Summer Associate in Irvine, CA

Law Firm

Irvine, CA

Summer Associate in Irvine, CA

Summer Associate

No

Job Title: 2025 2L Litigation (Financial Services) Summer Associate

Job Responsibilities:
As a 2L Litigation (Financial Services) Summer Associate at the law firm, the primary goal is to provide a meaningful and rewarding summer experience for the candidate. The responsibilities include:
- Engaging in substantive financial services litigation work, with a wide range of assignments such as depositions, research, brief writing, and potentially trial work.
- Gaining a better understanding of the practice of law, including opportunities to shadow attorneys.
- Participating in national and local training sessions, including workshops focused on improving legal writing skills and becoming a more effective speaker.
- Engaging in unique programming and events designed to facilitate networking and camaraderie among fellow Summer Associates and law firm attorneys. Past events have included activities like sushi-making, charcuterie board classes, candle making, attending baseball games, canoeing, sailing, beach cycling, karaoke, Top Golf, bowling, and chocolate tastings.

Education and Experience Information:
- Applicants must be rising 2Ls (class of 2027) pursuing a JD at an ABA-accredited law school.
- 2Ls attending a part-time program or pursuing a JD/MBA degree at an ABA-accredited law school, who are not graduating in 2027, are also eligible.
- The law firm seeks entrepreneurial, determined, and engaged students with strong academic credentials and a demonstrated interest in representing global financial institutions in complex and high-stakes litigations. This includes past work experience and/or academic exposure through coursework or scholarship.

Salary Information:
- The expected gross salary for this position is $4, per week.
- The law firm is committed to providing a comprehensive, competitive, and thoughtful total compensation package. This may include an annual discretionary merit bonus determined by firm and individual performance.
- A full range of elective health benefits is offered, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as robust mental well-being programs, child, family, elder, and pet care benefits, short- and long-term disability, and industry-leading parental leave benefits.
- Additional benefits include health savings account contributions with applicable medical plans, flexible spending accounts, and a 401K program. The role also includes compensated time off through the Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.

Application Process:
- The law firm is accepting applications on an ongoing basis until all positions are filled.
- Interested applicants must provide a resume, transcript, writing sample, and a cover letter articulating their interest in both the position and the law firm. If spring grades are not available at the time of application, applicants should supplement their application as soon as possible.
- Applications are only accepted for the New York, San Francisco, and Orange County (Irvine, CA) offices.
- Virtual and/or in-person interviews and offers will be extended on a rolling basis.
- The application process closes on August 31, 2025, or when all available positions are filled.

Equal Opportunity Employment:
- The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration for employment. For attorney positions, a 'qualified applicant' is an individual who is a member of the State Bar of California, admitted in good standing, and is eligible to practice; or whose admission to the State Bar of California and eligibility to practice remain subject only to successful completion of the California Bar Examination.