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Five Easy Steps To Help New Associates Put Their Best Foot Forward

By Jacqueline G. Meyer
September 28, 2007

Before beginning any new venture, family and friends frequently caution that 'starting something new is never easy.' This phrase is particularly true for law school graduates seeking to embark on the next phase of their careers. While some are transitioning out of one industry and into the legal field, others are entering the work force for the very first time. Understanding this phenomenon, many firms have developed Orientation/Integration programs to ease the transition from law student to practicing attorney.

Depending on the size of a firm's entering class, space and time constraints, and access to human and capital resources amongst other things, orientation programs can last anywhere from a few hours to a full week or span over one or two hours a week for a few months. Some are held in conference centers and hotels, in a retreat-like setting and include new lawyers from multiple offices of a firm. Others are smaller in scale, held in a firm's local offices and may even involve one-on-one integration sessions in lieu of a formal orientation program. Whether your firm chooses to have a weeklong retreat, one-on-one orientation briefing sessions, or something in the middle, the following provides an overview of some orientation must-haves to help your associates get up to speed quickly and hit the ground running.

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