Employment Opportunities

Summer Associate Program

Gjerset & Lorenz offers summer associate positions to a handful of exceptional law students. We seek bright, talented students who are near the top of their class and possess strong interpersonal, leadership, writing and analytical skills. The goal of our summer program is to build relationships with the law students with a view to hiring them as associates after graduation.

Real Experience
Our summer program offers law students an opportunity to do real legal work and bridge the gap between law school and legal practice. We want our summer associates to see a realistic picture of what it means to be a Gjerset & Lorenz attorney. Summer associates work on a broad variety of projects. They work on real projects for real clients. Work assignments are structured to ensure that summer associates gain some experience in every one of the firm’s practice areas and, have an opportunity to work with a number of different attorneys.

Guidance and Evaluation
We understand that summer associates want to know how they perform as lawyers rather than as law students. Our evaluation process begins the day the summer associate arrives. We explain to each associate the criteria that will be used to evaluate performance so that each associate knows how he or she will be appraised. Summer associates receive thorough feedback on every assignment. We understand that ongoing specific and comprehensive feedback is important to the overall success of an associate’s clerkship.

Social Events
Social events are an important part of the summer program. They allow summer associates and our attorneys to get to know each other in an informal relaxed setting. Social activities include organized lunches, dinners and sporting events.

Compensation
Our 2005 2L summer associates were paid $2000 per week. We evaluate our compensation rates frequently.

Logistics
Our summer program runs from the beginning of May until mid-August. The summer is divided into two halves and summer associates typically spend at least 6 weeks with the firm.

Offers of Employment
We know that most law students select a summer associate position with the goal of obtaining a full-time offer of employment with that firm. Before we select candidates for our summer program we determine how many 1st year associate positions we want to offer. That number determines how many summer associates we bring on board. Every summer associate has the opportunity to be given an offer by Gjerset & Lorenz.

How to Apply
We consider applications from qualified 2L students from law schools around the country. We have hired summer associates and associates who have attended schools such as Baylor University School of Law, Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, Northwestern University School of Law, University of Houston School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, University of San Francisco School of Law and University of Texas School of Law. 1L students are considered on a case by case basis. If you are interested in participating in our Summer Associate Program please send a cover letter, resume, transcript and writing sample to Shauna Lorenz by email at lawfirm@gl-law.com or by mail to our Austin office.