Summer Associate Events in NYC

Craft workshops for law firm summer programs — Midtown & Financial District studios

Cohorts of 12–100 · June to August

Your summer class compares programs. A guided workshop at our Midtown or FiDi studio gives recruiting teams a weeknight event that is social without a bar tab, structured without feeling scripted, and memorable enough to come up in the callback conversation.

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An event your summer class will actually talk about

Summer programming is a recruiting instrument, and everyone in the room knows it. The events that work give associates something to do together that is not performative networking.

The problem with the usual rotation

Rooftop drinks, a steakhouse, a suite at the game — your associates have three of each on the calendar already, and they blur together by July.

What a workshop changes

Everyone makes something side by side. Conversation happens over the work, not across a cocktail table, which is easier on the quieter half of your class.

The photo that recruits next year

A table of associates with the things they made photographs better than any panel — and it is content your recruiting team can actually use.

Built around a summer program calendar

Weekday evenings at our Midtown or Financial District studios, sized for cohorts from a dozen to a hundred with a private studio takeover. Partners and mentors can join without anyone managing a seating chart, and the whole event runs about two hours door to door.

How it works

Simple planning, smooth execution

Your program calendar is set in the spring. This takes one email to place.

Share your basics

Share your basics

Class size, preferred weeks, Midtown or FiDi, and whether partners join.

We hold the studio

We hold the studio

A private session on your date, sized to the cohort.

We run the evening

We run the evening

Facilitators, materials, and pacing — recruiting just hosts.

Associates leave with a keepsake

Associates leave with a keepsake

A handmade object from their summer in New York, not another logo tote.

Why recruiting teams pick this format

Why recruiting teams pick this format

Private studio takeover for cohorts of 12–100

Midtown and Financial District locations near firm offices

Weekday evening slots that fit the summer program calendar

Structured enough that no associate stands alone at the edge of the room

Alcohol-free by default and no catering required — kosher, halal, vegetarian, Jain, fasting, sober and allergy-sensitive teammates all join without special arrangements

Fixed per-person pricing that fits a program budget line

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Class ideas

What your group can make

Every workshop below can anchor your event — beginner-friendly, guided end to end, and everyone leaves with what they made.

Turkish Mosaic Lamp

Turkish Mosaic Lamp

Candle Making

Candle Making

Terrarium

Terrarium

Moss Wall Art

Moss Wall Art

Sea Glass Art

Sea Glass Art

Resin Jewelry

Resin Jewelry

Block Printing

Block Printing

Perfume Making

Perfume Making

Book in the spring, run in July

Summer program calendars are largely set by March. Recruiting teams that place the event in winter or early spring get first pick of July and August evenings — the same weeks the rest of the corporate events market goes quiet.
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Summer associate event FAQ

Quick answers

So planning feels easy

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Events that give the class a shared activity rather than open-ended mingling. A guided craft workshop fills two hours, produces something each associate keeps, and works for the introverts as well as the future rainmakers.
Program calendars fill by early spring. Booking in January through March protects the July evening you want; later bookings depend on studio availability.
From a dozen associates to about a hundred with a full studio takeover. Larger programs can split across two evenings or run Midtown and FiDi in parallel.
Yes — mixed tables of associates and attorneys work well here, because the activity carries the conversation.
No, and for a recruiting event that is often the point. The evening is alcohol-free by default and no one notices the absence; firms that want a toast can add one.
Entirely indoors and air-conditioned — one summer event on the calendar that cannot be rained out.

Place one evening your class will remember

Tell us your class size, preferred weeks, and studio. We will confirm availability and send a per-person quote within the week.
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