2027 (2L) Summer Associate - NYC
Location: New York, NY office
About the role
Harris Beach Murtha is seeking Class of 2028 law students to participate in our 10-week summer program in our New York City office. Summer associates have the opportunity to work with the Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation Practice Group. Summer associates will work on writing and research assignments involving product liability, negligence, and toxic torts – all litigation.
Each summer associate is paired with a partner and an associate mentor who offer guidance, feedback, and support throughout the program. Mentors also help associates navigate firm culture and identify opportunities to engage in professional and social activities.
Requirements
- Class of 2028 J.D. student enrolled at an ABA accredited law school
- Strong academic credentials; Top 25% of law school class and 3.0+ GPA preferred
- Law journal, review and/or moot court experience preferred
- Interest in starting their legal career post-graduation in NYC
Pay
Weekly Salary: $2,630
About Harris Beach Murtha
Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.
Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey.