Law Firms Benefits and Commitments
Why LiTD is a “Win” for Law Firms
- LiTD offers law firms the chance to strengthen client relationships. Law firms attorneys work closely with inhouse counterparts during the hiring and on overall LiTD stewardship. They also gain associates with deep inside knowledge of and ties to the partner tech company.
- Law firms gain top-tier summer associates from a wide array of law schools. Our rigorous selection process identifies associates who will thrive in the fast-paced and cutting-edge legal tech world, and who will make a positive difference once they get there. Because LiTD is such an attractive program, we are able to lock-in this incredible talent.
- During their summer, these summers are trained by clients: learning everything from inhouse organization, to what clients look for in their outside counsel, to how to serve clients effectively. They bring all of this knowledge back to the firm.
- Law firms understand that tech companies conduct the initial review of the applicant pool and all candidate selections must be made from that pool. Each tech company and law firm are then free to decide how to partner on the final hire of the summer associate for their particular summer slot.
- The LiTD summer associate joins the law firm’s normal summer associate class, working as a summer associate (and referred to as such) for half the summer, and is seconded to the partnering tech company for the other half.
- If the LiTD summer associate's work product and performance over the summer warrant an offer under the same evaluation criteria as the firm's other summer associates (adjusting expectations as appropriate for a 1L summer associate), the law firm is expected to extend an offer to the summer associate to join the firm the following summer.
- In addition to participating in the law firm's summer associate trainings and events, the LiTD summer associate would also be a part of LiTD’s summer program. We coordinate closely to ensure a fluid transition between law firm and in-house teams and to coordinate ability to attend the various events. Attorneys from participating law firms are invited to gather with the in-house attorneys to speak at or attend events.
- Law firm attorneys are encouraged to also encouraged to gain further client exposure by actively participating in LiTD’s administration.