Summer Associate
type: Class
alternative label: Legal Trainee
alternative label: Summer Clerk
alternative label: Summer Law Clerk
subclass of: RFJ69YSKEGMCQh0emzDcu0
definition: A Summer Associate is a law student working in a law firm over the summer, often to assess mutual fit between the student and the firm. The experience often culminates in the firm extending an offer for a permanent position upon the student's graduation.