2026 2L Summer Associate

About Mintz

Mintz is an Am Law 100 law firm with over 600 attorneys serving clients worldwide. Our attorneys combine legal, business, and industry insight to help navigate shifting challenges. We advise business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors on pivotal transactions, disputes, and regulatory matters within our core practice areas ? Corporate & Transactional, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Investigations, and Regulatory & Advisory. We are strategically located to meet the needs of our clients, with offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Toronto, and Washington, DC.

About the Summer Associate Program

Mintz is currently accepting applications for our 2026 2L Summer Associate program and 2L Diversity Scholarship in our Boston, New York City, and Los Angeles offices. Our Summer Associates select a practice area of interest Corporate, Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, or Intellectual Property Prosecution (Boston only) and are immersed in that practice area for the duration of the program. Summer Associates work on an array of matters, often staffed on cases or deal teams, where they can gain real, hands-on experience working side-by-side with our lawyers. Our small class size, coupled with our Member and Associate mentorship program, allows students a broad range of opportunities and experience, customized to their individual goals and interests. After spending nine weeks at the firm, our Summer Associates know our lawyers, understand what we do, and are ready to hit the ground running after law school.

Qualifications and Desired Skills

• Must be attending an ABA-accredited law school and pursuing a J.D.
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must possess a high level of professionalism and client readiness
• Must be able to balance multiple competing priorities and responsibilities, be highly organized and exercise extreme attention to detail
• Must be able to collaborate and work effectively in team settings

To apply, please submit:

• Your resume
• Your law school transcript (official or unofficial)
• Your undergraduate transcript (official or unofficial)
• Your graduate transcript (if applicable)
• A cover letter stating your practice area and office of interest. Please Please note, you may only select one practice area and office to apply to. we are no longer hiring for Boston Corporate or New York Litigation.
  • Practice areas: Corporate, Litigation, Intellectual
  • Corporate (New York only)
  • Litigation (Boston only)
  • Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation (Boston, New York, or Intellectual Los Angeles)
  • Intellectual Property Prosecution (Boston only)
  • Offices: Boston, New York City, or Los Angeles (IP Litigation only)
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• A writing sample

2L Diversity Scholarship

• Describe how you would contribute to advancing the firm?s goal of fostering a diverse and inclusive culture.
• Using specific examples, please explain how your personal, academic, and/or professional background and experiences will allow you to offer a diverse perspective to our team and the clients we serve.

The salary for this position is based on an annualized rate of $225,000 per year ($4,326.92 per week).