Pro Bono: The Real Work Summer Associates Do

June 14, 2017, 4:00 AM UTC

The summer associate experience at large law firms is known for long lunches and memos that never see the light of day. But pro bono matters provide something of substance for these future attorneys to cut their teeth on.

The challenge for law firms is to give the “summers,” who have limited time and experience, something meaningful to do while they’re at the firm, Anthony Perez Cassino, assistant director of public service at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, told Bloomberg BNA.

Milbank has multiple programs for summer associates, ranging from working on a study on the ...

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