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SUMMER ASSOCIATES: AUDITIONING THE FUTURE
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YLS to present inaugural “speed mentoring” event. BY MAX MARBUT
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Charles Jimerson with Jimerson & Cobb’s summer associates, John Rutledge, a student at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, left, and Evan Reid, who’s studying at Wake Forest University School of Law.
Law students get a taste of real-world legal experience. BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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he population of the Jacksonville legal community has increased for the next few months by the presence of law student summer associates who have been carefully selected as potential additions to the staff roster at local law firms. For the students, it’s an opportunity to experience for a few months what it’s like
to practice at an established firm before returning to the classroom. For the law firms, it’s part of the longterm growth strategy and an opportunity to audition a student in terms of intellect, future legal acumen capacity and compatibility. “It’s part of our hiring strategy and how we replenish our pool of talent,” said Charles Jimerson, managing partner at Jimerson & Cobb. “We are able to identify top talent ear-
ly on and mentor great young attorneys from the very beginning of their careers,” said Holland & Knight Jacksonville executive partner Joshua Roberts. He was a summer associate at the firm and in 2007 began his career at Holland & Knight. The process of recruiting summer associates begins with establishing qualifications and usually includes on-camSEE SUMMER, PAGE 4
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The Young Lawyers Section of the Jacksonville Bar Association will introduce a new member benefit: speed mentoring. Scheduled Thursday after the annual “Noon in June” and before the section’s annual meeting and installation of officers, the event is designed to connect lawyers young in age or relatively new to the profession with seasoned practitioners. “ I t’s l i ke having a legal life coach,” said Duval County Jud ge Ga ry Flower, chair of the JBA Mentor Program ComFlower mittee. Twenty-five attorneys from various practice areas have registered to serve as mentors, Flower said. They’ll cycle through a series of threeminute timed conversations with potential mentees. “It’s a ready, willing and committed group. You’ll be able to see if you hit it off, and then you can take it from there,” Flower said. “We want to match attorneys with wisdom and experience with young lawyers who have enthusiasm and a love of the law.” Speed mentoring will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Bellwether casual restaurant, Downtown on Adams Street near Laura Street. It will be followed by announcement of the ballot results for the 2018-19 Young Lawyers Section board of governors and installation of officers. Visit jaxbar.org to register for the event.
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