Summer Program FAQs

How long is the summer program?

Our summer program is 10 weeks long and usually begins in late May.

What are the hiring criteria for summer associates?

We look for students with outstanding academic records, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Our goal is to hire students with a high level of maturity, good judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to assume responsibility. We also look to hire students with well-rounded experience both in their academic and professional careers. Law review, journal, and moot court as well as a student's extracurricular activities are also a factor.

How and when do I apply for the summer program?

We begin accepting summer program applications from second-year law students in Mid-May.

We participate in several law schools virtual on-campus interviews as well as numerous job fairs and law school events. Students at schools where we participate in on-campus interviews should submit resumes through their law school's Career Services Office. Meet us here. If we are not coming to your campus or collecting resumes from your law school, please submit your application, including cover letter, resume and transcripts here.

Our callback interviews are typically scheduled in August.

What should be expected at a callback interview?

Our callback interviews are conducted virtually through Flo Recruit, where you will have the opportunity to meet with several attorneys from different practice groups.

Will the firm reimburse travel expenses associated with the callback interview for out of town students?

All of our callback interviews will be conducted virtually. If you receive an offer to join as a summer associate, an office visit will be arranged. Yes, reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed. If you are interviewing with more than one firm during your trip, we can host your travel and/or share the costs with those firm(s).

Does the firm allow splits with other firms?

We strongly discourage splitting the summer between Allen Matkins and another firm. A split summer generally does not permit enough time for you to become familiar with each office or for the attorneys and recruiting personnel in each office to become familiar with you and your work. While we strongly discourage splitting, we will work with the interested students on a case-by-case basis.

What is required of me to get an offer of employment?

We use our summer program to fill our expected first-year associate staffing needs. Our goal is to make full-time offers to summer associates whose work performance and personal characteristics demonstrate an ability to excel in our firm's environment. We encourage attorneys to provide you with feedback for all assigned projects and conduct a mid-summer review to focus on and improve your skills and performance for the remainder of the program.

What types of work assignments should I expect?

You will work on various projects from the firm's different practice areas.

We assign you a mentor who is responsible for ensuring your broad exposure to our firm and the realities of practicing law. Work assignments include traditional legal research, drafting of memoranda, and preparation of transactional documents and pleadings.

You will also be invited to attend meetings and conferences with clients and opposing parties, court appearances and hearings, transactional closings, depositions, and trials to expose you to the day-to-day work of the firm.