Kilpatrick is accepting applications from rising 2L students with an interest in Construction & Infrastructure Litigation for our 2026 Summer Program in Atlanta. An engineering background or construction industry experience is a plus but not required.

We seek students with an excellent academic record, demonstrated leadership, and strong communication and interpersonal skills. Our nationally recognized Summer Program provides students the opportunity to do substantive work in a variety of practice areas. The Summer Committee members in each office serve as guides and mentors throughout the summer. Summer Associates get to attend a firm-wide Summer Associate Retreat to connect and network, as well as focus on their professional development through sessions led by top trainers in the field. Another hallmark of our program is the opportunity to make meaningful contributions through pro bono work and volunteer activities in the community.

For more information on our Summer Program, please visit www.KilpatrickDriveYourCareer.com.

Please submit the following application materials:

• Resume
• Cover letter indicating team and office location preferences.
• Copy of law school transcript. Please resubmit your transcript by email to Kristen Toth (ktoth@ktslaw.com) once you receive your second semester grades.
• Writing sample

Kilpatrick is a full-service, international law firm with more than 600 attorneys who work with forward-thinking clients in established and emerging industries to solve their most business-critical matters.

Kilpatrick attorneys are fully engaged in the success of the firm's clients. We deliver results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. A close collaboration between the firm's practice areas ensures that we are well-positioned to serve all of our clients' needs.

We serve clients around the world from offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, China, Japan, and Sweden. We value our client relationships and are committed to learning and furthering the business, as well as legal goals, of each company we work with. 

We strive at every level to develop beneficial relationships built on trust and mutual respect. We partner with the senior executives and internal counsel of our corporate clients, integrating and sharing tasks as appropriate. We take pride in the fact that clients who hire us once, typically hire us again. Our success is measured by the results we achieve on behalf of our clients, and we commit ourselves, without reservation, to the overriding objective of client satisfaction.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Please do not include your Date of Birth or Social Security Number in your application documents.