Our Summer Program
Lathrop GPM’s summer program offers a comprehensive and diverse experience. We provide meaningful work and observational opportunities in various practice groups to offer a well-rounded perspective on practicing law at the firm. This allows summer associates to explore different practice areas, either confirming pre-summer preferences or sparking new interests. Summer associates have the opportunity to interact with partners, leaders, and staff across our geographical footprint, engaging in challenging work and gaining a realistic understanding of practicing law at Lathrop GPM.
Our 2025 1L Summer Opportunities
Lathrop GPM is now accepting 1L applications for the 2025 Summer Associate Program. Interviews will begin in December 2024 / January 2025. All open positions can be found below:
- 1L Summer Associate – Kansas City, Minneapolis or St. Louis
- 1L Summer Associate (LCLD) – Kansas City, Minneapolis or St. Louis
- 1L Summer Associate (TCDIP) – Minneapolis Shared Client Rotation Clerkship with CHS
1L Summer Associate – Kansas City, Minneapolis or St. Louis
Lathrop GPM has a salaried opening for a 1L law student to office in Kansas City, Minneapolis or St. Louis for the summer of 2025. The Summer Associate will participate in our 10-week Program. Work assignments may come from any of our practice groups in any of our 13 offices and will usually involve substantive legal research, analysis, and writing. The format of the 2025 Summer Associate Program will be hybrid, including no fewer than three days in-office every week.
1L Summer Associate (LCLD) – Kansas City, Minneapolis or St. Louis
Lathrop GPM is a proud member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). LCLD is an organization committed to building a more open and diverse legal profession. One 1L Summer Associate will be selected to participate in our salaried 10-week Summer Associate Program as described in the position above, as well as participate in the LCLD 1L Scholars Program. For more information about LCLD, see https://www.lcld.com/programs/1l-scholars/.
1L Summer Associate (TCDIP)– Minneapolis Shared Client Rotation Clerkship with CHS
Lathrop GPM is a member of Twin Cities Diversity in Practice (TCDIP), a not-for-profit organization that works to build a vibrant, diverse and inclusive legal community. Participants in our Minneapolis TCDIP Shared Client Rotation Clerkship will have the exciting opportunity to engage in TCDIP’s 1L Clerkship Program. This unique program allows 1L students to be part of our Summer Associate Program and also experience a 3-week “rotation” working with the legal department of CHS, a diversified global agribusiness cooperative owned by farmers and local cooperatives across the United States.
Those selected for a 1L position will have the opportunity to apply for the firm’s 1L Diversity Opportunity Program. This program promotes the understanding, awareness and access for historically underrepresented groups in law and offers a stipend of up to $20,000 for first-year law students who join and return to our firm.
For Summer Associate inquiries, please contact:
Jaclyn Steiner
Legal Talent Manager
jaclyn.steiner@lathropgpm.com