1L - 2025 Summer Associate with Diversity Fellowship – JD Class 2027

We are currently accepting applications for our 2025 Summer Associate Program. In our program, you will step into the experience of life as an associate at Fish. Every day will bring new insights about the associate experience and prepare you to join our ranks - from training programs, to drafting legal documents, or talking strategy over a working lunch. We encourage skills development through complex client work assignments and training. Our social events, dedicated mentors, and relaxed firm culture create an environment that fosters your relationships with your fellow summer associates and our attorneys. At Fish, we promote a creative, respectful and inclusive culture that values the diversity of people and allows ingenuity to thrive. You will be a respected teammate, joining an elite group of attorneys solving intellectual property issues for the world's leading companies.

1L Summer Associate candidates are also welcome to apply for a Diversity Fellowship. The program is a key component of our ongoing firm initiative to recruit, retain, and advance attorneys who will contribute to the diversity of our practice and of the legal profession. Over 80% of our Fellowship recipients have received offers to join the firm as an associate following law school graduation.

Summer Associates who are awarded the fellowship will receive mentoring throughout the academic year by members of the firm; participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 1L Scholars Program; and accept a scholarship reward of up to $30,000. Fish will award $5,000 to all 1L Diversity Fellowship recipients upon completion of their 1L summer associate position with the firm; $10,000 to those returning as a 2L summer associate at Fish for the full 10 weeks of the summer program; and $15,000 to those who join the firm as an associate after law school graduation. Summer associate salary for 2025 is $4,327 per week.

Follow these links to learn more about our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives , our Diversity Fellowship Program and review our FAQs on the Fellowship Program .

If you have a passion for science, engineering and intellectual property, we want to hear from you.

What You Will Do

• Draft patent applications (patent prosecutions summer associates).
• Conduct research and draft memos for litigation cases (patent litigation summer associates).
• May have opportunities to attend client meetings, depositions, and even trials.
• Explore your office's city and experience local culture with our attorneys as your guides.
• Attend the firmwide Summer Associate Retreat filled with training, networking, and fun.
• Attend the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 1L Scholars Program.
  
  

Who You Are

• You are passionate about contributing meaningfully to the diversity of our firm and the legal community.
• You demonstrate a record of academic and professional excellence in science or technology.
• You have a superior writing ability.
• You are curious and motivated to learn how things work.
• You are in good standing as a law student at an ABA accredited law school, with an anticipated graduation date of spring 2027.
• You have enthusiasm and are eager to rise to the challenge.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
  
  

For Patent Litigation and Patent Prosecution Summer Positions: We require a scientific or technical background (degree and/or experience), excellent academic credentials, and superior writing ability.

2025 Summer Associate Salary: $4,327/week

Diversity Fellowship Information Sessions

Please join one of our Diversity Fellowship Information Sessions to meet with members of Fish's Diversity & Inclusion Team and hear from former Diversity Fellows about their experience. To register, click on your preferred date:

November 15, 2024, 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM ET

November 25, 2024, 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM ET

December 11, 2024, 05:00 PM – 06:00 PM ET

Application Information And Timeline

• Please review our FAQs on the Fellowship Program for more information including the prompt for your Directed Personal Statement.
• Complete applications require:
• Cover letter
• Resume
• Undergraduate/graduate transcripts
• Legal writing sample
• Directed Personal Statement - In 750 words or less, please describe the following: your background and what let you to the legal field; your involvements, either within your law school or other community activities, that demonstrate your interest and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; your interest in Fish and what you could contribute to our practice, the diversity of our firm, and the legal profession.
• Please ensure that your writing sample and personal statement are your own work and not generated using AI tools or software.
• The application deadline is Noon (ET) on December 27, 2024.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting November 1, so submitting your application early may be advantageous.
• Should you be selected, you will be invited to one of our virtual firmwide interview days, which will be held between January 9 and January 15, 2025 .
  
  

Learn more about our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives and our Diversity Fellowship Program at https://www.fr.com/why-fish/diversity-equity-inclusion/ .