Description:
Job Description:At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.
K&L Gates is looking forward to hosting our 2027 1L Power of Partnership Program in Boston.
Program Description:
K&L Gates created the Power of Partnership Program in 2018 to offer outstanding learning experiences for law students while also increasing engagement with our clients. This program offers selected 1L students the unique opportunity to work for part of the summer in a K&L Gates office as a summer associate and part of the summer in-house with the legal team of a corporate client of the firm. For summer 2027, the Boston office will be partnering with John Hancock, a client of our Asset Management & Investment Funds (AMIF) practice. Please click here to learn more about AMIF and our partnership with John Hancock.
The program aims to offer opportunities and mentorship to students from a variety of different backgrounds including consideration for first-generation college or law students.
In addition to a paid 1L summer associate position, our 2027 Power of Partnership Program participants will be eligible to earn an academic bonus of up to $50,000.
If earned, the academic bonus will be paid in three installments (less applicable deductions):
- A $10,000 payment upon the successful completion of the full K&L Gates 2027 Summer Program
- A $20,000 payment if you spend a minimum of eight weeks with the firm during the 2028 Summer Program, do not spend time working for another law firm during the summer, and receive and accept an offer of full-time employment with K&L Gates
- A $20,000 payment upon joining K&L Gates as a full-time first year associate; this payment will be included in your first paycheck
Selection Criteria:
When considering candidates, we will look at superior academic credentials and excellent written and oral communication skills, in addition to any of the following criteria:
Dedication to advancing civil rights and fostering inclusion within your local community, educational institutions, and beyond. “Inclusion” means the recognition, appreciation, and use of the talents and skills of individuals of all backgrounds.
