Benesch currently hosts a Summer Associate Program for our Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA and Wilmington, DE locations.
The application process for the Benesch 1L + 2L Fellowship Program will open on Friday, October 31st through Monday, January 26th. Students are strongly encouraged to submit their application in the fall, and return in January to submit their 1L transcript as soon as they receive it, as applications will be considered on a rolling basis and applying early may be advantageous. Applications should be submitted directly to the firm via the application portal on our careers page.
For students seeking only to apply for their 2L summer, the application process for our 2027 2L Summer Associate program will open on December 1, 2025.
View our Summer Associate Program Brochure.
Our exploratory program provides opportunities to work on projects in the below practice areas, providing a well-rounded summer experience:
- Corporate & Securities
- General Commercial Litigation
- Real Estate
- Health Care
- Intellectual Property – technology transactions, trademarks, copyrights, and IP litigation
- Labor & Employment
- Commercial Finance & Banking
Suited Candidate Assessment
Benesch has partnered with the predictive candidate screening platform Suited to help us better understand our applicants and what makes each one unique. Our goal is to make the recruiting process as fair and seamless as possible so that we can find candidates who will be fulfilled in their roles and be complementary to our culture. In addition to your academic background and experience, the traits and competencies captured by these assessments have been proven to be both highly relevant and predictive of on-the-job success as a law associate while reducing bias in the process.
Completion of the Suited assessment is a required part of our application process, and you will receive an email with a link to complete the assessment once you submit your application materials. If you have already completed the Suited assessment for another firm, you will not be required to complete it again. You will instead receive an invitation to share your results with us. If you completed the Suited assessment for Benesch as a part of your 1L application process, you will not need to complete it again. Click here to learn more about Suited.
Please contact our law school recruiting team with questions at lawschoolrecruiting@beneschlaw.com.
