LCLD 1L Diversity Summer Associate – Briggs & Stratton

The Program

Briggs & Stratton and Husch Blackwell LLP believe that a culture of inclusivity and openness enhances our commitment to serve our clients, professions, and community by building a workforce of people with varied backgrounds. We recruit, select, and retain qualified employees who represent all segments of the communities we serve and support. We cultivate a highly talented workforce by valuing people for who they are and what they can contribute. This appreciation of individual differences is why we are partnering with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 1L Scholars program to offer an opportunity for a first-year law student to work with both Briggs & Stratton and Husch Blackwell LLP for the summer of 2025.

The selected student will participate in a ten-week clerkship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, spending six weeks at Husch Blackwell LLP and four weeks at Briggs & Stratton. The student will receive challenging responsibilities and exciting projects, working alongside partners, associates and in-house counsel. Projects will include, but are not limited to, contributing to the negotiation of business transactions, taking part in client conferences, engaging in pro bono work, and supporting business line counsel.

Along with the day-to-day work assignments, the selected candidate will also be invited to virtually attend programming specifically for LCLD 1L Scholars and other summer internship networking and development events hosted by Husch Blackwell LLP and Briggs & Stratton. The student will have a mentor at Husch Blackwell LLP to offer support and guidance.

About Briggs & Stratton

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world’s largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs & Stratton®, Vanguard®, Ferris®, Simplicity®, Snapper®, Billy Goat®, Allmand®, SimpliPhi®, Branco® and Victa® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.

About Husch Blackwell LLP

At Husch Blackwell, teams of lawyers with a depth of experience within a particular industry work together, across practice specialties, to deliver comprehensive solutions to help our clients achieve their business goals. With offices in 21 cities across the U.S., Husch Blackwell has a heritage of a century of exceptional legal service. We have a strong, sustained commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our attorneys are dedicated to serving their communities through a wide variety of pro bono work.

Eligibility

All eligible candidates must currently be enrolled as first-year law students in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school, legally eligible to work in the United States, and eligible to participate in the LCLD 1L Scholars Program.

Application Process

To be considered for this program, please visit www.huschblackwell.com/career/law-students and apply online. Please indicate in your cover letter that you are applying for the Briggs & Stratton/Husch Blackwell LCLD Scholar Partnership Program and upload a statement outlining your demonstrated commitment to promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Briggs & Stratton and Husch Blackwell LLP are equal opportunity employers. All recruiting, training, and employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, handicap, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please let us know your request.

Summer associate compensation information for all of our locations can be found in the NALP Directory of Legal Employers.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Leo, Legal Recruiting Specialist at Husch Blackwell LLP, at [email protected]