LCLD 1L Diversity Summer Associate – U-Haul

The Program

U-Haul 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. 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 with a demonstrated interest in a litigation practice to work with both U-Haul and Husch Blackwell LLP for the summer of 2025.

The selected student will participate in a ten-week clerkship in Phoenix, Arizona, spending six weeks at Husch Blackwell LLP and four weeks at U-Haul. 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 trials, negotiation of business transactions and taking part in client conferences.

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 U-Haul. The student will have a mentor at Husch Blackwell LLP to offer support and guidance.

About U-Haul

U-Haul is an American moving truck, trailer, and self-storage rental company, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that has been in operation since 1945. The company was founded by Leonard Shoen and Anna Mary Carty Shoen in Ridgefield, Washington, who began it in the garage owned by his wife’s family, and expanded it through franchising with gas stations.

Today, U-Haul customers’ patronage has enabled the Company to maintain the largest rental fleet in the do-it-yourself moving industry which includes trucks, trailers and towing devices. U- Haul also offers self-storage throughout the United States and Canada. The Company sells industry leading moving and storage boxes and an extended line of packing supplies to protect customer possessions. U-Haul is the consumer’s number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket.

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 U- Haul/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.

U-Haul 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 Melanie Spilo, Legal Recruiting Specialist at Husch Blackwell LLP, at [email protected].