Summer Associates 

• "Welcome to Big Law," panel where members of firm leadership, including our Firm-Wide Entry-Level Hiring Partner, Brad Holdbrook, give an overview of Big Law, share about the business of law, and provide advice for best practices during the 1L recruiting process.
  
  
• LGBTQ+ panel, moderated by Wilson Miller, where our attorneys give an overview of Diversity and Inclusion at the firm and our LGBTQ+ initiatives. You will also hear more information about our summer programs and Diversity Scholarship opportunities.
  
  
• "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives," panel where members of firm leadership, including our Chief DEI Officer Sharon Jones, along with other attorneys including Vera Suarez, Tom Chen, Khalil Bryant, and Neil Issar give an overview of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives at the firm and much more!
  
  
• Oil and Gas / Energy Panel, virtual panel where attorneys in our Oil and Gas and Energy practice groups discuss their practices, a day in their lives, and how the industry has evolved over time. You will hear from Carlos Carrasco, Liz Felicidario, Garrett Martin, Camie McKee, and Jeff Nichols. Panelists also discuss 1L opportunities for the upcoming 2024 Summer.
  
  
• Intellectual Property, virtual panel where members from our IP practices, Raghav Bajaj, Joe Lawlor, Jamie Raju, and Lyric Stephenson, give an overview of the firms Intellectual Property practices, a look into the day to day life as an Intellectual Property attorney, and much more!
  
  
• General Litigation, virtual panel where attorneys in our litigation groups share information on their practice areas, their favorite parts of working in the litigation space, the unique work they do, and our 2024 1L opportunities.
  
  
• "Why HB and East Coast 1L Programs," virtual panel where attorneys across our four East Coast Offices share details on their offices, summer programs, and what makes Haynes Boone’s East Coast Offices unique. You will hear from Erin Hennessy, Justin Riess, Todd Garland, Vince Shier, Angel Rendon, and Karina Oshunkentan on this panel.
  
  
• "Why HB + West Coast 1L Program Overview” virtual panel where members from our west coast offices, Mark Erickson, Brian Kwok, Jason Lao, Andrea Levenson, and Benjamin Pelletier, provide an overview of the firm and our practices in the west coast offices as well as our 1L summer programs.
  
  
• "General Transactional," virtual panel where attorneys from different transactional groups provide insight into their areas of expertise, providing examples on the work they do, their day-to-day lives, and different ways to get involved in recruiting and life at the firm.

Most Haynes Boone associates are recruited through our summer associate program. Our summer associates spend at least nine weeks with us, working with our lawyers, experiencing the firm, networking at all levels, and having a lot of fun! Access more information about Your Summer Experience with Haynes Boone here.

The Diversity Scholarships have been established to attract outstanding students to the private practice of law while helping these students be successful in law school through both work and mentorship experiences.  Visit the Diversity Scholars Opportunities page for full details about this program.

Haynes Boone offers a Fast Track program in both our Dallas and New York offices.  In Dallas, the program is is a one-week clerkship and in New York it is a three-day clerkship.  Both are intended to familiarize a law students with the Texas and New York legal markets, respectively, and life at a large law firm while giving participants an in-depth look at the people and practices at Haynes Boone. This ground-breaking alternative to the traditional summer program provides a unique opportunity to experience Haynes Boone’s dynamic culture and meet other exceptionally qualified 1L students from top law schools.

Haynes Boone uses the Suited Assessment as part of our candidate evaluation and recruitment process to expand our consideration of candidates beyond traditional hiring metrics. Information on what is measured by the assessment, Suited’s data retention policies, and how to request a reasonable accommodation may be found here ¹. Completing the Suited assessment is a mandatory part of our recruiting process; however, should you believe that even with appropriate reasonable accommodations enabled you require an alternative selection procedure, please email the Managers of Entry-Level Recruiting, Amy Hill or Jennifer Lindsley. To see the results of our AEDT bias audit required under New York City Local Law 144, please click here ².