Stinson offers an exciting opportunity for law students to experience daily life as an Associate attorney. Our Summer Associates gain valuable experience by working on meaningful assignments and learning from mentors and other seasoned attorneys. In addition, we coordinate a number of activities and social events that are designed to foster collegiality among peers and within the legal community more broadly. For more information on Stinson’s Summer Program, visit https://www.stinson.com/careers-summer-associate-program.

This position will be offered to exceptional first-year law students who have demonstrated excellent academic scholarship, research, writing, analytical, and communication skills.

Stinson has approximately 450 attorneys serving clients from 13 offices. The firm provides sophisticated transactional and litigation services to clients ranging from individuals and privately held enterprises to national and international public companies. The firm offers regional and national practices in banking and financial services; bankruptcy and creditors' rights; business, commercial and financial services litigation; corporate finance; energy, mining and natural resources; environmental; health care; intellectual property and technology; employment, labor and benefits; private and family owned businesses; real estate; and estate planning, trusts and tax law.

Qualifications

• Be a 1L student attending an ABA-accredited law school
• Have a strong academic record as an undergraduate, graduate (if applicable) and law school student
• Be interested in areas of the law that match the firm’s practice areas
• Demonstrate strong legal writing skills
• Be committed to practicing law in the firm’s locations in which the candidate is seeking a Summer Associate position (currently available in Kansas City, Minneapolis, Phoenix, and St. Louis)

Applications must include (PDF format preferred):

• Resume
• Cover Letter (please specify preference of office location in the cover letter; students interested in multiple locations should rank their preferred locations)
• Undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts
• Law school transcript (unofficial versions are acceptable). If an applicant’s law school transcript is unavailable at the time of application, the applicant may instead provide the anticipated date for receipt of grades and supplement with the transcript once available. Please send supplemental law school transcripts to recruiting@stinson.com
• Legal writing sample

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Application Deadline: January 12, 2024.

Apply online at: https://www.stinson.com/careers-summer-associate-program. For questions, contact our Attorney Recruiting Team at recruiting@stinson.com. Incomplete applications will not be considered for this position.

For more information about Stinson, please visit www.Stinson.com or the NALP Directory of Legal Employers.

Stinson is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply to be considered for open positions. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. We conduct criminal background checks of all individuals offered employment.

Stinson LLP is a federal contractor. Information gathered through applicant Voluntary Self-Identification will be used periodically with various government agencies for statistical reporting and to measure the effectiveness of our Affirmative Action and EEO outreach efforts. All information is requested on a voluntary basis and will be kept confidential. We will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, or otherwise need assistance or an accommodation in the recruiting process should contact Human Resources at 316.268.7962 or email Talent@stinson.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)