IRST, congratulations! As you begin your summer program, the highest hurdle that you will face before starting your career as a New York lawyer is already behind you. You have survived the grueling interviews and have distinguished yourself from countless other law students. You are well on your way to achieving your goals. The only hurdles left are to have a successful summer, receive an offer for full-time employment, graduate, and pass the bar exam.
Having a successful summer is certainly a challenge, but it is also, in many ways, the easiest (and most enjoyable) of all the hurdles to clear. And the secret is really quite simple. Do what you have always done. Do what you did to distinguish yourself in college, get into law school in a period of intense competition, and get an offer for employment in the nation’s toughest market.
