Summer Clerk Program

Summer Clerk Program

The summer clerkship program provides the ideal setting for hiring new attorneys from law school. Brown & Fortunato P.C. invites qualified second-year law students to clerk at the law firm during the summer between their second and third year of law school. Occasionally first year students are invited to participate if openings exist.

The clerkship program is designed as a working clerkship. Students will experience the culture of the law firm and learn more about the firm while working with our attorneys on client projects. The law firm uses the summer clerk program as an opportunity to get to know the students for purposes of making hiring decisions. The program allows the firm to evaluate the summer clerks on their legal abilities, and it affords social opportunities so the firm can see if the students will fit into the firm culture.

Generally Brown & Fortunato, P.C. has one summer clerk program during the first half of the summer. The dates of the clerkship are decided each summer, and students may stagger the starting dates depending on their law school schedules.

Social activities may include a trip to The Ballpark to see a Rangers game, a rafting trip in New Mexico, an afternoon of golf, hikes or bike rides in Palo Duro Canyon, a competitive game of paint ball, and the play "Texas" at Palo Duro Canyon. Many activities are designed to be compatible with the interests of the clerks. The firm usually schedules several parties, and attorneys have smaller dinner parties so they can get to know the clerks on a more personal basis.

The summer clerk program usually involves a six week period. Salary for the clerkship is decided from year to year and is competitive with other Amarillo law firms. The firm assists students in finding suitable housing for the summer clerk program, but housing is the student's responsibility.

The 2013 Summer Clerk class is full.

The 2013 clerk candidates are from SMU, Arizona State University School of Law and University of Kansas School of Law.

Fall 2013 on campus interview sites

Southern Methodist University, Aug. 13
University of Texas, Aug. 16
Texas Tech University, Aug. 22
University of Oklahoma, Aug.  20

Brown & Fortunato, P.C. is actively recruiting from the top 25 law schools in the United States.

Further Information

Law students who attend these schools are encouraged to contact Nicole Shannon.

Nicole Shannon, Administrator
Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
905 S. Fillmore, Suite 400
P.O. Box 9418
Amarillo, TX 79105
806/345-6300
nshannon@bf-law.com