Mentoring
Each summer associate has a shareholder mentor and associate mentor. The shareholder mentor meets with the summer associate regularly to provide performance feedback and to advise the summer associate about work assignments and practice groups. The associate mentor helps integrate the summer associate into the Firm and the city, both personally and professionally. In addition, summer associates are assigned “readers” so that each receives constructive feedback and instruction on all written projects.
Orientation & Training
Each summer associate participates in an orientation program during the first few days of employment with Carlton Fields, which enables so that the summer associates to “hit the ground running.”
Carlton Fields is committed to the professional development of each of its attorneys, and it begins with a commitment to providing relevant training to its summer associates. Our summer associates will develop and refine their skills through on-the-job experience supplemented by formal programs. As part of this training process, the following presentations and workshops are conducted throughout the summer:
- Legal Writing Skills & Strategies
- Pro Bono Workshop
- Legal Research Training
- Legal Technology Training
- Timekeeping & Billing
- Client Focus Program
- Mediation and Negotiation Skills
- Backpacks to Briefcases
- Law Firm Economics
- Client site tours & courthouse tours
For additional information about our Summer Associate Program, please contact recruiting@carltonfields.com.