2027 Summer Associate (New York, NY)

Position Summary:

Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP is seeking current 1L students interested in joining the 2027 Summer Associate class (expected to be a rising 3L in summer 2027).

Throughout our 10-week program, Summer Associates will be assigned to assist partners and associates with their legal tasks, giving them hands-on experience and mentoring opportunities in either our litigation or corporate practices.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform highly complex legal research and writing on a wide variety of legal matters
• Analyze and prepare effective legal opinions, ordinances, contracts, agreements, leases, deeds, pleadings, briefs, and other legal documents
• Prepare sound legal opinions using independent judgment
• Provide legal advice, opinions and recommendations, communicated both orally and in writing
• Draft and review various legal documents

Position-Specific Skills and Requirements:

• Attention to detail
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work