Nelson Mullins Is Proud to Be a Member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)

1L Summer Associate Program

Nelson Mullins is proud to be a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).

The firm continues to expand its minority pipeline and recruiting efforts. We encourage 1L students to apply for a 1L summer associate position through the 1L LCLD Scholars Program.

Our Firm is accepting applications for our open 1L summer associate positions.

Locations offering 1L Summer Associate Positions

 Atlanta, GA  Jacksonville, FL  Charleston, SC  Nashville, TN  Charlotte, NC  New York, NY  Columbia, SC  Washington, DC  Greenville, SC  Winston-Salem, NC  Huntington, WV  Firm Highlights   Nelson Mullins is a diversified law firm of more than 550 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals across 17 offices serving clients in more than 100 practice areas.   Our litigators are trial lawyers, serving Fortune 200 clients, litigating high-stakes matters, and participating on national and virtual trial teams.  Our corporate and transactional teams provide high quality corporate, securities, finance, venture capital, commercial real estate, real estate capital markets, and technology services.  Our government relations team serves clients at the federal, state and local levels and includes former high-ranking government officials.  Our intellectual property group has been recognized nationally for IP litigation and provides a full-range of IP services for clients across industry sectors.  Our Nelson Mullins Encompass team is a dedicated practice group that provides integrated eDiscovery and information governance services to clients on a flexible and scalable basis, serving as Enterprise eDiscovery Counsel for Fortune 200 clients and empowering focused and defensible strategies with law firm accountability.   Together, we serve as trusted advisors to clients across a range of business sectors with client relationship fundamentals of quality, dependability, solution-oriented service and value.  We provide advice and counsel to corporate and individual clients in a wide variety of areas, including: litigation, corporate, banking, eDiscovery, economic development, securities, finance, tax, estate planning, intellectual property, governmental relations, regulatory, healthcare, environmental, real estate, labor and employment, privacy and security, and white collar crime. Nelson Mullins attorneys have handled cases in most states in the United States and have argued before many appellate courts. Nelson Mullins' clients range from:   Fortune 500 companies  Private equity and venture funds and portfolio companies  Emerging growth companies and start-ups  Academic institutions  Non-profit entities  Individuals and trusts   Position Description   Nelson Mullins seeks first-year law students with excellent academic credentials to join our 2018 summer associate program as our 2018 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 1L Scholar. The candidate(s) chosen as 1L scholars will also have the opportunity to participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Scholar Program, which includes attending a professional development summit and access to various networking opportunities.   Start dates for our 2018 1L summer associate program are May 14, 2018 and June 25, 2018. Application Submission Procedure   To apply for this position please apply through our website: https://careers- nelsonmullins.icims.com on or after January 1, 2018. All applications must include a cover letter listing office location(s) of interest as well as your interest in the LCLD 1L Scholars program, electronic copy of the applicant’s resume and law school transcript, (unofficial copies are acceptable).*   * If the law school transcript is not complete when the application is submitted, please submit the transcript as soon as it is available. Applications cannot be considered complete or reviewed until the law school transcript is received. 