Summer Associates Alimentary School
am 11.06.2006 von Jurabilis
A free lunch may seem mundane compared to those lavish outings, but in a city that is home to some of the finest dining in the hemisphere, the summer associate lunch is a category of perk unto itself.
Since the days when Wall Street lawyers welcomed young recruits with a meal in the private dining rooms of downtown mens clubs, firms have always treated their summer associates to lunch. Over the decades, it has grown into a recruitment institution, waxing and waning in lavishness according to the fashions of the citys food culture and the fortunes of the economy. Its one of the major costs of the summer program, said Paul Curnin, co-chair …
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