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Summer Associate Program

Sather Gate

We’re located just a few miles from the U.C. Berkeley campus.

Our summer program lasts the entire summer and is designed to provide a realistic representation of what life will be like with our firm. Summer Associates will begin to prepare and prosecute patent applications, and attend client disclosure meetings.

Each Summer Associate will be assigned to a “Partner Mentor” and an “Associate Mentor” who will provide guidance, coordinates work assignments, and will be available to answer questions. Work assignments will be evaluated and feedback shared with the Summer Associate throughout the summer experience.

Summer Associates will receive one-on-one training from partners and senior associates, as well as be included in the semi-weekly lunch training meetings where technology and intellectual property law topics will be discussed.

To help in building relationships with all of the practitioners in the firm, a variety of social activities will be held throughout the summer. These activities typically include outings to professional sporting and theater events, the firm’s annual picnic, and dinner with partners.

We recruit law students with engineering or science educational backgrounds, preferably with prior technical work experience, as well as superior writing ability. The majority of our Summer Associates come to us as second year law students whom we have met during on-campus interviews at local law schools or students who contact us. This year we anticipate conducting on-campus interviews at the following law schools:

U.C. Berkeley — Boalt Hall
U.C.L.A.
U.C. — Hastings
Santa Clara University

Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or any other legally protected characteristic.