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Challenging, rewarding work in a collaborative and professional work environment

Through its Summer Associate and 1L programs, Venable provides new attorneys challenging, rewarding work in a collaborative and professional work environment. An extensive orientation program, a wide variety of professional training workshops, and mentoring by exceptional practitioners in a wide variety of practice areas makes, Venable stand out among AmLaw 100 firms as a place for new lawyers to launch their legal careers.

Many of our new lawyers come to the firm through our summer associate program. Others join us from judicial clerkships, government positions, or other professional backgrounds. To inquire about entry-level attorney positions, contact the recruiter representing the office you would like to join. 

Venable LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. To view our equal opportunity policy, please click here.

Contacts
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For legal career opportunities in:

Melissa N. Meyer
Director of Associate Recruiting
202.344.4521
mnmeyer@venable.com

Washington DC:

Victoria K. Sievers
Senior Manager of Associate Recruiting
202.344.4512
VKSievers@Venable.com

Baltimore, Towson and Tysons:

Maria Krupinsky
Legal Recruiting Manager
410.244.7813
mkrupinsky@Venable.com

New York: 

Samantha Gerstein
Senior Manager of Associate Recruiting
212.218.2267
SLgerstein@venable.com

Los Angeles and San Francisco:

Kara Barnachea
Senior Manager of Associate Recruiting
310.229.9978
kbarnachea@Venable.com

Chicago

Noelle Kellogg
Legal Recruiting Manager
212.503.0673
Nekellogg@venable.com

NALP Form
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View  Venable's NALP form

Venable's Summer Associate Program is a very important source for associate hiring. Our program is designed to give summer associates a realistic depiction of what everyday life is like as a junior associate. We currently have summer programs in our Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tysons Corner, and Washington, DC offices.

Assignments

Summer associates receive real work assignments on behalf of real clients—the same type of assignments our junior associates receive throughout the year. Assignments range from research and memos to presentations for a client, from rush assignments to ongoing projects.

Although each office has a slightly different assignment process, we make sure our summer associates receive work in the practice areas that are of interest to them. We do not do a formal rotation, which allows our summer associates to explore various practice areas of their choosing. In addition to work assignments, we encourage participation in "take-alongs," which can include attending hearings, spending the day in court, or sitting in on a transaction closing.

Feedback

Upon the completion of each assignment, summer associates are evaluated by the assigning attorney. In addition, a partner member of the local office hiring committee meets with each summer associate for a midsummer and end-of-summer review.

Social Events

Venable strives to maintain a balance between work and social events for the duration of the summer program. Informal dinners, happy hours, and lunches are some of the best ways for the summer associates to get to know our attorneys. In addition, we host a number of formal events, which vary by office.

Take a Partner to Lunch

The "Take a Partner to Lunch" program encourages summer associates to spend time with partners whose practice areas are of particular interest to the summer associate. Get to know experienced lawyers and enjoy lunch on us.

On Campus Interviews
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July 6, 2022

University of California, Irvine School of Law

July 14, 2022 - July 15, 2022

Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF)

July 15, 2022

Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
July 15, 2022 University of California, Davis School of Law
July 25, 2022 Fordham University School of Law
July 25, 2022 Loyola Patent Law Program
July 26, 2022 Brooklyn Law School
July 26, 2022 New York Law School
July 26, 2022 University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
July 26, 2022 George Washington University Law School NY Regional Program
July 27, 2022 New York University School of Law
July 27, 2022 - July 29, 2022 Lavender Law Career Fair
July 28, 2022 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
July 29, 2022 Columbia University School of Law
August 1, 2022 American University, Washington College of Law
August 1, 2022 Georgetown University Law Center
August 1, 2022 University of San Francisco
August 2, 2022 Cornell Law School
August 2, 2022 Duke University School of Law
August 2, 2022 Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
August 2, 2022 St. John's University School of Law
August 2, 2022 University of California, Hastings College of the Law
August 2, 2022 University of Maryland School of Law
August 2, 2022 University of Richmond School of Law
August 2, 2022 William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
August 3, 2022 George Mason University School of Law
August 3, 2022 Harvard Law School
August 3, 2022 Howard Law School
August 3, 2022 University of Michigan Law School
August 3, 2022 University of Pennsylvania Law School
August 3, 2022 Vanderbilt Law School
August 3, 2022 Villanova University School of Law
August 3, 2022 George Washington University Law School
August 3, 2022 University of Virginia School of Law
August 3, 2022 Northeastern BLSA Job Fair
August 4, 2022 University of Baltimore School of Law
August 4, 2022 University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
August 5, 2022 Loyola University Chicago School of Law
August 8, 2022 Chicago-Kent College of Law
August 10, 2022 Stanford Law School
Pending University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Pending Mid-Atlantic BLSA Job Fair (MABLSA)
Pending Western BLSA Job Fair

