Summer Associates: WSJ Diary
am 26.05.2006 von Jurabilis
Summer associates: The very phrase conjures images of seven-course lunches, empty martini glasses and front-row theater tickets. But does that conception match reality in 2006? This summer, WSJ.com will investigate the question through its 2006 Summer Associate Diary. Four summer associates have agreed to chat with WSJ.com reporters over the course of the summer (with the blessings of their firms) to give the low-down on what todays programs are like.
Two pieces accompany the Diary today. WSJ.coms Ashby Jones reports that todays summer associates want more than dinners at Per Se or skybox seats at Petco Park. They want training and feedback. And thats what theyre getting, in the form of writing tutorials, mock trials and …
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