Summer Associate Program
The Summer Associate Program is LSAP’s signature internship opportunity of the year, with SAP recruitment lasting from late summer through the winter months.
LSAP’s Summer Associate Program (SAP) combines a legal internship with substantive legal trainings, lunch discussions and social activities. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive experience, similar to that provided by a big firm summer associate program. For rising 3Ls, the Summer Associate Program provides them with the opportunity to seek sponsorship in the fellowship process with one of the LAWNY offices. The LAWNY offices currently have particular projects which they are interested in sponsoring, but all project applications are considered.
LSAP begins recruiting for the Summer Associate Program in the prior fall as part of the general fall recruiting season. Recruiters post the program announcement at numerous law schools across the country, which will then collect any resumes and forward them to the recruiters for review. Interested law students may also apply directly.
The 2007 program included a two-day orientation in May, a mandatory substantive training in June, and a number of social events capped off by the Summer Social in late July.
Orientation training includes discussion of the Student Handbook/LSAP Policies and Procedures, Housing, Public Benefits, Domestic Violence, Client Interviewing Skills, Cultural Competency, and Ethics. Substantive training has included Family Law, Consumer Law, Disability Advocacy (SSI/SSD), and Elder Law.
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