Relations were much friendlier in the earliest days of the investigation, in
summer 2007, when Mr. Cuomo's office began scrutinizing the tiny circle of
associates around State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi, who had
positioned themselves
as middlemen between financial firms seeking investments from the New York State Common Retirement Fund — the third largest pension fund in the country — and the public officials who controlled how the money was invested.
So you drafted memoranda of law and researched case law when you were a
summer associate two years ago, but you draft memoranda of law and research federal case law for your current
position as a corporate
associate.