JOB DETAILS

1L Summer Associate

CompanyGentry Locke Attorneys
LocationRoanoke
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 17, 2026
About The Company
Gentry Locke is a dynamic group of staff and attorneys who are fiercely driven to provide responsive service and uncommon thinking to achieve success for our clients. Closely held businesses trust us to provide solutions that meet or exceed their business and litigation needs. Our size lets us provide a broad range of legal services at a level of sophistication usually associated with larger markets without losing the human touch that you’d expect from a smaller law firm. We offer a full array of transactional services: from complex M&A and tax work to benefits packages and ESOPs, and we can help you to realize your financial goals—for yourself or your business. We’re proud of the long-term relationships that we’ve built with our business clients. On the litigation side, we have a team of experienced trial lawyers who are fiercely driven to protect our clients’ interests. We handle everything from cutting-edge complex and multidistrict litigation and high-profile white-collar criminal investigations to more traditional commercial disputes and personal-injury lawsuits. And our lawyers actually try cases; we love the courtroom, and our willingness to get in front of a jury helps us to maximize our clients’ position. Our firm culture is based on being approachable and supportive. When our clients were asked what it’s like to partner with us, they responded with words like “responsive,” “easy to work with,” and said that our “uncompromised ethics” make our attorneys trusted advisors for their business and legal needs. We don’t let geography hold us back. Whether by using technology or traveling to meet face to face, we work with clients all over Virginia, the east coast, and beyond. And we’re able to provide clients with national and international support through our affiliation with ALFA International, a legal network of more than 9,000 attorneys in 150 law firms throughout the United States and in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
About the Role

Job Details

Job Location: GL Roanoke - Roanoke, VA 24011
Position Type: Seasonal

Gentry Locke is recruiting 1L students for a summer clerkship. The summer associate role will provide an opportunity to perform meaningful legal work, develop professional skills, experience a law firm environment and receive training in client service and business development. Students can expect to conduct legal research, draft documents and memoranda, attend hearings and depositions, and work with partners and associates on significant cases and projects. Students will learn about the practice of law working side by side with attorneys, paralegals, and other Firm team members. The summer program includes social events and outings giving students the opportunity to get to know the Firm, attorneys and professional staff while having a lot of fun. This position will be located in the Roanoke office.

Gentry Locke is an equal opportunity employer. 

Qualifications


First-year law students.

Key Skills
Legal ResearchDocument DraftingMemoranda WritingClient ServiceBusiness DevelopmentHearing AttendanceDeposition AttendanceCollaborationProfessional Skills Development
Categories
Legal
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The summer associate role involves conducting legal research, drafting documents and memoranda, and attending hearings and depositions. Students will work closely with partners and associates on significant cases and projects.
📋Job Type
temporary
📊Experience Level
0-2
💼Company Size
156
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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