Bell Nunnally Partner R. Heath Cheek is featured in a roundup of attorneys offering advice for summer associates. Heath shared the following:
There’s a temptation as summer associates to treat projects as if you were an associate (i.e. getting them done quickly and efficiently), but that’s not the correct tactic. Instead as a summer associate, you should spend as much time as you need to get the project done perfectly. The quality of your work as a summer associate is way more important than the quantity of your work. Beyond that, don’t forget to make friends with your fellow clerks. I’d much rather hire someone who has an ability to foster camaraderie, than someone who views his or her fellow clerks as competition.
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