Summer Associate Program

Explore Your Interests. Nurture Your Talent. Define Your Career.

Hodgson Russ, an AmLaw 200 firm, provides you with a platform to explore your interests, nurture your talent, find your niche and discover maximum career opportunities.

Summer Associates have the opportunity to do meaningful work on client matters, cultivate relationships with attorneys, attend professional development trainings and gain insight into the Hodgson Russ culture through social events and lawyering activities during our 9-week Summer Associate Program.

The application period is now closed for 2026 Summer Associate positions.

ENTRY-LEVEL ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT contact

Amy Atkinson, Manager of Attorney Recruitment
The Guaranty Building | 140 Pearl Street, Suite 100
Buffalo, NY 14202-4040
Tel: 716.848.1612
aatkinson@hodgsonruss.com

CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO THE SUMMER ASSOCIATE PROGRAM

work experience | Lawyering Activities

Explore your interests by working on a wide variety of practice area work assignments and shadowing opportunities through lawyering activities. We supplement summer work assignments with numerous “lawyering” activities such as client conference calls, client meetings, trials, depositions, and court appearances.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS

Develop and nurture your skills and talent through training. Our Summer Associate trainings are designed to help summer associates gain technical expertise and elevate legal professional skills.

SUMMER ASSOCIATE mentor prograM

Engage in conversations around the firm’s culture, expectations, and pathways for career growth.
Receive consistent, structured support during our 9-week Summer Associate Program.
Build relationships with partners and associates.
Develop the skills and relationships that contribute to long-term success.