I took a non-traditional route into practicing law, and as a result I missed out on the time honored tradition of being a summer associate. I must admit that I am occasionally a little jealous of the summer associates that flock to law firms at this time of year, with all of their fun planned activities and frequent lunches.

In my experience, however, most summer associates are not here for the entertainment, but are rather looking for some substantive work opportunities so they can really get a full picture of the practice of law and the firm where they are working. Over the course of the past few weeks, Meaghan Nelson has been providing some great advice to summer associates and those who are supervising their work over on The Mentor Blog. Meaghan offers summer associates ten great pieces of advice for navigating the summer associate gig, as well as advice for providing effective feedback to summer associates. Be sure to check it out before your summer associates are gone, because as well all know, the summer really flies by!

– Dave Lynn