Law Students

The Summer Associate Experience

Summer Associates bond at baseball games, comedy shows, and city-specific events, but the real value of the summer program comes from the opportunity to see first-hand what makes our firm so special. As an organization filled with smart people who take their work—but not themselves—seriously, we welcome our Summer Associates with handpicked assignments that are substantive, interesting, and engaging. You will have the chance to explore our different practices—from cybersecurity and blockchain to voting rights, antitrust, government investigations, and more. You will play an integral role across the firm by drafting briefs, preparing for depositions or trials, and doing the legal research and analysis we need to guide our clients. The summer associate experience at Jenner is one you’ll never forget.

Career Development

No one does career development like Jenner. From your summer associate experience through elevation to partnership—or wherever your legal career may lead—we focus on helping you have the skills, conversations, and mentorship you need to flourish.

As you launch your career with us, you’ll explore and sample work from a wide range of practices, industries, and issues, and work with a broad range of experienced lawyers across the firm. You’ll take part in a comprehensive development program focused on giving you a panoply of legal and professional skills—from developing foundational legal content through research, analysis, and writing, to in-depth Deposition and Trial Skills workshops, Corporate Bootcamps, and more. Our goal is to develop the whole lawyer through comprehensive and intentional growth opportunities, time and team management programs, brand-building and networking support, and firm citizenship opportunities.

Mentorship

Mentorship at Jenner is more than random acts of lunch. Mentors provide a judgment-free zone where you can ask any question, express any concern, and explore career growth opportunities. Mentors gather and deliver development-focused feedback from your practice team and support you throughout your time at Jenner.

Your work is part of your life, not the other way around. To help you find, and continually fine tune, the balance between the two, we provide a wide array of programs and benefits: life coaching, on-site health and wellness screenings and services, generous parental leave, back-up childcare, and more.

Inclusion and Engagement

Creating an inclusive culture is baked into the fabric of everything we do at the firm.

We recognize that having lawyers from varied backgrounds is essential to our ability to provide our clients with the best possible legal services. We focus on hiring and developing lawyers who reflect the multiplicity of backgrounds and viewpoints represented in an increasingly global economy. We also work hard to create an environment where everyone feels included, respected and able to contribute fully. The result is broader perspectives, better ideas and more creative solutions for our clients, as well as a supportive and collegial working environment for our people.

Pro bono: The heart of Jenner

The crown jewel of the firm, our pro bono program, is central to our associates’ development. Our pro bono assignments provide hands-on learning opportunities and direct client contact. Through pro bono work, our associates get the the opportunity to expand their legal skills while pursuing the matters that inspire them. Past summer associates have worked on criminal cases, appeals, asylum applications and transactional work for nonprofits, and more.

Jenner & Block LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment and employment decisions are not made on the basis of an individual’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and/or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, arrest record, matriculation, personal appearance, political affiliation, marital, parental, veteran, military, or order of protection status, or any other protected status or that of their relatives, friends, or associates.