Summer Associate Program

The primary goal of the summer associate program at Rogers & Hardin is to give selected law students a realistic law firm experience, involving substantive and challenging projects with their assigned mentors and other lawyers in the firm. Summer associates are given billable work to complete and are considered a valued part of their assigned team. While we have organized social activities for everyone to enjoy throughout the summer, the focus of the program is to afford each summer associate an opportunity to observe what we do on a daily basis, and to see how attorneys interact with clients, judges and other lawyers as the Firm serves its clients. At the end of the summer, Rogers & Hardin hopes that a strong personal and professional relationship has been established with each summer associate, and that in the near future each successful student will return to R&H as a first-year associate.

Our Summer Associates

The law students who comprise the summer class at Rogers & Hardin are intelligent, highly motivated students with strong interpersonal and writing skills. In previous years, our program has included 1L and 2L students from distinguished schools such as Emory University, the University of Georgia, Vanderbilt University, Harvard University, the University of Michigan, Duke University, the University of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University. We strongly encourage students from all schools to apply to our program, even if the firm does not conduct on campus interviews at the school.

In selecting candidates for a position as a summer associate, we interview both 1L and 2L students who possess a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 or are in the top 10% of their law school class. Participation on law review, journal, moot court, or similar activities are important achievements that lend to a well-balanced candidate with the experience to succeed in our program.

To contact our Summer Associate Hiring Partner, Jeff Willis, please send your resume, transcript, writing sample and cover letter to our Recruiting Coordinator, Ms. Kimberly Passarella, at Rogers & Hardin, 229 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2700, Atlanta, GA 30303.