2026 (2L) Summer Associate – CT Position Available In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

2026 (2L) Summer Associate –

CT Harris Beach Murtha Stamford, CT Job Details Temporary Estimated:

$129K – $198K a year 1 day ago Qualifications Law Doctoral degree Real estate law Doctor of Law Intellectual property law Entry level

Full Job Description Location:

Hartford, New Haven, and/or Stamford, CT offices Applications for the Rochester office will be posted in early July. Applications for the New York City office working with the Mass Torts and Industry Wide Litigation Practice Group will be available in the Fall.

Description:

Harris Beach Murtha is seeking Class of 2027 law students to participate in our 10-week summer program in our Hartford, New Haven, and/or Stamford, CT offices. Summer associates have the opportunity to work on writing and research assignments with a variety of practice areas, both litigation and transactional law. Each summer associate is paired with a partner and an associate mentor who offer guidance, feedback, and support throughout the program. Mentors also help associates navigate firm culture and identity opportunities to engage in professional and social activities.

Qualifications:

Class of 2027 J.D. student enrolled at an ABA accredited law school. Strong academic credentials; Top 25% of their law school class preferred. Law journal, review and/or moot court experience preferred. Students should have an interest in starting their legal career in the office location(s) in which they apply. Application Instructions – To apply, please submit the following materials: Resume Cover Letter (indicate preferred Connecticut office location(s) and practice area interests, if any) Law school transcript Writing sample

Application Deadline:

June 30, 2025 If Harris Beach Murtha participates in your law school’s OCI program, please apply directly through your Symplicity or 12Twenty portal. Contact for

Summer Program Questions:

Stephanie Fame, Manager of Recruiting NOTE:

We are not accepting applications from recruiting agencies for this position. Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied backgrounds and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Harris Beach Murtha:

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal. Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates. The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey. The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.