Our Summer Associate Program offers promising future lawyers the opportunity to work with us—and learn from us.
Our intensive Summer Associate Program is designed to provide a select group of law students with a structured curriculum of weekly workshops focused on key areas of labor and employment litigation.
Participants will be given lessons and assignments connected to actively litigated cases to help learn the ins and outs of the practice of law as plaintiff-side employment attorneys.
2025 positions have been filled and we’re no longer accepting applications.
Brandon
Ruiz
Program Director
Summer Associates will be led and mentored by the program’s director, Brandon Ruiz. A seasoned and highly regarded plaintiff-side employment litigator with strong background in single-plaintiff FEHA and wage-and-hour litigation, Brandon is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz and the University of Illinois College of Law (cum laude).
He has extensive experience in litigating cases to verdict at trials and arbitrations—but his greatest passion is helping prepare future lawyers who, like him, are committed to bringing justice to the hardworking people we serve.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidates will be confident, energetic, and sharp future attorneys who are quick-on-their-feet thinkers and are ready to be aggressive and creative future litigators for adversarial, fast-paced litigation.
We’re looking for outstanding second-year law students who are academically strong in their legal studies, have shown demonstrated interest to practice labor and employment litigation, and who want to do it here at D.Law.
If you are passionate about workers’ rights, holding power to account, and believe this work is something more than a job to get a paycheck, we want to meet you.
To jump-start your career with an exciting, growing firm that is setting a new standard in employment law, apply below with your resume, law school transcript, and a writing sample of five pages or less.
Your Career Starts Here
Summer Associates will receive mentorship, participate in professional development opportunities, and gain hands-on experience working alongside D.Law attorneys on substantive legal work. The learning experience will include writing a motion from start to finish.
At the end of the paid, 10-week program, participants should be able to step into roles as first-year associates with a solid foundation of skills that allow them to be effective employment litigators from day one.
Our hope and intent is for Summer Associates who successfully complete our program to be offered a full-time associate attorney position at D.Law, contingent upon our business needs, following their graduation from law school and passage of the California State Bar. Some participants may be invited to continue to work with us during the school year to further develop their skills.
Join Waitlist for 2026 Summer Associate Program
Join our 10-week Summer Associate Program and gain hands-on experience in employment litigation. If you’re a second-year law student looking to build real-world skills, we encourage you to apply. 2025 positions have been filled and we’re no longer accepting applications.
