Frequently Asked Questions

If we have separate schedules representing different Sheppard Mullin offices, you should sign up to interview with each office in which you have an interest. If a single schedule represents multiple offices, please be sure that the interviewer knows the office(s) in which you are most interested.

Decisions to extend callbacks to students are usually made within a week following the interview. Occasionally we will put students "on hold" if we are over-subscribed at a particular school.

You will be given the contact information for the recruiting coordinator in the office to which you are invited. We appreciate early notification if you intend to accept the invitation, even if you are not yet in a position to select an interview date.

Typically, second-year students will interview for 2-3 hours plus a meal at lunch or dinner (varies by office).

The firm will pay directly for flights and hotel rooms as needed through its travel agent. Please save your receipts for expenses such as transportation to and from airports and hotels, and meals related to the interview trip, for reimbursement after you return home. Please submit your request for reimbursement within 30 days of your callback.  Please click here for our Travel Reimbursement form.

The firm tries to get back to students within several days of their interview. Delays beyond that are usually due to the timing of each office's weekly Recruiting Committee meetings.

Our 2008 Summer Associate Program ran for eleven weeks, commencing in late May and ending in early August.  

The firm provides round-trip air transportation for out-of-town students between their school and our office; students who elect to drive instead will receive a check for round-trip airfare at the beginning of the summer. 

Our offices are "business casual" throughout the summer (and, except for New York, throughout the year).

Summer associates have at least one associate mentor and, in some offices, two.

Our general rule of thumb is that spouses or other guests are included in events which take place over the weekend (however, our firm-wide Summer Associate Retreat Weekend is without guests). Events that are planned during the work week are usually considered business events without guests, although there are exceptions to that, too!