Summer Program

Experience Orrick

Orrick's summer program runs from late May through early August and provides law students with an opportunity to experience a realistic view of associate life at Orrick. We keep our summer associate classes small in order to provide focused and personal attention, practical training, varied assignments, extensive feedback and hands-on experience with real client matters, topped off with a variety of great social events. Our Summer 2006 class included 83 associates from 27 law schools.

Our goal is to immerse you in the firm and provide a straightforward look at our work, our people, our culture and our clients as a way to determine if there is a good fit for both Orrick and you. We work hard to provide challenging assignments that are designed to get you involved and out of the books.

A few examples of assignments performed by former summer associates include:

• assist in the preparation for trials and appeals;
• observe court proceedings, and attend depositions, hearings and negotiations;
• draft sections of appellate briefs;
• draft jury instructions;
• draft motions to dismiss;
• draft corporate formation documents, including stock purchase agreements;
• participate in client meetings, transactional structuring meetings, document negotiations, transaction closings and other similar activities;
• draft escrow letters and subleases;
• research appellate issues for oral argument, participate in pre-argument briefings with clients and attend oral argument;
• draft and review documents, and participate in meetings in connection with corporate finance transactions, restructurings, recapitalizations, and mergers and acquisitions;
• draft and review documents in connection with the issuance of asset-backed securities;
• draft and review documents relating to hedge fund formation;
• research and analyze patent law;
• research and analyze employment law;
• assist with projects related to the new reporting and disclosure requirements imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and
• draft and review documents in connection with interest rate swaps and other derivative products.