| Firm Name | Web Site | Locations
|
Years
|
Criteria | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold & Porter
|
http://www.arnoldporter.com/
|
Washington, DC
|
2L & 3L
|
Arnold & Porter's hiring standards are rigorous. Outstanding law school performance is a major factor in our hiring decisions, although other professionally related activities and experience, personal references, and participation in law review, journals, or clinical legal work are also weighed. Because of the high caliber of our summer associates, most typically received offers of full-time employment. In addition, many of our new associates have just completed judicial clerkships or other government service. | Sept. 8
|
| Baker & Hostetler
|
http://www.bakerlaw.com
|
Cleveland, OH
|
2L
|
Top 20% required; law journal and/or moot court
preferred
|
Aug. 27
|
| Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione | http://www.usebrinks.com | Chicago; Ann Arbor, MI; Indianapolis, IN; Salt
Lake City, UT
|
2L & 3L
|
Top 25% required; law journal, moot court, mock
trial preferred. For patent practice (majority of hiring), a
technical undergraduate degree is required. For trademark practice,
seeking students with liberal arts or business degree.
|
Aug. 28
|
| Dow Lohnes
|
http://www.dowlohnes.com
|
Washington, DC
|
2L
|
Top 10-15% of class required; law journal
preferred
|
Aug. 15
|
| Dykema Gossett
|
http://www.dykema.com/
|
Chicago, IL
|
2L
|
Required: top 25% of class and technical
background for IP.
Preferred: Moot court, law review, journal |
Sept. 8
|
| Fish & Richardson
|
http://www.fr.com/
|
Minneapolis; Atlanta; Austin & Houston, TX;
Boston; Wilmington, DE; New York; San Diego & Silicon Valley,
CA; Washington, DC
|
2L
|
Excellent academic credentials (top 1/3); superior
writing ability; scientific or technical background preferred
(required for patent prosecution practice only).
|
Sept. 8
|
| Fulbright & Jaworski
|
http://www.fulbright.com/
|
All domestic offices
|
2L
|
Excellent academic record. Moot court or law
review
|
Aug. 26
|
| Holland & Knight
|
http://www.hklaw.com/
|
Chicago, IL
|
2L
|
Top 25% required. Preferred: law journal/law
review; moot court; significant work experience; community service
and/or outstanding undergraduate academics.
|
Sept. 8
|
| Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
|
http://www.honigman.com/
|
Detroit, MI
|
2L & 3L
|
Top 25% required.
|
Sept. 1
|
| Ice Miller
|
http://www.icemiller.com/
|
Indianapolis, IN
|
2L
|
Top 1/3 of class.
|
Aug. 3
|
| Jenner & Block
|
http://www.jenner.com/
|
Chicago, IL
|
2L
|
3.5 GPA required.
Law review/ moot court preferred. Excellent academic credentials, exceptional oral and written presentation skills, strong leadership ability, initiative, collegiality and commitment to the Firm's values. |
Aug. 28
|
| Katten Muchin Rosenman | http://www.kattenlaw.com | Chicago, IL | 2L | Top 1/3 of class.
|
Sept. 11
|
| Kenyon & Kenyon
|
http://www.kenyon.com
|
New York, NY
|
2L
|
Technical background required (EE, CE, ME, Comp.
Sci., Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math, Pharmacology etc.)
Interview date |
Aug. 25
|
| Klarquist Sparkman
|
http://www.klarquist.com/
|
Portland, OR
|
2L
|
IP firm seeking summer associates interested in
patent prosecution and litigation. Top 1/3 of class, excellent
writing and oral communication skills, a commitment to living in
the Pacific Northwest. A technical background sufficient to sit for
the Patent Bar is required for most of our practice groups,
although a PhD is required for our biotech practice group.
|
Sept. 11
|
| Latham & Watkins | http://www.lw.com | Orange Co., Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; New York; Newark, NJ; Washington, DC | 2L & 3L
|
Top 10% (or 3.560) required, diversity,
initiative, willingness to assume early responsiblity, maturity,
judgment, non-academic experience and extra-curricular activities
(including law review, moot court and other journals).
|
Aug. 24
|
| Marshall, Gerstein & Borun
|
http://www.marshallip.com/
|
Chicago, IL
|
2L & 3L
|
Undergraduate/graduate degree(s) qualifying the
candidate to take the U.S. Patent and trademark bar exam is
required. Strong writing skills and an excellent academic
background are preferred.
|
Sept. 8
|
| Maslon, Edelman, Borman &
Brand |
http://www.maslon.com
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
2L
|
Top 25% preferred; law review or other law journal
preferred.
|
Sept. 15
|
| Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
|
http://www.paulhastings.com
|
Chicago, IL
|
2L
|
Selection is made based on academic achievement
(including law journal and/or moot court) and the personal and
professional competencies that are predictive of success at Paul
Hastings.
|
Aug. 14
|
| Schiff Hardin
|
http://www.schiffhardin.com
|
Chicago, IL
|
2L
|
Substantial weight given to a record of
achievement and hard work, including academic standing, work
experience, leadership and extra curricular commitments.
|
Aug. 24
|
| Sidley Austin | http://www.sidley.com | Chicago, IL | 2L & 3L | Top 10% of class rank/3.55 GPA preferred.
Law review preferred. |
Aug. 28
|
| Thompson Coburn Fagel Haber
|
http://www.thompsoncoburn.com
|
St. Louis, MO
|
2L
|
Top 20% of the class; participation in law
journal/lreview or moot court/mock trial.
|
July 31
|
| Townsend and Townsend and Crew
|
http://www.townsend.com
|
San Francisco, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, San Diego,
CA; Denver, CO; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA
|
2L
|
A technical or scientific background is required.
We strongly prefer candidates in the top 1/3 of their class with
law review or journal membership.
|
Sept. 8
|
| Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease | http://www.vorys.com | Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, OH | 2L | Top 25% of class preferred. Journal membership
preferred.
|
Sept. 10
|
| White & Case
|
http://www.whitecase.com/
|
New York, NY
|
2L
|
GPA of 3.4 or above required; law review
preferred; law journal required.
|
Sept. 1
|
| Willcox & Savage
|
http://www.willcoxsavage.com/
|
Norfolk &
Virginia Beach, VA |
2L & 3L
|
Top 1/3 of class. Moot court, law review, law
journal preferred.
|
Sept. 15
|
| Winston & Strawn | http://www.winston.com | Chicago, IL | 2L | 3.5 GPA or higher required; Law journal, moot
court preferred.
|
Aug. 24
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