Summer Associate Secondment Forum

[jotarokujo]

i feel like folks are overrating the effect that the marginal 2 weeks will have on developing relationships at the firm

[eastcoast_iub]

You should absolutely do this. Law firm life is generally horrible and unsustainable long-term and this will give you some network for a possible future in-house position. Losing two weeks of summer for the same pay has no real downside. Even if company is based in a less than ideal location maybe they have offices in places you want to be.

[pavementfan]

This is definitely a choice and was offered to all associates. I could take it or leave it. It would be for a little under 1/3rd of the big law summer and all housing/transportation expenses would be covered. More of an opportunity than an obligation. There are a lot of 1L diversity programs where you split between a firm and a company, so my sense is that this is similar.

So this is Morgan Lewis?

damn, y'all are relentless haha....

[Anonymous User]

several top firms do it, I know at least 2 V5s do it too, and not everyone who applied gets selected. They do the 2 week client secondment (also in NYC) on top of the 10-week summer SA, pay is still big law SA rate, so you get 12 weeks of SA pay under the belt, and a resume boost (the client is usually a somewhat prestigious bulge bracket financial institution) - It can be beneficial because you get to know firm's clients earlier than most of your peers.

[almostperfectt]

several top firms do it, I know at least 2 V5s do it too, and not everyone who applied gets selected. They do the 2 week client secondment (also in NYC) on top of the 10-week summer SA, pay is still big law SA rate, so you get 12 weeks of SA pay under the belt, and a resume boost (the client is usually a somewhat prestigious bulge bracket financial institution) - It can be beneficial because you get to know firm's clients earlier than most of your peers.

If it's on TOP of the summer, so 10 weeks at firm + 2 weeks 'seconded' (which is by definition not a secondment) I would definitely do that. No downside. Actually I have a vague memory of 1L summer associate program that did something like that for diverse associates but I wasn't in it and that was several years ago so I don't remember exactly

[Anonymous User]

several top firms do it, I know at least 2 V5s do it too, and not everyone who applied gets selected. They do the 2 week client secondment (also in NYC) on top of the 10-week summer SA, pay is still big law SA rate, so you get 12 weeks of SA pay under the belt, and a resume boost (the client is usually a somewhat prestigious bulge bracket financial institution) - It can be beneficial because you get to know firm's clients earlier than most of your peers.

If it's on TOP of the summer, so 10 weeks at firm + 2 weeks 'seconded' (which is by definition not a secondment) I would definitely do that. No downside. Actually I have a vague memory of 1L summer associate program that did something like that for diverse associates but I wasn't in it and that was several years ago so I don't remember exactly

it's secondment, you are an employee of the firm and they sent you to the clients. they just extended your summer for the client. but ya, might be different from the OP's situation.

[jedibill]

I’m a 2L headed to a v20

So this is Morgan Lewis?

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