Brown Rudnick is distinguished by a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurialism. To cultivate these attributes at the associate level, the Firm developed the Brown Rudnick Associate Integration and Development (“BRAID”) Program. Designed to fully integrate lawyers within their first three years of practice into the legal profession, the BRAID Program focuses on relationship building and teamwork as a platform to build a successful legal career.

The BRAID Program encourages associates to collaborate with colleagues, embrace their own entrepreneurial spirit, work with intensity, and become effective contributors to the Firm – all core principles of Brown Rudnick.

For first-year associates, the BRAID Program welcomes the new attorneys into and acquaints them with the Firm, its members and procedures. First-year associates receive substantial guidance on how to be a successful Brown Rudnick attorney through orientation, small group meetings, mentor relationships and opportunities to interact with partners and associates.

The BRAID Program provides opportunities for second- and third-year associates to expand their professional networks by providing both formal and informal settings to interact and train with other Brown Rudnick attorneys across office locations. Additionally, the BRAID Program offers a forum to foster associate communication, camaraderie and collaboration.

At the conclusion of their three years in the BRAID Program, associates have established a foundation of relationships and experiences on which to build an enduring and successful career.