Summer Associate Intern Opportunity

Burke & Casserly, P.C. is a prestigious Elder Law and Wills, Trusts & Estates law firm in Albany, NY, the Capital District, with a 35-year history. Our dynamic team enjoys a positive company culture that enhances and promotes professional development. To that end, we believe in providing summer associates with meaningful hands-on experience. But it’s not just about training you to be an exceptional attorney, we take a sincere personal interest in each of our new team members, and we do our best to ensure they not only succeed as lawyers, but also enjoy what they do — and the people with whom they work.

As a summer associate, the candidate will receive an in-depth introduction to the culture of an estate planning and elder law firm performing real, substantive work sharpening your skills alongside the firm’s attorneys. You will gain exposure to communicating with firm clients, attending client conferences, drafting correspondence and documents, e-filing documents with Courts, as well as collaborating with the firm’s attorneys, paralegals, and assistants. Throughout your time with us, we will provide you with ongoing feedback highlighting your strengths and pinpointing areas where additional training would help you deliver on your full potential.

The ideal candidate should have a passion for the estate & business planning and elder law field. Some of the services we deliver include drafting of Wills, Trusts, and advance directives; long-term care and Medicaid planning, applications, and processes; guardianship proceedings; trust and estate administration/ probate processes; as well as business start-ups, planning and succession planning.

In addition to enthusiasm for our areas of practice, the ideal candidate is highly organized, has excellent written and oral communication skills, is dependable, is committed to the development and maintenance of outstanding client relationships, demonstrates compassion among our team as well as with our clients, and conducts oneself utilizing integrity and exceptional interpersonal skills.

Burke & Casserly, P.C. offers a competitive compensation package for candidates. The hourly range is $20 – $24 per hour.

We work hard together but we also believe in having fun together. From community service events to our annual day at the track in Saratoga to an evening with the Valley Cats to holiday celebrations to just-because happy hours or luncheons, we want you to join us in that fun!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we feel that our success relies on the ingenuity, intelligence, and interpersonal skills of our people. By employing attorneys and staff from a variety of backgrounds, we gain a wide range of perspectives that help us achieve the results that our clients require and are essential for internal team building.

Please submit your cover letter with salary requirements, resume, and any writing samples for consideration to our firm administrator, Cheri Bardin-via email only please. Resume submissions and discussions with our firm will be held in the strictest confidence.