Direct apply to Big Law firms in your target market. Pull up the NALP Directory, search for your target firms, go to the Basic Information tab and identify the recruiter, update your cover letter and resume, and send it off by email to the recruiter. Apply now, and apply broadly. We are seeing students land interviews and offers through direct applications. Want a head start for firms that we have confirmed are interviewing and hiring? Apply to these positions now:
2022 Associate – Real Estate and Capital Markets | DLA Piper | Chicago
2022 Associate | Jones Day | Irvine (
2022 Capital Markets Associate | Cadwalader | New York, NY, Charlotte, NY & Washington, DC
2022 Associate – Emerging Companies | Gunderson Dettmer | Bay Area (Apply via email to recruiter below if you did not apply via opt-in resume books)
Ms. Colleen McNulty
Legal Recruiting Manager
Gunderson Dettmer
550 Allerton Street
Redwood City / Silicon Valley, California (CA) 94063
recruiting@gunder.com
2022 Associate – Corporate | White & Case | New York (Apply via email to recruiter below)
Juliette Fernandez
Legal Recruiting Coordinator
White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1095
juliette.fernandez@whitecase.com
2022 Associate | Latham & Watkins | Houston (Apply via email to associate below)
Bryan S. Ryan
Associate
Latham & Watkins LLP
811 Main Street, Suite 3700
Houston, TX 77002
Bryan.Ryan@lw.com
Apply to posted openings via Firm websites, Linked In, Indeed, etc. Here is another head start:
2022 Litigation Associate | Greenberg Traurig | Los Angeles
Associate Attorney | Ahrens Deangeli | Boise
2022 Associate Attorney | Sidley | Multiple Locations
2022 Corporate Associate | Perkins Coie | Dallas
2022 Emerging Companies Associate | Perkins Coie | Bay Area
2022 Associate | Ropes & Gray | Multiple Locations
2022 Corporate Associate | K&L Gates | Charlotte, NC
2022 1st Year Corporate Associate | Choate | Boston, MA
2022 Fund Formation Associate | Cooley | Chicago, IL
2022 Corporate Associate | Cooley | Chicago, IL
2022 Debt Finance Associate | Cooley | Washington, DC
2022 Debt Finance Associate | Cooley | New York, NY
2022 Debt Finance Associate | Cooley | Palo Alto, CA
2022 Debt Finance Associate | Cooley | San Francisco, CA
2022 IP Associate | Morgan Lewis | San Francisco, CA
2022 IP Disputes Associate | Morgan Lewis | San Francisco, CA
2022 Corporate Associate | Morgan Lewis | Orange County, CA
2022 IP Associate | Morgan Lewis | Silicon Valley, CA
2022 IP Associate | Morgan Lewis | Orange County, CA
2022 IP Associate | Morgan Lewis | Washington, DC
2022 Corporate Associate | Morgan Lewis | New York, NY
2022 Copyright and Trademark Associate | Morgan Lewis | Boston, MA
2022 Finance Associate | Morgan Lewis | Boston, MA
2022 Corporate Associate | Morgan Lewis | Princeton, NJ
2022 Corporate Associate | Morgan Lewis | Philadelphia, PA
Attorney | Cambridge Investment Research | Fairfield, IL (Sept. 26 deadline – Apply via Symplicity OCI/VIP Session V)
Government
Many federal agency honors programs have their applications open right now – but most are closing within the next day or week. The Presidential Management Fellowship application will open on September 28th and closes 2 weeks later on October 12th. That application can take some time, so be sure to get started early. State Attorney General Honors and Fellowship programs are also open right now and closing shortly. Here is your ACTION PLAN for Government recruiting:
Apply to Agency Honors Programs and the PMF before the deadlines. Here is your list:
NSA Attorney Fellow | National Security Agency | Fort Meade, MD (Sept. 25 deadline)
FDIC Honors Attorney | FDIC | D.C. (Sept. 27 deadline)
DOL Law Clerk | Department of Labor | D.C. (Sept. 28 deadline)
IRS Honors Program – Office of General Counsel (non-Tax) | IRS | D.C. and Atlanta (Oct. 7 deadline)
HUD Law Clerk – Legal Honors Program | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Multiple Locations (Oct. 25 deadline)
NGA Honors Attorney | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | D.C. or St. Louis (Nov. 6 deadline)
Presidential Management Fellow | Multiple Agencies | Multiple Locations (Opens Sept. 28, Closes Oct. 12)
Apply to state attorney general honors and fellowship programs before the deadlines. More information below:
NYC Law Department Corporate Counsel Honors Program | NYC Law Department | NY (Oct. 1 Deadline)
NJ Attorney General Honors Program | New Jersey Attorney General | Multiple Offices (Oct. 1 deadline)
CO Attorney General Fellowship | Colorado Attorney General | Denver (Oct. 15 deadline)
CA Attorney General Honors Fellowship | California Attorney General | Sacramento (Oct. 25 deadline)
CA Earl Warren Solicitor General Fellowship | California Attorney General | San Francisco (Oct. 25 deadline)
NY Attorney General Fellowship | New York Attorney General | Multiple locations (Oct. 29 deadline)
CT Assistant Attorney General 1 | Connecticut Attorney General | Hartford
Public Interest
Public Interest hiring is in full swing! If public interest is your goal, now is the time to be on the lookout for fellowship and post-grad opportunities. If you missed the EJW bidding deadline, it’s not too late to sign up for the table talk portion of the event. In the past, students have landed interviews and offers just by showing up to network. Here is your ACTION PLAN for Public Interest recruiting:
- Sign up for the table talk portion of the EJW Conference. Registration closes October 14th.
