How to Apply
We believe in investing in our people right from the start, and many of our partners have spent their entire careers at the firm.
Jackson Walker maintains a strong partner-to-associate ratio and take pride in staffing clients’ matters efficiently, so our associates have the opportunity to take on a great deal of responsibility early on in their career. Plus, our broad range of clients allows our associates to handle a wide variety of high-value work.
Jackson Walker is looking for candidates who demonstrate:
- Leadership capabilities
- Academic excellence
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Community involvement
- A desire to develop a practice over the long term
- Goal to become a partner at the firm
Houston associate Joel Glover discusses the best aspects of working at Jackson Walker and shares advice for law students.
For Law Students and Entry-Level Attorneys
Current law students, please CLICK HERE to apply for a Summer Associate or entry-level position. We accept write-in applications from 1L students starting on November 1st and from 2L students who attend law schools that are not on our current on-campus recruiting schedule.
To reach a Recruiting Coordinator directly, contact:- Austin and San Antonio – Sarahgail Ledgister
- Dallas and Fort Worth – Katie Ritenour
- Houston – Brittany Comeaux
LLM students and current Judicial Clerks, please submit your application to Director of Associate Recruiting, Meghan Pier.
2022 2L On Campus Interview Schedule
- July 14 – Southeastern Minority Job Fair
- July 15 – Penn Law Interview Program
- July 22 – SUNBELT Minority Job Fair
- July 22 – Notre Dame Interview Program (Dallas)
- July 25 – Southern Legal Interview Program
- July 28 – Vanderbilt Texas Interview Program (Dallas/Houston)
- July 28 – Washington University St. Louis
- July 29 – Lavender Law Career Fair
- August 1 – Southern Methodist University
- August 1 – University of Houston School of Law
- August 1 – University of Texas School of Law
- August 2 – South Texas College of Law
- August 3 – Baylor University School of Law
- August 3 – Texas A&M University School of Law
- August 8 – St. Mary’s School of Law
- August 10 – Texas Tech University School of Law
- Duke University
- Howard University
- Texas A&M
- Texas Tech
- University of Chicago
- University of Virginia
NALP Forms
NALP – The Association for Legal Career Professionals – is a nonprofit educational association established to meet the needs of all participants in the legal employment process. NALP’s membership includes virtually every ABA-approved law school in the U.S., many Canadian law schools, and hundreds of legal employers from both the public and private sectors.
Employers complete “NALP Forms” which provide a wealth of useful information to law students.
View our NALP forms:- 2022 Austin NALP Form
- 2022 Dallas NALP Form
- 2022 Fort Worth NALP Form
- 2022 Houston NALP Form
- 2022 San Antonio NALP Form
- 2022 Firmwide NALP Form
More Information
If we do not visit or collect resumes from your law school, please CLICK HERE to apply to us directly.
We offer a first-half summer program, which typically starts in mid-May and runs for nine weeks with summer associates required to work for a minimum of six weeks. We work hard to tailor the size of our program to the needs of the firm and current legal market in order to maximize the potential for students to receive full-time offers.
Participants in the summer program receive the same administrative support and privileges as our associates, as well as the opportunity to work side-by-side with partners on sophisticated projects. We offer a competitive summer associate compensation package. Currently, we pay our summer associates $4,134 per week subject to withholding as required by law.
Mentors
Each summer associate is assigned two or three Responsible Attorneys, a team of partners and associates who will contact you a month or two before you start to welcome you and answer any questions you may have before you arrive. They will also take you to lunch on your first day, keep in touch with you throughout the program to help integrate you into the firm, and take you out for your farewell dinner at the conclusion of the program.
Work
- Practice: Many Summer Associates arrive with a strong preference for a given type of law, however, it is not uncommon for those preferences to change as students gain exposure to new practice areas. We ask that our Summer Associates rank their practice area preferences. If a student indicates a strong preference for multiple practice areas, we will provide the opportunity to work on projects within the indicated practice areas over the course of the summer program.
- Assignments: In addition to putting your legal research and writing skills to work on real assignments, you’ll have the opportunity to attend client meetings, closings, negotiations, depositions, trials, and courtroom hearings.
- Mock Trial/ Mediation Seminar: In what is often one of the most rewarding experiences of the summer, summer associates will typically have the opportunity to prepare for and participate in a mock trial before an outside jury. For this exercise, attorneys at the firm, acting as presiding judges, trim down actual cases that have been tried, or will be tried, to a manageable size for two summer associate teams. In other cases, summer associates may participate in a Mediation Seminar, where they will receive practical instruction designed to make young lawyers better advocates for their clients in mediation. The valuable skills developed in the Mediation Seminar can be successfully applied in either a transactional or litigation setting.
Social Events
Each city has a full social calendar for the summer. These planned events afford you the opportunity to get to know as many of our attorneys as possible. These events also provide our attorneys with the opportunity to get to know you. This allows you to get a feel for our culture and find out if we’re a fit for you.
We also have a statewide summer associate event that brings all our summer associates together in one office for a special presentation by the firm’s Managing Partner and other department heads. The event typically includes a reception and dinner that allows the entire summer associate class to socialize as a group and meet JW attorneys from other offices.
Check out more photos of our Summer Associate Events!
Jackson Walker has a competitive compensation package for entry-level attorneys in the amount of $215,000.
Summer associates who accept an offer of full-time employment on their graduation from law school receive the following benefits before their first day:- Graduation bonus
- Universal Bar Exam (UBE) review course expenses
- Relocation expenses
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Telemedicine -24/7 access to US board certified doctors through the convenience of phone or video conference
- Business Travel Accident Coverage
- Personal Travel Emergency Assistance
- Flexible Spending Accounts – Health, Dependent Care and Transit
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Backup Child Care and Elder Care
- JW FIT – Wellness Program offering team challenges, education and motivation for your health and well-being
- 18 weeks paid Parental Primary Leave/3 weeks paid Parental Secondary Leave (for parent but not primary care-giver)
- Alternative work schedule policy
- Immediate eligibility to participate in 401(k) plan
- Laptop computers and technology support (including iPhones and iPads)
- Membership dues to national, state and local bar associations and cost of participation in various activities
- CLE opportunities including State Bar of Texas online CLE
- Comprehensive associate professional development programs
- Business development and client entertainment expenses
Jackson Walker believes diversity and inclusion make us better. By actively recruiting, retaining, and advancing a diverse team, we are better equipped to serve our sophisticated, global clients and contribute to making our communities better places.
