2026 Entry Level Corporate Associate

Corporate First Year Associate 2026 ? San Diego

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 deals, disputes, and regulatory matters within our core practice areas ? 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, Washington, DC, and Toronto.

About the First Year Associate experience

First Year Associates at Mintz are hired into one of the firm?s offices and immersed into a practice area.The firm?s Orientation & Training, ?Base Camp? takes place in our Boston office and brings the full class together for a week of practical training and networking. First Year Associates are given formal mentors that can serve as a resource during their transition to the firm. This process ensures that First Year Associates know their colleagues, understand what we do, and are ready to hit the ground running after law school. Collaboration with team members is an important component of this role. This role requires 60% in-office presence; remote work is permissible 40% of the time.

About the Corporate Section

Mintz?s corporate practice offers a blend of comprehensive legal expertise and practical business counseling that enables our clients to clarify goals, find solutions, and achieve results across varied business transactions. Our corporate attorneys advise clients on a wide variety of issues affecting commercial, financial, and industrial enterprises, both publicly and privately owned. We offer an entrepreneurial and collegial environment, challenging work, and a unique opportunity to support growing practice groups within the section. Our associates work closely with our senior lawyers and corporate team supporting public and private companies in sophisticated business transactions throughout the country.

We are looking to add an entry-level associate to our corporate practice in the San Diego office. This individual will work closely with our senior lawyers to support public and private companies in sophisticated business transactions throughout the country. We anticipate a start date in September of 2026.

Qualifications and Desired Skills

• Must be graduating with a J.D. or LL.M. from an ABA accredited law school.
• Must be eligible for admission to the Bar for the jurisdiction in which the candidate is applying.
• Must possess excellent written/verbal communication skills.
• Must possess a high level of professionalism and client readiness.
• Must be able to balance and prioritize 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.
• Required documents: resume, cover letter, and transcripts.