Your Law Career Starts Here

Whether you are still in school or you recently passed the bar exam,we can put you on the path to success in the legal profession. Our law student and new lawyer programs are designed to provide ambitious, diligent, hard-working, and justice-seeking professionals with real- world practice and mentorship that builds confidence, expertise, and a strong legal foundation.

Getting your first job can be tough. Finding a firm that is the right fit for you can be difficult, and sticking with the firm you choose can be important for building your career. Our decades of experience have positioned us as a law firm that is equipped to help new attorneys develop into experienced law professionals. New attorneys interested in employment with MOL may submit a cover letter and resume here.

Summer Associate Program for Law Students

May Oberfell Lorber’s paid summer associate program is a key component to our recruiting and growth. Our summer associate program is the primary way in which we hire first-year Associates. Many Partners started their legal careers as summer associates  with our firm and have called May Oberfell Lorber home ever since.

Our summer associates receive hands-on experience and training with Associates and Partners, as we aim to provide summers associates a realistic view of the dynamics of a law firm and the practice  of  law.   Summer associates work directly with associates and partners on cases including participating in depositions, mediations, and trials; drafting transactional documents; drafting court pleadings; and conducting legal research.

Summer associates are provided with an office, assistant, and paralegal. Summer associates also receive a mid-summer and end-of-summer evaluation from MOL’s Executive Committee.

Throughout the summer we also make time for social activities such as Cubs games, lake house cookouts, casino trips, happy hours, and family picnics. Summer associates also regularly grab lunch with Associates and Partners throughout the summer, thus ensuring that summer associates develop relationships with MOL attorneys outside of the work setting.

If you are interested in applying for a summer associate position with May Oberfell Lorber, please send us your cover letter and resume.