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Summer Program at Finnegan

901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC, DC 20001
(202) 408-4000

Summer Program Overview


Our Summer Associate Program is designed to expose law students to the field of intellectual property law and to provide an accurate idea of an associate's work at the firm. The 10-week summer program stresses professionalism, training, and professional development. Our summer associates have the opportunity to engage in a diverse mix of work, including: attending trials, appellate and motion hearings, depositions, and client meetings; researching and writing on various patent, trademark, copyright, procedural, and evidentiary issues; prosecuting patent and trademark applications;...

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

26 total (21 2Ls; 5 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

16 out of 16

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

26 total (21 2Ls; 5 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

16 out of 16

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We accept applications on a rolling basis. Applicants can submit applications after they receive their first semester grades or can submit through OCI or career fair programs.


Summer Associate Salary

$4,327/week



Summer Program Contact

Laurie Taylor


Offices with Program

Atlanta, GA


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


Our Summer Associate Program is designed to expose law students to the field of intellectual property law and to provide an accurate idea of an associate's work at the firm. The 10-week summer program stresses professionalism, training, and professional development. Our summer associates have the opportunity to engage in a diverse mix of work, including: attending trials, appellate and motion hearings, depositions, and client meetings; researching and writing on various patent, trademark, copyright, procedural, and evidentiary issues; prosecuting patent and trademark applications;...

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

26 total (21 2Ls; 5 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

16 out of 16

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

26 total (21 2Ls; 5 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

16 out of 16

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We accept applications on a rolling basis. Applicants can submit applications after they receive their first semester grades or can submit through OCI or career fair programs.


Summer Associate Salary

$4,327/week



Summer Program Contact

Laurie Taylor


Offices with Program

Atlanta, GA


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “Summer associates at Finnegan are very much treated as integral members of the team. They are given substantive work right away and sometimes even given client-facing opportunities.”
  • “I was able to work with associates and partners on projects that included current cases where I feel I made valuable contributions. I learned on the job as they walked me through projects, which was a great learning experience.”
  • “There was a lot of training programmed for us, which was very helpful. The substantive work assignments that I did were also ...