Best & Flanagan offers associates supportive mentorship, early opportunity and flexibility to build the kind of practice that works for them. Successful associates at Best & Flanagan aren't just great law students: they're curious, creative and self-determined, and they believe in the power of personal connection and engagement. If that sounds like you, we hope you'll connect and get to know us.

Summer Associates

The firm offers a ten-week, full-time summer associate program from about mid-May to mid-August each year. The firm's summer program gives law students a wide variety of work in all areas of the firm's practice, opportunities for client contact, and a chance to see what life as an associate at Best & Flanagan is like. We kick off recruiting for our summer associate program with a reception at the firm, designed to replace impersonal on-campus interviews with lively conversation, refreshments, and a more relaxed atmosphere.

The firm's Diversity & Community Engagement Committee is committed to early recruiting and development of a diverse and dynamic team of attorneys and has partnered with Twin Cities Diversity in Practice. As a TCDIP member, Best & Flanagan also invites first-year law students to apply for clerkship positions where, in addition to completeing research, writing and other legal assignments, students will participate in educational and experiential programs. This clerkship is desgined to complement our traditional summer program by giving our firm another opportunity to connect with future lawyers interested in a dynamic mid-size firm that is dedicated to our clients and our community.

To submit a resume for consideration for an associate, summer associate or clerk position, please email a cover letter, resume and references to recruitment@bestlaw.com, and let us know which opportunity you are interested in.