Available 1L Opportunities
1L Minority Summer Associate Program
Gray Plant Mooty, with offices in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, MN, as well as Washington, DC, has provided the highest quality legal services for over 140 years. Historically, the firm has experienced stable and consistent growth and our client base has expanded to include diverse local, regional, national, and multinational organizations. There is no mystery to our success. Our growth is directly attributable to our talent, hard work, and successful results, which has yielded appreciation and loyalty from our clients and employees.
In 2010, GPM was named a “Go-To Law Firm” for Fortune 500 companies by Corporate Counsel magazine, and has been recognized as one of the nation’s 50 “Best Law Firms for Women” by Flex-Time Lawyers and the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), a division of Working Mother Media, for the third consecutive time.
Gray Plant Mooty is committed to attracting and retaining a highly-qualified, diverse work force. As part of these ongoing efforts, the Minneapolis office of Gray Plant Mooty recruits 1L minority law students to participate in its Summer Associate Program. For Summer 2012, Gray Plant Mooty’s Minneapolis office will hire one 1L summer associate.
During the approximately 10 weeks of summer, our 1L summer associate will participate fully in our Summer Associate Program. Work assignments may come from any of our practice groups and will usually involve substantive legal research, analysis, and writing. In addition to the work aspects of a law firm, our summer associates often take on a pro bono project and participate in various social activities that allow each of them to get to know the attorneys of Gray Plant Mooty in more informal settings. The salary for our 1L summer associate program is $2,000 per week.
Application Procedure
Please submit a cover letter, resume, undergraduate transcript, law school transcript with first semester grades (updated later as necessary), and legal writing sample to:
1L Minority Summer Associate Program
Attn: Kristin Manikowski, Recruiting Coordinator
Gray Plant Mooty
500 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Applications will be accepted beginning December 1, 2011, and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2012. Gray Plant Mooty will contact you by Thursday, January 12, 2012, if you are selected for a screening interview. A limited number of students will be invited to return for half-day callback interviews in the following weeks. If applicable, travel expenses to Minneapolis will be paid by the firm.
More Information
To learn more about Gray Plant Mooty (including our NALP form), visit our Summer Program page, or contact our Recruiting Coordinator, Kristin Manikowski, at 612.632.3012 or kristin.manikowski@gpmlaw.com.