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About the Role

Harris Beach Murtha is seeking Class of 2028 law students to participate in our 10-week summer program in our Rochester, NY office. Summer associates will engage in writing and research assignments across various litigation and transactional practice areas, supported by dedicated partner and associate mentors.

Responsibilities

• Work on writing and research assignments with a variety of practice areas, both litigation and transactional law.
• Receive guidance, feedback, and support from a partner and associate mentor.
• Navigate firm culture and identify opportunities for professional and social engagement.

Requirements

• Class of 2028 J.D. student enrolled at an ABA accredited law school.
• Strong academic credentials; Top 25% of their law school class preferred.
• Law journal, review and/or moot court experience preferred.
• Interest in starting their legal career in Rochester, NY.

Location

• Rochester, NY

Work Type

• Summer Program
• 10-week

Experience Level

• Class of 2028 law students

Education Level

• J.D. student

Salary/Compensations

• $2,170 weekly

About the Company

• Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP, bringing over 250 years of combined history.
• The firm has a strong Northeast presence with a global reach, serving a diverse client base including Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, public sector entities, and individuals.
• Practice areas span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
• Offices are located throughout Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.

Equal Opportunity

• Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and welcomes applications from diverse candidates with varied backgrounds and skills, including military experience.
• Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The firm's policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination.
• It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment.
• Harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited.
• Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.