Barker Olmsted & Barnier recruits outstanding law students to participate in its internship program on a semester basis. Students receive an opportunity to expand their legal knowledge through actual experience in the law firm environment. The firm ensures close mentorship through the process so that students gain exposure to a variety of legal experiences, skill development and guidance.

The internship program at the firm has become a strong recruitment tool in establishing new associates with the firm. Truly a win-win, students gain valuable legal experience and the program facilitates the recruitment of top new associates and the long-term future of Barker Olmsted & Barnier.

INTERNSHIP CRITERIA

Participants
Students completing the second or third year of law school and having class standing in the top of their class. Candidates are selected through interviews conducted by the firm.

Internship Period
The average internship program is nine to 12 weeks, beginning in January, June and September. Offers are based on actual internship performance in addition to academic standing and law school performance.

Internship Orientation
Group orientations provide students with an opportunity to meet fellow interns, attorneys advisors, administrative staff and lawyers of the firm. The firm ensures the program sets forth with an understanding of performance expectations, essential logistics and administrative support information.

Attorney Advisors
Attorney advisors are assigned to serve as a mentor with interns per each practice area of which each intern would like to focus. They are available to provide guidance, support and feedback throughout the internship.

Practice Area Seminars
The firm arranges weekly presentations on topics ranging from professional responsibility to attorneys’ personal insights into specific areas of law practice. The speakers are senior-level members of the firm who welcome questions from the interns.

Legal Skill Development
The firm invites interns to attend practice area meetings and firm-wide continuing education seminars. In addition, Barker Olmsted & Barnier encourages intern exposure to attend trials, administrative proceedings, hearings, depositions, closings and arbitrations. When appropriate, interns may attend internal client meetings, department and strategy meetings and business negotiations and closings.

“Litigation Lunches”
Interns are invited to participate in firm events such as Barker Olmsted & Barnier’s “litigation lunches” that focus on various topics including roundtable discussions of cases, legal writing tools, seminars on new legislation and related topics to address current legal issues.

Contact
Please send us your resume, attention to our firm administrator, via email, by fax, (619) 220-7056.