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SUMMARY: Akin Gump Pro Bono Scholars Office Hours with Steven Schulman
DESCRIPTION: Sign up for a 20-minute coffee session to chat with Partner St
 even Schulman about the 1L Pro Bono Scholars Program. Sign up for a time sl
 ot in Symplicity. About the Program The summer after your 1L year\, you’ll 
 spend six weeks working at Akin and the rest of your summer working at a pu
 blic interest […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>Sign up for a 20-minute coffee session to 
 chat with Partner Steven Schulman about the 1L <a href="https://www.akingum
 p.com/en/services/pro-bono/pro-bono-scholars-program">Pro Bono Scholars Pro
 gram</a>.</p><p><a href="https://law-harvard-csm.symplicity.com/students/?s
 =event&ss=ws&mode=form&id=6e3c165c433a14ab5fd4c2fd1b9c068c">Sign up for a t
 ime slot in Symplicity</a>.</p><h2>About the Program</h2><p>The summer afte
 r your 1L year\, you’ll spend six weeks working at Akin and the rest of you
 r summer working at a public interest organization of your choice. Pro Bono
  Scholars make a commitment to return as 2L summer associates.</p><h2>In Th
 e Public Interest</h2><p>Many Pro Bono Scholars identify their own public i
 nterest organizations\, while others work with our pro bono team to secure 
 a placement. You’ll choose from a wide array of transactional and advocacy 
 opportunities. Our Pro Bono Scholars have worked with nearly 40 public inte
 rest organizations since the program started in 2008.</p><h2>At The Firm</h
 2><p>During your first summer\, you’ll receive pro bono assignments in a va
 riety of subject areas and interact with lawyers during training sessions\,
  lunches and networking events. Your weeks at the firm include a multiday S
 cholar Summit for Pro Bono Scholars and Robert S. Strauss Scholars\, featur
 ing off-site pro bono work\, training sessions with public interest leaders
  and our pro bono team and an introduction to our commercial practices.</p>
 <p>During your second summer\, you’ll be based at the firm working on sophi
 sticated pro bono matters in addition to commercial assignments. You’ll be 
 eligible for consideration to join the firm as an associate once you gradua
 te. Pro Bono Scholars who join the firm as lawyers will be placed into one 
 of the firm’s commercial practice groups.</p><h2>Questions</h2><p>If you ha
 ve questions about 1L Summer Opportunities at Akin\, please contact our <a 
 href="https://www.akingump.com/en/careers/us-students">recruiting teams.</a
 ></p><p>If you or an event participant requires disability-related accommod
 ations\, please contact HLS Accessibility Services at <a href="mailto:acces
 sibility@law.harvard.edu">accessibility@law.harvard.edu</a> two weeks in ad
 vance of the event.</p>
CATEGORIES:Career Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Lee Mestre":MAILTO:lmestre@law.harvard.edu
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