Law Schools Simulate Firm Summer Associate Programs Amid COVID-19 Cutbacks
Summer internships have been canceled en mass, and law firms have curtailed summer associate programs. Two law schools are attempting to fill the gap with their own summer training programs.
May 28, 2020 at 02:12 PM
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Can an online law school class approximate the experience of being a summer associate at a law firm? We'll soon find out.
At least two campuses have launched summer programs designed to help students develop the real-world skills they would normally pick up working at law firms or in internships, as many of those training opportunities have evaporated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York Law School has partnered with Venable for its eight-week Summer Associate Simulation Program, which is modeled after the summer associate experience at a large law firm. The 200 enrolled students have been placed into "practice groups," are attending online classes, and will work on simulated legal matters tied to the coronavirus outbreak.
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