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✅ The Done List
At this point in the summer you probably have a number of different tasks that you are focused on completing.
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It's Never Too Early: Why Summer Associates Should Care About Business Development
A Guest Post from Megan Senese
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How to (Try to) Find a Needle in a Haystack
A Path for Responding to "Partner Law" Research Assignments
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Own The Case from Day One
And why what you have to offer matters even as a summer
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How to Get Enough Sleep (And Why It Matters)
Coffee.
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June 2025

What Do You Want to Do?
A Guest Post from Kirk Nahra
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A Draft is Never a Draft
How to Proofread Like a Pro In Four Easy Steps
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Time Off (Without Stressing Out)
Most of you won’t be taking extended vacations this summer—there simply isn’t time in a ten-to-twelve week summer internship.
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⏲️ On Tracking Time
I remember one of the biggest shocks when I started as a summer associate: I had to track my time in six-minute increments.
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Important v. Urgent
A lesson on time management.
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Don't Be Afraid of Questions
A Guest Post from Emily Logan Stedman
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What Energizes You?
Learn How You Like Spending Your Day
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