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Summer Program at Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson

100 Middle Street
P.O. Box 9729
Portland, ME 04104-5029
(207) 774-1200

Summer Program Overview


Our summer program is highly organized, extremely supportive, and individually tailored to each summer associate’s needs. Our summer associate program, with its 8-week in-firm rotation and 4-week pro bono fellowship, gives high-achieving law students an opportunity to work side-by-side with our attorneys, sharpen their legal skills, and gain insight into what their post-graduation careers could look like. Each summer associate gets the opportunity to work on substantive projects with our most experienced lawyers, rotating through several of the firm’s practice groups and becoming an i...

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No. of Summer Associates (2022)

6 total (4 2Ls; 2 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

3 out of 4

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Summer Program Length

12 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2022)

6 total (4 2Ls; 2 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

3 out of 4

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Summer Program Length

12 weeks


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1L Summers

Yes. Diversity Program with two 1Ls


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No. Rotation selected by summer associates


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Split Summer with Another Firm

No


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Split Summer with Another Office

No


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

? For non-OCI schools rolling starting around July (date posted on website); For OCI school, only through schools’ OCI and resume-collection programs


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Summer Associate Salary

Approximately $1,825/week



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Summer Program Contact

Rebecca Asen


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Offices with Program

Portland, ME


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Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law

Summer Program Overview


Our summer program is highly organized, extremely supportive, and individually tailored to each summer associate’s needs. Our summer associate program, with its 8-week in-firm rotation and 4-week pro bono fellowship, gives high-achieving law students an opportunity to work side-by-side with our attorneys, sharpen their legal skills, and gain insight into what their post-graduation careers could look like. Each summer associate gets the opportunity to work on substantive projects with our most experienced lawyers, rotating through several of the firm’s practice groups and becoming an i...

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No. of Summer Associates (2022)

6 total (4 2Ls; 2 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

3 out of 4

More

Summer Program Length

12 weeks
More

No. of Summer Associates (2022)

6 total (4 2Ls; 2 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

3 out of 4

More

Summer Program Length

12 weeks


More

1L Summers

Yes. Diversity Program with two 1Ls


More

Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No. Rotation selected by summer associates


More

Split Summer with Another Firm

No


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Split Summer with Another Office

No


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

? For non-OCI schools rolling starting around July (date posted on website); For OCI school, only through schools’ OCI and resume-collection programs


More

Summer Associate Salary

Approximately $1,825/week



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Summer Program Contact

Rebecca Asen


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Offices with Program

Portland, ME


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Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law