Summer Associates
Hanson Bridgett actively recruits talented, energetic, diverse law students who share the same vision as the people who make up our firm. Our firm's main recruiting source for entry level attorneys is our summer associate program.
We conduct interviews during the fall recruiting season at national and regional law schools to fill between 6 and 8 summer associate positions. We purposefully keep our summer program small to maintain the cooperative and supportive environment consistent with our firm's culture. A relatively small summer program also enables our summer associates to work in all the major practice areas of our firm and to get to know the people that make up Hanson Bridgett.
While every summer associate experience is different, we strive to give summer associates a realistic experience of what it is like to practice law at Hanson Bridgett. Summer associates do work that, if they were not with us, would be done by Hanson Bridgett associates. The assignments are real, meaningful, important, and often times complicated and exciting. Summer associates also have opportunities to observe or participate in client meetings, court appearances, and other "hands on" experiences. Summer associates, like associates, juggle multiple assignments and responsibilities. We know that the practice of law is demanding, but strive for a healthy balance between work and personal time. We want our summer associates to experience the joys and pressures of working at Hanson Bridgett so that our summer associates can assess whether their professional and personal goals and objectives can be satisfied at our firm. Of course we anticipate and hope that our summer associates will laugh and have fun throughout their summer and beyond.
