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Job Description: At Perkins Coie, we foster a diverse and inclusive community where opportunities to succeed are available to all. Embracing diversity allows us to draw from different backgrounds and experiences, enabling us to attract the best talent to our ranks, and in turn build strong teams that provide excellent service to our clients. We are committed to creating an environment in which all our people thrive because they feel a sense of belonging. We are proud to offer our 1L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship Program as part of our comprehensive, firmwide commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion. We have a long history of being intentional and consistent in our efforts to increase the diversity of our workforce and to advance the benefits of diversity and inclusion within the legal profession. We are proud to have supported law students through Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship program initiatives for more than thirty years. Our Business practice includes lawyers who specialize in a broad range of corporate and technology-based transactions. Our Corporate group provides advice and guidance to clients on matters including mergers and acquisitions, venture-backed financings, equity and debt raises, ongoing advice to directors and senior management teams on matters related to corporate governance, regulatory advice and structuring of board, executive, and equity compensation packages. Our Technology group serves a broad range of clients in the technology sector, from startups to multinational corporations, in industries ranging from AI to Fintech, with intellectual property and commercial transactions, as well as privacy counseling and product innovation and go-to-market counseling. Candidates for the 1L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship - General Corporate/Business must be committed to excellence, detail oriented, and have a teamwork orientation and an execution mindset, with an interest in corporate and technology transactions and counseling, along with privacy laws and regulations. Candidates should have a keen eye for detail and an interest in drafting and reviewing contracts, advice and counsel on governance and other corporate matters, as well as emerging technologies and related privacy considerations. The subgroups included in the General Corporate/Business Fellowship are: Corporate Governance; Capital Markets; Financial Transactions; Investment Management; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; Public Companies; and Technology Transactions & Privacy . 1L Diversity & Inclusion Fellows are full participants in our summer associate program and must spend the first 10 weeks of their summer(s) with Perkins Coie. In addition to receiving a summer associate salary, Fellows will also receive a $15,000 stipend at the conclusion of their first-year summer. Fellows who return as 2Ls will receive a $15,000 stipend at the beginning of their second-year summer. The Fellows who accept an offer to join Perkins Coie as an associate after graduation will receive a $10,000 stipend in late May of their final year of law school. All students who are in good standing in their first year at an ABA-accredited law school are eligible to apply for the 1L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship Program. Perkins Coie is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications for the 1L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship Program from all eligible applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity / gender expression, disability status, or any other identity. Please review the FAQs prior to submitting your application. A complete application must include: * Current resume, * Cover letter, * Undergraduate, graduate (if applicable), and law school transcripts (unofficial versions are acceptable; if law school transcript is not available at the time of application, one