Latham’s IP Litigation Summer Program offers aspiring IP Litigators an unparalleled depth of training, tailored mentoring from lawyers in our award-winning IP Litigation practice, and an offer of summer employment. 1L and 2L IP Litigation Summer Associates will join an all-star team of skilled attorneys focused primarily on complex patent trials, appeals, IPR/CBMs, and related business counseling. Applications will be accepted in our Austin, Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. offices.
Our IP Litigation Summer Program offers a unique opportunity to students who have just finished their first or second year of law school at an ABA-accredited school. The 10-week program includes:
- All of the benefits of Latham’s Unassigned Summer Program, but with a dedicated focus on IP Litigation
- In-depth legal training, mentoring and networking opportunities
- The opportunity to work closely with our full courtroom-tested team of trial lawyers, technical analysts, and paralegals on high-stakes matters in key patent venues and involving cutting-edge technologies
Selection Criteria
The application process is open to all law students enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school, regardless of race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, military service, disability, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable law.
Latham’s Recruiting Committee will evaluate all applications and consider the following factors:
- Academic and leadership achievements
- Life experiences that have shaped values and professional goals
- Relevant experience (academic, clinical, externship, and/or employment)
- Relevant technical background (engineering, computer science, chemistry, biology, or physics)
- Desire to practice in the IP Litigation Group
General Application Requirements
A complete application package must include the following items:
- Completed online application
- Résumé
- Unofficial or official law school transcript (including your complete grades for all law school semesters) and undergraduate transcript
- If your current semester grades are not available when you apply, please submit your current transcript with the application, and then send your updated transcript to Recruit.Global@lw.com once your current semester grades are available
- A personal statement (approximately 500 words) describing some or all of the items listed here: your academic and leadership achievements, previous work experience, and your intended contributions to Latham’s culture of teamwork, excellence, and inclusion, as well as the IP Litigation Group