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If you are interested in a 1L 2027 Summer opportunity or a 2L 2028 Summer opportunity with Foley Hoag, please submit your application materials only once under this posting. Please read the information below carefully in order to accurately direct your application.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, until all available positions have been filled. Selected applicants will be contacted on a rolling basis for interviews. We will begin accepting applications on October 1, 2026. You may submit your application before receiving your 1L fall semester grades and update your application once your 1L fall semester grades are available.

Please see below for a comprehensive list of all four available 1L 2027 Summer and 2L 2028 Summer opportunities with Foley Hoag. When submitting your application, please indicate which of these positions you would like to be considered for. You may request to be considered for just one of these available positions or for as many as you would like. Please note that we are only accepting applications from student enrolled in JD programs with an expected graduation date in Spring 2029.

2027 1L Summer: Charles J. Beard Fellowship for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Offices: Boston, New York

CJB Required Materials: Personal Statement, Resume, Writing Sample (once available), Undergrad Transcript, and Law School Transcript (once available).

Foley Hoag is committed to fostering a truly diverse and equitable culture, to ensuring that it has a climate of inclusiveness where all individuals can thrive, and to attracting, retaining, and promoting outstanding lawyers and business professionals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and talents. These traditions emerged from our founders' determination to hire the very best talent, based entirely on individual merit and without exclusion. With that foundation, we strive to bring together lawyers and business professionals of different backgrounds, skills, and experiences because we recognize that this diversity enriches our firm's culture and enhances the quality of our work.

As part of this long-standing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession, we are proud to sponsor a fellowship for outstanding first-year law students from backgrounds underrepresented in the legal profession who are actively engaged and committed to helping create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession. This fellowship is named in memory of our former partner, Charlie J. Beard, II, who was the first Black lawyer promoted to partner at a major Boston law firm. Charlie, known for his wise counsel, humor, and intellect, believed education held the key to personal development and success for young people. It is, therefore, particularly fitting to honor Charlie, a staunch advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, with this fellowship. The Fellowship will provide financial relief to recipients as they continue their law school education.

Fellowship recipients receive a paid summer associate position with our firm and an award of up to $45,000 to assist with law school tuition. The award is paid in three installments: $15,000 upon completion of the 1L summer with the firm; $15,000 upon completion of the 2L summer with the firm; and the remaining $15,000 upon joining the firm as a full-time associate.

In order to receive the second payment of the fellowship award, a Foley Hoag Charles J. Beard Fellow must receive and accept an offer to return to the firm for the full summer associate program following the Fellow's 2L year and must not be the recipient of a similar fellowship award from another law firm. To receive the final payment of the fellowship award, a Foley Hoag Charles J. Beard Fellow must receive and accept an offer of full-time post-graduate employment and join the firm as a full-time first-year associate.

Eligibility:
We welcome applications from all first-year law students, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic, who:

Are enrolled full-time in an ABA-accredited law school with an expected graduation date of Spring 2029
Demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion and/or have overcome obstacles in the pursuit of a legal career
Can participate for the full term of Foley Hoag's 2027 summer associate program
Will not be a recipient of a similar award from another law firm
Have backgrounds underrepresented in the legal profession, which may include (but is not limited to) factors such as growing up in a low-income or under-served community, status as a first-generation college attendee, growing up in an immigrant household or household where the primary language spoken was not English, attendance at under-resourced schools, and experience with personal hardship or discrimination

Selection Criteria:
Fellows will be selected based on consideration of the following factors:

Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession
Academic and professional achievement
Strong interpersonal skills
Sincere interest in Foley Hoag and our practice areas

Our 2027 Charles J. Beard Fellows will also be designated 1L Scholars as part of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) and receive all the benefits of that program, including the Scholars Summit. For more information about LCLD, please visit lcldnet.org/programs/1l-scholars.

2028 2L Summer Associate - General (Business, Litigation, Administrative Law Departments)

Offices: Boston, New York, DC

All 2028 2L Required Materials: Cover Letter, Resume, Writing Sample (once available), Undergrad Transcript, and Law School Transcript (once available).

Our general 2028 2L Summer Program encompasses our Business, Litigation, and Administrative Law departments. Summer Associates who successfully complete our general summer program are eligible for full-time offers to join one of these three departments upon law school graduation.

Our summer associates work with our attorneys on matters of immediate importance to the firm's clients. We have no rigid work assignment or rotation system. Summer associates have the opportunity to choose their own assignments from a wide range of departments and practice groups. Some summer associates arrive at the firm knowing they want to practice exclusively in one area of our practice, while others use the summer to explore a number of areas to determine where their talents and interests lie.

Summer associates receive valuable training from working closely on a day-to-day basis with their supervising lawyers and from prompt feedback on all assignments. We have designed formal training and orientation programs to supplement this hands-on training, and we ask several of our lawyers to take primary responsibility for each summer associate -- serving as mentors and “buddies” -- to offer guidance and counsel in support of your professional development.

Our summer associates have opportunities to observe more experienced lawyers in action, attending corporate closings, depositions, trials and other court appearances, stockholder meetings, and conferences with clients and opposing counsel. And, of course, there is also ample opportunity to become acquainted with our lawyers on a more personal level at casual lunches and informal social events.

We hope you'll consider joining us for Summer 2028.

2028 2L Summer Associate - IP Litigation

Offices: Boston, New York

We are looking for a summer associate to join our IP Litigation team. IP Litigation Summer Associates who successfully complete the summer program are eligible for full-time offers to join our IP Litigation team upon law school graduation.

2028 2L Summer Associate - Healthcare

Offices: DC, Boston, New York

We are looking for a summer associate to join our Healthcare department. Healthcare Summer Associates who successfully complete the summer program are eligible for full-time offers to join our Healthcare department upon law school graduation.