Incubate, Accelerate, Succeed
When you join Fenwick, you get a front row seat to some of the most culturally defining and exciting technologies of our generation and beyond. Alongside our invested and supportive attorneys and business professionals, you’ll work hands-on with notable established corporations and some of the most cutting-edge disruptors in the tech and life sciences space like Amazon, Cisco Systems, Google, Calm, Databricks, Figma, Freenome, GOAT, Liquid Death and Relativity Space. Opportunities at Fenwick exist not only for law students, but also for science and engineering students, and those interested in professional internships.
When you excel, we all excel. We nurture our students with the advice, support, coaching and respect needed so you can be your best. Fully invested in your career development, we connect you with a network of lawyer mentors and champions who will help you learn and grow. Because we are always evolving and levelling up as a firm, we empower you to contribute, are excited to hear your ideas and value your input so we can become better together.
Fenwick serves as a launching pad into exciting and challenging work at the forefront of tech and life sciences. You’ll have the freedom to carve out the career you want and be encouraged to build a career you didn’t even know was possible.
Opportunities for Students
At Fenwick, summer associates work on real-world assignments critical to our clients’ legal needs and business strategies. Every summer associate joins a mentoring circle that includes partners, associates, and other members of the firm to help navigate the Fenwick experience. Summer associates are also supported with legal training and development programs, and partake in social and networking opportunities that are a hallmark of our friendly culture and essential to developing a professional career.
If you are interested in being part of the talented and accomplished group that joins Fenwick’s summer program year after year, please contact recruiting@fenwick.com to learn more.
At Fenwick, summer associates work on real-world assignments critical to our clients’ legal needs and business strategies. Every summer associate joins a mentoring circle that includes partners, associates, and other members of the firm to help navigate the Fenwick experience. Summer associates are also supported with legal training and development programs, and partake in social and networking opportunities that are a hallmark of our friendly culture and essential to developing a professional career.
If you are interested in being part of the talented and accomplished group that joins Fenwick’s summer program year after year, please contact recruiting@fenwick.com to learn more.
Fenwick participates in on-campus/camera interviews (OCI), pre-OCI programs, and resume collection programs at various law schools. In addition to opportunities through law schools, Fenwick also accepts write-in applications. 2L hiring opportunities are now live on our careers page. Please contact recruiting@fenwick.com with any questions.
We look forward to meeting you this season!
Fenwick participates in on-campus/camera interviews (OCI), pre-OCI programs, and resume collection programs at various law schools. In addition to opportunities through law schools, Fenwick also accepts write-in applications. 2L hiring opportunities are now live on our careers page. Please contact recruiting@fenwick.com with any questions.
We look forward to meeting you this season!
Keeping pace with our dynamic clients, we have built a unique community of professionals and an inclusive culture where talent thrives. We believe that unique perspectives improve our client service and that an inclusive culture fosters cooperation, respect, creativity, and mutual understanding. One way in which we promote our culture is by offering scholarships for 1L and 2L law students. These scholarships assist with tuition and academic expenses. Our 2L Scholarship application is now live on our careers page. Please contact recruiting@fenwick.com with any questions.
Keeping pace with our dynamic clients, we have built a unique community of professionals and an inclusive culture where talent thrives. We believe that unique perspectives improve our client service and that an inclusive culture fosters cooperation, respect, creativity, and mutual understanding. One way in which we promote our culture is by offering scholarships for 1L and 2L law students. These scholarships assist with tuition and academic expenses. Our 2L Scholarship application is now live on our careers page. Please contact recruiting@fenwick.com with any questions.
Our patent practice handles ground-breaking work for the world’s most innovative companies, and our patent engineer program offers opportunities for students in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, chemistry, biology, pharmaceuticals, and other life sciences.
Our patent practice handles ground-breaking work for the world’s most innovative companies, and our patent engineer program offers opportunities for students in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, chemistry, biology, pharmaceuticals, and other life sciences.
Internships are a great way to learn about the many exciting career paths at Fenwick for professionals who are not lawyers. Opportunities include marketing, finance, information technology, legal support, and project management.
Internships are a great way to learn about the many exciting career paths at Fenwick for professionals who are not lawyers. Opportunities include marketing, finance, information technology, legal support, and project management.
Free Market System
Fenwick’s free-market system is unique among law firms. Through this program, associates have the opportunity to choose assignments from a variety of practice areas, industries, and offices in a way that matches their goals and interests. The free-market system encourages all associates to take ownership of their careers and build relationships within the firm, all with the support and guidance of the firm’s practice management team. Additionally, associates have opportunities to work on meaningful pro bono work.
Fenwick First
Fenwick First introduces associates to the firm’s way of work through numerous ongoing training programs and support groups. With the support of professional practice managers, individuals learn how to choose work from a variety of matters, meet a broad mix of attorneys at all levels, and start to understand the basics of navigating the free-market system.
I enjoyed the ability to work with attorneys from different offices. Combined with the free-market system, the seamless integration with other offices made it easy to find a variety of projects and tailor my experience."
Summer Associate
I worked on substantive projects and lots of them—it very much mirrored life as a first-year associate.”
Summer Associate