{"id":42351,"date":"2026-10-19T14:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=42351"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:01:40","slug":"1ls-bass-berry-summer-associate-program-inclusion-and-engagement-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/1ls-bass-berry-summer-associate-program-inclusion-and-engagement-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"1Ls: Bass Berry Summer Associate Program &amp; Inclusion and Engagement Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pb-2 font-inter text-4xl font-semibold leading-none\">Bass Berry seeks <strong>2027 1L Summer Associates<\/strong> in the following locations.\u00a0 Close Date: <span class=\"appearance-none\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"\">December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col flex w-full flex-col gap-y-2 border-b border-b-dublin-gray pb-7 pt-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center space-x-4\">\n<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-2\" aria-label=\"Offices\">\n<li class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex space-x-4\">\n<div class=\"font-regular text-base\">Nashville, Tennessee<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex space-x-4\">\n<div class=\"font-regular text-base\">Washington, D.C.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex space-x-4\">\n<div class=\"font-regular text-base\">Memphis, Tennessee<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex space-x-4\">\n<div class=\"font-regular text-base\">Chicago, Illinois<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center space-x-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For more information about the Bass Berry Summer Program, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bassberry.com\/careers\/law-students\/\">https:\/\/bassberry.com\/careers\/law-students\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pt-7\">\n<div class=\"space-y-2\">\n<div class=\"w-full rounded-lg\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"tiptap ProseMirror no-padding\">\n<h2><strong>2027 1L Inclusion and Engagement Fellowship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bass, Berry &amp; Sims believes embracing diversity strengthens who we are as a firm and enhances the service we provide to our clients and the communities where we live and work. We have devoted substantial recruitment efforts to attracting and developing industry-leading attorneys who will bring a wide variety of backgrounds and life experiences to the firm. As part of our commitment, the firm offers up to two fellowships to first-year law students who are committed to inclusion and engagement. Successful applicants to the fellowship are eligible to receive up to a $45,000 award based on the below payment schedule, as well as a paid summer associate position.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>$10,000 payable on the first day of employment in our summer associate program as a first-year summer associate;<\/li>\n<li>$15,000 payable on the first day of employment of the summer program as a second-year summer associate;<\/li>\n<li>$20,000 payable upon joining Bass, Berry &amp; Sims as a first-year associate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Bass Berry &amp; Sims 1L Inclusion and Engagement Fellowship is open to first-year law students that meet at least one of the below criteria and are either a U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States:<\/p>\n<p>1) A first-generation college graduate<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0 Foreign-born, or a first-generation U.S. citizen<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0 A graduate of a historically minority undergraduate institution<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0\u00a0Economically disadvantaged<\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0 Disabled<\/p>\n<p>6)\u00a0\u00a0Historically underrepresented<\/p>\n<p>7)\u00a0\u00a0Other members of society that are otherwise underrepresented<\/p>\n<p>8) Non-traditional career path law student<\/p>\n<p>9) Military veteran &#8211; individuals who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces<\/p>\n<p>10) Otherwise demonstrate a meaningful commitment to advancing inclusion and engagement in their community<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 1L students must be enrolled full-time in an ABA-accredited law school and not be the recipient of a similar fellowship award from another law firm, employer, or legal organization such as the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 1L Scholars Partnership program, during the same time period.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Application Materials:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Applications for Bass Berry &amp; Sims\u2019 1L Inclusion and Engagement Fellowship will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning October 15, 2026. To be considered for this position, please review both this posting and our <a href=\"https:\/\/florecruit.com\/v2\/app\/bassberry\/jobs\/MjY5MTF-MFAxVFM3a0JSSTlqVWtQbWNmZGpqUDJtNjI5S1A3\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">1L Summer Associate<\/a> posting (for additional information about our summer program and practice area availability by office), and then submit your application here<em>. <\/em><strong>You will also be considered for our 1L summer associate position by submitting this application. You do not need to complete a separate application.<\/strong> Weekly summer associate salary will be $3,950 for Memphis and Nashville and $4,325 for Chicago and Washington, D.C.. Your application must include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover Letter<\/li>\n<li>Resume<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate Transcript &#8211; <em>unofficial copy will be accepted<\/em><\/li>\n<li>NALP Common Application Prompt (500-word response): Using specific examples, please explain how your personal, academic, and\/or professional background and experiences will allow you to offer a diverse perspective to our team and clients we serve<\/li>\n<li><strong>Once 1L grades are released, please send your 1L law school transcript to <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:Katie.mcdaniel@bassberry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong><u>Olivia.Cummins@bassberry.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Katie.mcdaniel@bassberry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><u>Olivia Cummins<\/u><\/a>, Recruiting Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>Lee Rogers, Director of Integration and Inclusion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/florecruit.com\/v2\/app\/bassberry\/jobs\">APPLICATION PORTALS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bass Berry seeks 2027 1L Summer Associates in the following locations.\u00a0 Close Date: December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST Nashville,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42351"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42356,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42351\/revisions\/42356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}