- Check PSJD.org and Symplicity each week for new postings. Apply promptly. Here is a head start on some of the opportunities currently available:
Marion County Public Defender | Marion County, IN | Indianapolis (Sept. 26 deadline – Apply via Symplicity OCI/VIP Session V)
Washington University Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel | Washington University | St. Louis (Sept. 26 deadline – Apply via Symplicity OCI/VIP Session V)
ACLU Brennan Fellowship – Speech, Privacy & Technology Project | ACLU | New York, NY (Oct. 1 Preference Deadline)
Bertha Justice Fellowship | Center for Constitutional Rights | New York (Oct. 5 deadline)
2022 Finberg Fellowship | Human Rights Watch | New York, NY or Washington, DC (Oct. 8 Deadline)
2022 Sandler Fellowship | Human Rights Watch | New York, NY or Washington, DC (Oct. 8 Deadline)
First Amendment Fellow | New York Times | New York (Oct. 8 deadline)
Frank M. Coffin Family Law Fellowship | Maine Justice Foundation | Portland ME (Oct. 8 deadline)
Frank M. Coffin Family Law Fellowship | Pine Tree Legal Assistance | Portland ME (Oct. 8 deadline)
Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellowship | Southern Education Foundation | Atlanta (Oct. 15 deadline)
2022 FAIR Fellowship | Foundation for Advocacy Inclusion & Resources | Woodland Hills, CA (Oct. 22 Deadline)
George R. Murphy Public Interest Fellowship | Murphy Anderson PLLC | D.C. (Dec. 31 deadline)
Colorado Public Defender | Multiple Locations
Democracy and Civil Engagement Fellow | ACLU | San Francisco, Sacramento or Fresno
Supreme Court Fellow | U.S. Supreme Court | D.C.
2022 Associate Attorney | Environmental Law and Policy Center | Multiple Offices
2022 Attorneys | Bronx Defenders | South Bronx, NY
2022 Conservation Law Fellowship | Conservation Law Center | Bloomington, IN
Clerkships
There are always clerkship opportunities out there. If you’re actively applying, be sure to update your Oscar applications periodically. Withdraw from positions that have been filled and use those spots to apply for new clerkships. If you’re new to the clerkship application process, read through the process on the intranet here and make an appointment with me to discuss a strategy. Here is your Clerkship ACTION PLAN:
- Update your Oscar applications (or if you’re new to clerkship applications, make use of your 100 Oscar applications).
- Send out another round of paper applications. Make an appointment with Molly Snyder, our clerkship coordinator, to schedule a time to print.
- Take a look at these new clerkship opportunities, and get your applications ready:
US District Court for the Western District of Texas | David Counts |
2022 | Oscar Application
US Bankruptcy Court for
the District of New Jersey | Andrew Altenburg | 2022 |
Oscar Application
US District Court for
the District of North Carolina | Magistrate Judge Robert
Numbers | 2022 | Oscar Application
Washington Supreme Court |
2022 | Apply Online or Paper Application
Ohio Supreme Court | Justice Pat DeWine | Apply Online
Massachusetts Trial Court, Land Court Department | Boston, MA | Apply Online