Invaluable Experience Starts Here

There’s no substitute for hands-on experience - especially in a firm as complex and diverse as Breazeale Sachse. Every year, we recruit standout first- and second-year law students to join our Summer Associates Program, and we interview seniors interested in becoming full-time associates with the firm upon graduation. Join us and see for yourself why the Breazeale Sachse experience is as intense and rewarding as you're likely to find. 

Summer Associates Program

Offered to first and second year law students, our Summer Program is comprised of two six-week sessions. Because many of the Firm’s new associates are graduates of our Summer Program, these programs are designed to introduce summer clerks to the various aspects of the practice of law. Students participate in case law analysis and technical writing tasks, as well as in strategy sessions, depositions and hearings. Each student is assigned two attorneys to act as mentors to provide guidance, assistance and feedback throughout their summer session. Under the close supervision of partners and senior associates, summer clerks receive a well-balanced workload, which is intended to reflect what they will experience as first year associates in the firm. Clerks are also invited to attend various social events and luncheons allowing them to become acquainted with attorneys in the firm.

Bridge Fellowship Program

The program will allow second-year law students an opportunity to spend the Fall semester as a Law Clerk in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale Sachse and the Spring semester working in-house with the FMOL legal department. 

The application process is open to second-year law students enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school regardless of race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, military service, disability, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable law.

Eligibility

• Candidate must be a second-year law student in good standing with an accredited law school.
• Candidate must be available to work approximately 12-15 hours per week.
• Candidate must demonstrate leadership qualities, academic excellence, and community involvement.

Application

• A current resume
• A current law school transcript
• A personal statement, 500-1000 words, reflecting on an obstacle you overcame, the strategies you employed to overcome it, and how that obstacle contributed to your personal growth, professional development, or influenced your perspective.
• Letters of recommendation from professionals or academic references are not required but will be considered if submitted.

To learn more about opportunities for current or graduating law students, please write or e-mail:

Joseph J. Cefalu, III
Recruiting Partner
(225) 381-3176
joseph.cefalu@bswllp.com