Summer Associate- 2L/3L (General Practice)
- Legal, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Position Overview
The Firm is seeking a Summer Associate (General Practice) to support litigation, regulatory advisory, legislative research, and strategic client matters. This role provides exposure to cutting-edge AI legal issues, complex legal analysis, and client-facing advisory work.
The Summer Associate will work directly with the Firm’s Managing Attorney and will be expected to produce high-quality research and written work under tight deadlines.
Core Responsibilities
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Subject Line: “Summer Associate (General Practice) Application”
The Firm is seeking a Summer Associate (General Practice) to support litigation, regulatory advisory, legislative research, and strategic client matters. This role provides exposure to cutting-edge AI legal issues, complex legal analysis, and client-facing advisory work.
The Summer Associate will work directly with the Firm’s Managing Attorney and will be expected to produce high-quality research and written work under tight deadlines.
Core Responsibilities
- Legal Research and Memoranda
- Conduct legal research across federal and state jurisdictions.
- Draft research memoranda on regulatory, constitutional, administrative, and statutory issues.
- Analyze emerging AI-related case law and legislation.
- Litigation Support
- Assist in drafting pleadings, motions, briefs, and supporting materials.
- Support case strategy development through legal research and fact analysis.
- Cite-check and Bluebook filings and memoranda.
- Regulatory and Legislative Monitoring
- Track developments in AI-related legislation and agency guidance.
- Prepare summaries and alerts for client advisory purposes.
- Assist with drafting comment letters and policy submissions where applicable.
- Client Advisory and Strategy Support
- Support preparation of compliance frameworks and advisory materials.
- Assist in drafting client-facing guidance on regulatory and governance issues.
- Prepare briefing materials for meetings with clients and stakeholders.
- Current J.D. candidate (1L or 2L preferred).
- Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated interest in technology law, administrative law, constitutional law, litigation, or public policy.
- Ability to work independently with high attention to detail.
- Law review or journal experience.
- Prior experience in litigation, government, or legislative roles.
- Interest in artificial intelligence regulation and governance.
- Timing: Summer 2026 (flexible start and end dates).
- Location: New York City preferred; hybrid or remote arrangements considered.
- Compensation: Competitive; commensurate with experience and hours.
- Direct exposure to emerging AI regulatory and legislative issues.
- Experience drafting substantive legal work product.
- Insight into the development of AI policy at the state and federal level.
- Mentorship in building a technology-forward legal practice.
Please Submit
- Resume
- Statement of Interest
- Writing sample (5–10 pages)
- Optional transcript
Subject Line: “Summer Associate (General Practice) Application”
More about this job
Responsibilities
Conduct legal research and draft memoranda on regulatory, constitutional, administrative, and statutory issues, including emerging AI-related law. Support litigation, monitor legislation and agency guidance, and help prepare client advisories, compliance materials, and policy submissions.
Requirements
Applicants must be current J.D. candidates; the posting prefers 1L or 2L candidates and elsewhere identifies the role as 2L/3L. Candidates should have strong research, writing, and analytical skills, an interest in relevant legal or public policy areas, and the ability to work independently with attention to detail; law journal and litigation, government, or legislative experience are preferred.
Skills
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Legal Analysis
- Litigation Support
- Regulatory Analysis
- Legislative Research
- Artificial Intelligence Regulation
- Administrative Law
- Constitutional Law
- Statutory Analysis
- Bluebook Citation
- Client Advisory
- Policy Analysis
- Compliance Frameworks
- Attention To Detail
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Hiring contact
Oliver
Hiring contact email
Oliver@TheRobertsLegalFirm.com
Categories
- Legal
Keywords
- Legal Services
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Regulation
- AI Governance
- Federal Law
- State Law
- Regulatory Law
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law
- Statutory Law
- Litigation
- Legal Research
- Research Memoranda
- Pleadings
- Motions
- Briefs
- Bluebook
- Legislative Monitoring
- Agency Guidance
- Comment Letters
- Policy Submissions
- Client Advisory
- Compliance Frameworks
- Public Policy
- Juris Doctor