2025 U.S. 1L Summer Associate Positions

Keith Wetmore 1L Fellowship for Excellence, Diversity, and Inclusion

The 1L Wetmore Fellowship is designed to provide exceptional law students with a demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession with the training, mentorship, and exposure necessary for their professional development and engagement.

Candidates with a demonstrated record of academic achievement, excellent writing and interpersonal skills, leadership, and community involvement are encouraged to apply.

Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2025.

Please click here to apply to our 1L Wetmore Fellowship for the office location that you are most interested in. For more information about our diversity and inclusion initiatives, please visit mofo.com/culture/diversity.


Two-Summer Patent Program 

To be the best, you must be trained by the best. Our Two-Summer Patent Program was created to develop you into the next successful MoFo IP attorney. We will immerse you in our Patent Prosecution Group or Patent Litigation Group over two full summers, guide you in your professional development, and pay for you to take the USPTO exam. You will also attend our unique Patent Boot Camp training program and be mentored by our leading IP partners.

Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2025.

Please click here to apply to our Two-Summer Patent Program for the office location that you are most interested in.


1L Communications Registration

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 MoFo 1L Communications Registration


2025 International Programs
Please use corresponding links at the bottom of the page to apply.

Tokyo 1L Summer Associate

Morrison Foerster’s Tokyo office offers a U.S.-style Summer Associate Program where summer associates work on substantive client matters involving both corporate and litigation work and interact closely with lawyers of all levels (including both U.S. lawyers and Japan-licensed lawyers), as well as with clients. Candidates should have a serious interest in living and working in Japan.

Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2025.


2025 Hong Kong Summer Internship Program

We welcome students who intend to apply for a 2027 Training Contract in our Hong Kong office to participate in our Hong Kong Summer Internship Program. Each summer we run two four-week sessions, one in June and the other in July. During your internship, you will work closely with our attorneys and will be given real work for real clients. If you are particularly enthused about a specific practice area, we will work to accommodate your interests. By the end of your internship, you should have a good idea of whether the legal field is the career for you—and whether MoFo is the right place for you.

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis from September 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025.


 2025 London Summer Vacation Scheme    

We are seeking talented and ambitious aspiring lawyers who value collaboration, teamwork, and commitment to excellence to join our 2025 Summer Vacation Scheme in our London office. We will run two two-week vacation schemes in June and July 2025, offering you a chance to really get to know our firm. MoFo summer associates are entrusted with responsibilities and tasks typically assigned to trainee solicitors.

Applications will be accepted and reviewed from 23 September 2024 through 6 January 2025.

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