Law Students

At Honigman, we value motivated and talented law students who seek a long and fulfilling career after graduation. Many of our partners, including those in senior management, grew up through our summer program. For them, Honigman has been the first and last firm where they work.

Our Work

Summer Associate Program

At Honigman, we are committed to offering our summer associates a stimulating, realistic and exciting look at the legal field.

We offer employment opportunities to law students for the summer following their second year of law school. The Summer Associate Program is designed to ensure that each summer associate obtains a meaningful "hands on" understanding of what it is like to practice law at our firm.  Summer associates participate in a variety of stimulating, intellectually challenging work assignments, observation opportunities, training, feedback sessions, social events and informal gatherings.  You will be an important part of the firm’s team, interacting with attorneys and other professionals who are open, accessible, and friendly. 

We hire every 2L summer associate with the hope and expectation that he or she will become our colleague upon graduation from law school. We make decisions on associate job offers based on the totality of each summer associate's experience, including the quality of written work, evaluations from assigning attorneys, sustained academic performance and demonstrated professionalism.

Our end goal is to help you evaluate your career interests and shape your future as a well-rounded and productive lawyer. We look forward to getting to know you and we appreciate your interest in Honigman.

Our summer associates are paid $3,895 per week. Please visit the Lawyers page for more information on benefit programs available to the firm’s associates.

On-Campus Interviews

We interview second-year law students at various law schools throughout the country. Depending on our needs, we also interview third-year law students for new associate positions. 

Attorney Development & Recruitment

MENTORING

While law school teaches you to think like a lawyer, it is our partners who teach you how to practice and serve clients. Some of these partners are formal mentors, others are friendly faces new attorneys get to know over time, others still provide valuable training in the context of a deal or case. Honigman highly values the people who take the time to mentor and teach. The firm has a formal mentor program whereby associates are paired with mentors for year-long terms, with certain mentors specializing in our newest associates. We also recognize the great lengths other attorneys take to ensure the success of our new colleagues. 

TRAINING

Your success is the firm’s success. The Attorney Development & Recruitment team is dedicated to ensuring that our attorneys have state-of-the-art tools necessary for their professional development. Our GPS (Growth-Professionalism-Success) Core Competency Framework provides a road map for success by articulating the skills to be mastered at each level of development.

Our training programs are facilitated both by Honigman partners and by external, national subject-matter experts and are part of our concerted effort to prepare associates for direct client contact and significant responsibility on important matters from the outset of their careers. Trained mentors also work to accelerate associates' integration into the firm and provide support until they are promoted to non-percentage partner.

Each department maintains a unique training checklist that benchmarks both the substantive and business development skills necessary to be a successful attorney. Some of our recent training programs include:

• Department-specific lunch training sessions geared toward new associates
• Trial Advocacy
• Advanced Transactional Drafting
• Business Etiquette: The Rules of Engagement
• Communicate to Influence: Oral Advocacy and Presentation Skills
• Negotiation Skills for Transactional Attorneys
• Negotiation Skills for Litigators
• Making Rain YOUR Way
• Individual Writing Coaching
• The Honigman Business Fundamentals Institute
• Resilience Training
• Digital Wellness Training
• Ross Guberman: Point Made
• Ross Guberman: Start Off Strong Program

Honigman's Department of Attorney Development & Recruitment also offers Executive Coaching for individualized career development. Coaching equips our attorneys to build on their strengths and neutralize "blind spots" that can compromise results and hinder success.

Apply

We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Summer Program.

You can complete an application by clicking on the “APPLY NOW” link below. Please submit your resume, cover letter, law school transcript, and complete our online application. Thank you for your interest in Honigman!

APPLY NOW SUMMER ASSOCATES

Honigman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or any other category prohibited by applicable local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, and termination.