2027 PNC Split Summer/2028 2L Summer Associate

Stinson LLP • Kansas City, MO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Stinson LLP is hiring a current 1L law student for a two-summer Summer Associate opportunity. In Summer 2027, the associate will complete a 10-week split program between Stinson’s Kansas City, Missouri office and the Corporate Governance Department of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. in Overland Park, Kansas. Stinson will employ the associate throughout the program. In Summer 2028, the associate will participate in a Stinson-only summer program as a 2L. The role offers opportunities to work on legal-related assignments and learn about Stinson, PNC, and the Kansas City community. The stated Summer Associate salary is $3,846 per week. Summer Associates are not eligible for benefits because this is a temporary position.

Stinson provides transactional and litigation services to clients ranging from individuals and privately held enterprises to national and international public companies. Its practices include banking and financial services, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, business and financial services litigation, corporate finance, energy and natural resources, environmental law, health care, intellectual property and technology, employment and labor, private businesses, real estate, and estate planning, trusts, and tax law. The firm describes its culture as inclusive and grounded in fairness, respect, equality, and diverse perspectives.

Applicants must be 1L students with a strong academic record, effective legal writing skills, excellent verbal and written communication, strong interpersonal skills, community involvement, work experience, an interest in law aligned with the firm’s transactional practice areas, and a commitment to practicing law in Kansas City, Missouri. Applications should include a response of fewer than 500 words to the firm’s belonging prompt, a resume, cover letter, undergraduate and graduate transcripts if applicable, law school transcript or anticipated grade-release date, and a legal writing sample. Applications are considered on a rolling basis and must be submitted online through Stinson by January 15, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Incomplete applications missing materials other than an unofficial law school transcript will not be considered. Stinson does not schedule interviews during study days or final examination periods and encourages applicants to focus on final examinations.

Requirements

• Be a current 1L law student.
• Have a strong academic record as an undergraduate, graduate student if applicable, and law student.
• Have effective legal writing skills.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate community involvement.
• Have work experience.
• Have an interest in areas of law that match Stinson’s transactional practice areas.
• Be committed to practicing law in Kansas City, Missouri.
• Submit the requested application materials, including a response under 500 words to the belonging prompt, resume, cover letter, applicable transcripts, and legal writing sample.

Responsibilities

• Complete the 10-week Summer 2027 program split between Stinson’s Kansas City office and PNC’s Corporate Governance Department in Overland Park.
• Work on legal-related assignments during the summer program.
• Participate in Stinson’s Summer Associate program in Summer 2028 as a 2L.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed