Summer Program Stats
No. of Summer Associates (2025): 20 total (16 2Ls; 4 1Ls)
No. of 2L Offers (2024): 20 out of 21
Summer Associate Salary:
$4,327/week
Summer Program Length:
10 weeks
Summer Program Contact
Laurie Taylor
Director of Legal Recruitment
(202) 408-4000
laurie.taylor@finnegan.com
1L Summers: Yes
Assigned to Specific Practice Area: Yes
Split Summer with Another Firm: No
Split Summer with Another Office: No
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program: We accept applications on a rolling basis. Applicants can submit applications after they receive their first semester grades or can submit through OCI or career fair programs.
Offices with a Summer Program
- Atlanta, GA
- Boston, MA
- Palo Alto, CA
- Reston, VA
- Washington, DC
Schools Firm Visits for OCI
- Berkeley Law
- Boston College Law School
- Boston University School of Law
- BYU Law School
- Emory University School of Law
- George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
- Georgetown Law
- George Washington University Law School
- Georgia State University College of Law
- Harvard Law School
- Santa Clara Law
- Stanford Law School
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- University of Richmond School of Law
- University of Virginia School of Law
- University of Washington School of Law
- Washington and Lee University School of Law
- William & Mary Law School
Career Fairs Attended
- Bay Area Diversity Job Fair
- Lavender Law Career Fair
- MCGC (Midwest/California/Georgia) Consortium
- San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association Job Fair
- The Law Consortium: DC Program
The Firm Says
Our summer associate program is designed to expose law students to the field of intellectual property law and to provide an accurate idea of an associate's work at the firm. The 10-week summer program stresses professionalism, training, and professional development. Our summer associates have the opportunity to engage in a diverse mix of work including attending trials, appellate and motion hearings, depositions, and client meetings; researching and writing on various patent, trademark, copyright, procedural, and evidentiary issues; prosecuting patent and trademark applications; writing speeches and articles; working on pro bono matters; and presenting reviews of recent Federal Circuit decisions. Finnegan's summer program also offers regular social events and lunches so that summer associates can network with each other and firm attorneys. Past summer events have included casino night; professional baseball games; The Nation’s Capital Segway Tour; District Pier at The Wharf reception; brewery and winery tours; and a cooking class.