How to Apply
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Venable seeks qualified law students whose personal and academic achievements demonstrate a commitment to excellence. These bright, highly motivated individuals will have the opportunity for interesting work in a collegial environment that promotes learning and professional growth. Whether you are a law student looking for a summer position or an entry-level associate looking for a place to begin your legal career, we invite you to take a closer look at our firm.

Second and Third year students currently enrolled at a law school where we conduct on-campus interviews should apply through their law school's career placement office. If we are not visiting your school campus, please send your resume and transcripts to our Recruiting Department (see below for contact information). While a majority of our class comes from our OCI process, we do accept write-ins. These applications are generally considered from August 1 to December 31.

The Interview Process

A candidate should submit his or her resume, transcripts and cover letter through the career services office or to the proper legal recruiting contact for the office in which he or she is interested.

Screening interviews are held for qualified candidates either on campus or in the office. Eligible candidates may be invited for a call-back visit to meet with additional members of the firm.

If you are invited to the firm to interview, you will be contacted by our Professional Development & Recruiting Department to schedule a mutually convenient in-office interview. Call-back interviews generally last two to three hours, and, typically, you will meet with attorneys for approximately thirty minutes each. If you are interested in particular practice areas or have questions that may be best addressed by particular lawyers, please let us know and we will work hard to accommodate those requests.

If we invite you back to the office, we will reimburse you for interview expenses or share them with other firms. Reimbursable expenses may include airfare, train fare, ground transportation, and hotel accommodations, as well as mileage, tolls, and parking. We do not reimburse candidates for preliminary interviews.

Following your interview, your recruiter will let you know when you should expect to hear from us. The Hiring Committee makes an effort to get back to each candidate as quickly as possible.

We encourage candidates to contact their recruiter to schedule a return visit and indicate whether they would like to meet with lawyers in a specific practice area or from a specific diverse background.

1L LCLD Scholar Program

Venable is proud to be a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) and is excited to host scholars in our Washington, Baltimore, New York, and Los Angeles offices. The 1L LCLD Scholars Program offers diverse law students who will have completed their first year of law school by May the opportunity to spend a summer working side by side with attorneys from LCLD member organizations.

Our 1L LCLD scholars will split their time between Venable and a corporate partner or spend the entirety of the summer program with one of our offices. Throughout the summer, scholars will receive real work assignments on behalf of real clients – the same type of assignments our junior associates receive throughout the year. Assignments range from research and formal memos to client presentations and rush assignments. In addition, scholars will participate in "take-alongs," which may include attending hearings, spending the day in court, or sitting in on a transaction closing. A ten-week commitment during the summer is required.

We maintain a balance between work and social events during the course of the summer program. Informal dinners, happy hours, and group outings are some of the best ways for scholars to get to know our attorneys. In addition, our "Take a Partner to Lunch" program encourages scholars to spend time with partners whose practice areas they find particularly interesting. Our goal is for scholars to end the summer with a wealth of new connections, mentors, and an accurate sense of what life is like as a first-year associate.

Applications can be submitted through our Legal Professional Opportunities section. Please include a resume, transcript, and cover letter.

For additional assistance, please contact the applicable office recruiter:

Washington and Virginia:

Victoria K. Sievers
Senior Manager of Associate Recruiting
+1 202.344.4512
VKSievers@Venable.com

Baltimore and Towson:

Maria Krupinsky
Legal Recruiting Manager
+1 410.244.7813
mkrupinsky@Venable.com

New York:

Samantha Gerstein
Senior Manager of Associate Recruiting
+1 212.218.2267
slgerstein@venable.com

Los Angeles and San Francisco:

Kara Barnachea
Legal Recruiting Manager
+1 310.229.9978
kbarnachea@Venable.com

View our legal professional opportunities.