summer experience

Career PathsNovember 13, 2023Summer Experience: Alexis Smith ’24L

Alexis Smith spent her summer working in the litigation department of the AARP Foundation.

Career PathsOctober 3, 2023Summer Experience: Ana Laura Coria ’25L

Ana Laura Coria split her time interning at a small legal firm in Verona, Italy and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of West Virginia.

Career PathsSeptember 27, 2023Summer Experience: Barbara Merryman ’24L

Barbara Merryman spent her summer clerking with the Juvenile Litigation Division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender in Baltimore.

Career PathsSeptember 20, 2023Summer Experience: Jared Hunter ’24L

Jared Hunter spent the summer as an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York City.

Career PathsSeptember 13, 2023Summer Experience: Mariya Denisenko ’24L

Mariya Denisenko worked as a summer associate at Sidley Austin’s Chicago office.

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Career PathsSeptember 13, 2023Summer Experience: Yardley Borten ’25L

Yardley Borten spent the summer as a legal intern at the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) in Washington, D.C.

Career PathsSeptember 5, 2023Summer Experience: Tom Boss ’24L

Tom Boss worked as a summer associate with Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C.

Career PathsAugust 22, 2023Summer Experience: Arianna Kiaei ‘25L

Arianna Kiaei spent her summer as a judicial intern at the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York.

Summer ExperienceOctober 7, 2022Summer Experience: Anika Maan ’24L

Anika Maan spent her summer working for the United Nations: Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Suva, Fiji.

Summer ExperienceOctober 4, 2022Summer Experience: Ella Bishop ’24L

Ella Bishop spent her summer as a judicial intern for Judge Lucy Inman at the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Justice Samuel Ervin IV at the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Summer ExperienceOctober 3, 2022Summer Experience: Jacob Wamsley ’24L

This summer, Jacob Wamsley worked as a summer associate with the in-house legal counsel at FedEx Ground’s corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 20, 2022Summer Experience: Elizabeth Pruitt ’24L

Elizabeth Pruitt spent her summer working at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Fort Worth, TX.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 13, 2022Summer Experience: Maeve Harris ’24L

Maeve Harris spent her summer working for Judge Richard G. Latin of the Supreme Court of New York.

Summer ExperienceAugust 31, 2022Summer Experience: Rob Hawes ’24L

Rob Hawes spent his summer working for Jones Day in Frankfurt, Germany.

AccoladesAugust 16, 2022Anika Maan ’24L Receives Inaugural Dickovick Internship

Maan received support for her summer placement with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime in Fiji.

AccoladesJune 28, 2022Jonathan Thomas ’24L Selected for Equal Justice Works Fellowship

Jonathan Thomas, a member of the Law Class of 2024, has been chosen for a 2022 Disaster Resilience Program Fellowship through Equal Justice Works.

AccoladesJune 6, 2022Tara Blackwell ’24L Selected for Legal Corps Fellowship

Tara Blackwell, a member of the Law Class of 2024, has been chosen for a 2022 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship.

My W&LMay 6, 2022Summer Experience: Lane Johansen ’22

Lane Johansen was inspired by an unforgettable summer in Ukraine.

Summer ExperienceOctober 6, 2021Summer Experience: Kobie Crosley ’23L

This summer, Kobie Crosley split his time interning with K&L Gates and the U.S. Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA.

Summer ExperienceOctober 6, 2021Summer Experience: Kylan Memminger ’22L

Kylan Memminger spent her summer as a tax intern in the Chicago office of Deloitte. She will return to work there after graduation.

Summer ExperienceOctober 5, 2021Summer Experience: T.J. Benedict ’22L

This summer, T.J. Benedict '22L was a Summer Honors Law Clerk in the EPA’s Office of General Counsel.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 30, 2021Summer Experience: Jake Walker ’22L

During his summer position in the DC office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, Jake Walker '22 did it all, and came away with a job offer.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 22, 2021Summer Experience: Nate Reynolds ’22L

This summer, Nate Reynolds worked in a variety of practice groups for Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen, and Hamilton in New York.

Summer ExperienceAugust 23, 2021Summer Experience: Alex Castro ’22L

This summer, Alex Castro '22L was a legal intern for El Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, a nonprofit that specializes in labor rights violations committed against migrant workers.

Career PathsOctober 2, 2020Career Paths: Patrick Wright ’16, ’21L

Patrick Wright used his experience during his 1L and 2L summers at Jones Day to learn the practice and make connections.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 15, 2020Katharine Agbenohevi ’22L Spent Her Summer with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Salt Lake

Although Agbenohevi was able to travel to Utah for her job, the COVID-19 pandemic still played a role in her experience working in the financial crimes division.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 3, 2020Maya Reddy ’21L Works Remotely for Women Enabled International

Reddy's summer internship allowed her to apply her interest in international development to a new area, examining legal issues for women with disabilities.

My W&LAugust 5, 2020In Service to Health

After the pandemic canceled his original internship, Blake Sanchez '23 went to work for the Virginia Department of Health and the Campus Kitchen at W&L.

Summer ExperienceApril 10, 2020‘More than Welcome’

In his first experience outside the U.S., Joshua Valdez '22 traveled to Argentina for a memorable internship.

Summer ExperienceAugust 28, 2019Law, Policy and Diplomacy

2L Anahita Mohtasham-Gharagozloo learned to react quickly to law and policy changes during her internship with the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights.

Summer ExperienceAugust 26, 2019Learning the Material

3L Ashley Duckworth was exposed to a new area of the law during her summer internship with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Corporate Finance in Washington, D.C.

Summer ExperienceAugust 20, 2019Compassion and Patience

Communication skills were important for 2L Khadija Dukes, who spent her summer with the Georgia Legal Service Program working on domestic violence matters.

Summer ExperienceAugust 20, 2019Taking on Big Challenges

Thanks to his first year writing courses, 2L Karlo Goronja was able to make real contributions during his summer internship with the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review.

Summer ExperienceAugust 19, 2019Focusing on the Facts

During her internship in Alaska with the Office of the Attorney General, 2L Brooke Wilson learned how the right facts can make or break a case.

Summer ExperienceJuly 8, 2019Adventures in Arabic

Four Washington and Lee University students are spending time this summer in Beirut, where they are immersed in Arabic language and Lebanese culture.

Shepherd ProgramJune 28, 2019Lexi Baumeyer ’22 Featured in News Story

Baumeyer is working this summer as a SHECP intern in Charleston, West Virginia.

Study AbroadOctober 3, 2018Culture and Communication in Costa Rica

Language and culture courses at W&L prepared Marissa Miller '21 for a fun, educational trip to Nicoya, where she met the vice president of Costa Rica (left, center).

Summer ExperienceAugust 15, 2018A Classical Career

While digging at the Athenian Agora Excavation in Greece this summer, Allison Schuster '19 indulged her passion for archaeology and classics.