The Stoel Rives Summer Program
Our summer program is designed to immerse you in the practice of law and our culture at Stoel Rives. We offer our summer associates well-rounded opportunities including robust training and development interesting work assignments pro bono opportunities mentorship relationship building community engagement and (of course!) fun.
In the Minneapolis office offers to summer associates to return as associates are expected to come from the Corporate practice group.
However as a summer associate you may have an opportunity to work with attorneys across our core practice groups and industries:
Energy
Utilities Regulation
Transportation
Oil & Gas
Litigation
Your Corporate work assignments may include drafting transactional documents researching and writing legal research memos researching administrative dockets and drafting portions of comments and other regulatory filings preparing discovery participating in due diligence and learning the mechanics of closing deals. You will have opportunities to participate in client meetings regulatory hearings and closings. Our summer associates also participate in training and professional development programs.
Each summer associate is paired with an experienced attorney to provide feedback and guidance on navigating legal practice. Summer associates also participate in social and networking events to meet attorneys from across multiple practice groups.
Requisite Experience and Skills
We are looking for applications from students with a variety of backgrounds experiences skills and interests. Experience can include for example professional experience prior to law school community engagement or participation in law school organizations law review or moot court. Comfort with numbers and/or engineering concepts is a plus.
Criteria we consider when selecting summer associates include:
Compensation
Our summer associates receive the weekly equivalent of an entry-level associate salary in their office location. The weekly salary in the Minneapolis office is $3846.
Continue the Dialogue with Us!
For information about our professional development programs and resources our pro bono opportunities and our commitment to ensuring an inclusive workplace and one that supports the well-being of our attorneys and business professionals please visit .
We look forward to receiving your application for our 2027 summer program. If you have any questions please contact us at .
Required Experience:
IC