at Sidley Austin, I had the opportunity to work in numerous
practice areas, including trusts and estates, real estate, bankruptcy,
labor and employment, global finance, and corporate law." Read more.
Jason Sanders, Summer Associate, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
"Discovering that associate work is essentially "here's a puzzle, now go
solve it, or tell me the different ways that someone could solve it" was
spectacular, because I'm the sort of person who is genuinely intrigued
by (and legitimately enjoys) puzzles."
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Henry Weiner, Clinical Law Student, Neighborhood Law Clinic
"At the Neighborhood Law Clinic (NLC), I am essentially a practicing attorney. I interview clients, make decisions on what cases to take on, write memos to our supervising attorney, demand letters to the opposition, and many other tasks a licensed attorney does on a daily basis."
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Samuel Bennett, Judicial Intern, Dane County Circuit Court
"My experience in the Circuit Court showed me all the stages of civil
litigation in a short period of time. I was able to observe and
participate in the judicial process in cases that were just starting and
cases that were coming to an end. Watching the natural progression of
litigation will help me in the rest of my time at Law School and in my
career as well."
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Blythe Kennedy, Policy Analyst Intern, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
"As an intern at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Office of Enforcement I was exposed to a variety of issues and legal queries surrounding ongoing and potential investigations of consumer harm. The issues I was assigned to research were multitudinous, incredibly varied, and extremely interesting. It was an amazing summer."
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