Our goal is to provide our summer associates with a realistic view of the Firm and of the opportunities and challenges of practicing law as an associate at Reed Smith. Accordingly, our summer associates become immersed in law firm life by completing assignments relating to actual client situations. Each assignment presents a fresh opportunity for summer associates to hone research, writing, judgment, communication and analytical skills. In addition to research and writing projects, we offer our summer associates a chance to get involved with out-of-office experiences including: board meetings, depositions, arbitrations, client meetings, and judicial proceedings.