Summer Associate

STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAUTH•Newport Beach, CA

About The Position

Please join us in Newport Beach for the summer of 2027! Our summer associates get hands on transaction and litigation experience, work directly with partners, and also have exposure to clients. We also plan a great social schedule so our summer associates get to know our lawyers and staff well. Stradling was founded in Newport Beach by four attorneys in 1975 and has grown to 120 attorneys in 12 offices across California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Washington. Our associates have the opportunity to specialize in areas as diverse as corporate transactions, securities and complex business litigation, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, white collar criminal defense, securities litigation and SEC enforcement, venture capital and emerging companies, tax, intellectual property, employment, real estate, consumer regulatory. This practice mix, coupled with our focus in the life science, technology, and retail and consumer products industries, enables us to represent some of California's leading companies including Meta, Block, Deckers Outdoor, Edwards Lifesciences, and Medtronic in a broad array of complex and sophisticated matters. Because we staff our projects leanly, our associates are not limited to performing legal research, conducting due diligence, or writing memoranda. They are given early responsibility on meaningful, substantive work. Early on, associates are expected to deal directly with our clients, negotiate with other counsel and interact directly with partners. In addition, depending on their practice group, associates participate in initial public offerings, appear in court, assist in closing real estate transactions and prepare documents for municipal bond financings. Our salaries and merit-based bonuses for associates are competitive with the leading national firms. For first year associates, we also pay for the bar exam and one bar review course, and provide a bar stipend equal to one month's salary. In addition, we reimburse new associates for reasonable relocation expenses.