Summer Associate Program
Our Summer Associate Program is designed to offer an authentic and immersive experience for rising legal professionals. At DBL Law, summer associates are not spectators — they are contributors. From day one, you’ll be treated as a valued member of our team, working closely with our attorneys on meaningful assignments that impact our clients.
What to Expect:
- Hands-On Legal Experience
Work across a wide range of our practice areas, gaining real-world experience that mirrors life as a first-year associate. - Client Interaction
Participate in client meetings and calls, gaining insight into how legal strategies are developed and communicated in real time. - Courtroom and Transactional Exposure
Observe closings, depositions, trials, arbitrations, mediations, and oral arguments to see theory put into practice. - Research and Writing
Engage in substantive legal research and draft memoranda, pleadings, contracts, and other key documents with attorney guidance and review. - Mentorship and Feedback
Receive continuous feedback from supervising attorneys, formal mid-summer and end-of-program evaluations, and support from assigned mentors. - Professional Development
Attend skill-building workshops, training sessions, and networking events that connect you with DBL Law attorneys, clients, and community leaders.
We believe the best way to learn the law is to practice it — with purpose, with people who care, and with a clear path forward.
Law school does a fine job instructing students in the law and how to think like a lawyer. But, the practice of law must be learned through professional experience and insightful mentoring. DBL provided me both of these key ingredients to professional development during my time as a summer associate. The lawyers at DBL made a point to involve me in hearings, client meetings, depositions and a variety of professional and social events. But perhaps most importantly, I received truly thoughtful mentoring about how to practice law with integrity, responsibility and a dedication to excellence.
Ryan McLane
Partner and former summer assciate, DBL Law
