Summer Program

One of our primary means of evaluating prospective attorneys is through our summer associate program. Our summer program includes 1L and 2L law students. The purpose is to provide us with an opportunity to get to know the candidate, and the candidate an opportunity to get to know us. The program emphasizes integrating law students into the practice of law.

GableGotwals’ summer associate program is six weeks. The Firm has chosen to continue a half-summer program to give summer associates the opportunity to spend the other half of the summer at other potential employers.

Summer associates are paid a competitive salary. We conduct on-campus interviews at each law school in Oklahoma (early in the fall semester for 2Ls and early in the spring semester for 1Ls). The Firm also participates in various job fairs and solicits resumes from law schools across the country, as reflected by the diverse educational background of our attorneys who have graduated from top law schools.

Meaningful Hands-On Legal Work

As a summer associate at GableGotwals you are part of the team. You are provided realistic exposure and hands-on experience to a broad spectrum of our Firm’s practice areas which helps develop your skills and ability to think strategically. As a summer associate, you will work alongside our attorneys as you would as an associate. If a summer associate is interested in a particular practice area, assignments will be structured to allow exposure to the issues and attorneys within that practice area.

We closely monitor the summer associate workloads to ensure that each summer associate receives substantive assignments at a manageable volume. Our attorneys are committed to each summer associate in the program and we provide opportunities to attend trials, hearings, depositions, closings, client calls and meetings, and other professional activities.

Getting to Know Our Firm and Its People

The other equally important aspect of the summer program is getting to know each other on a personal basis. Obviously, this involves spending significant amounts of time with the members of the GableGotwals’ family, both inside and outside the office. We plan several large and small group social events to provide you with an opportunity to discover the interests and talents of the members of the Firm. In addition to regular lunches, some examples of summer associate social events include cooking classes, sporting events, game nights, and our attorneys opening up their homes for dinners.

For more information on our summer associate program, please email hiring@gablelaw.com with your cover letter, resume, and transcript, as well as your office location preference.

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