Careers
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The Associate Experience
Our firm hires each associate with the expectation that they will become an equity partner, fostering a culture of collaboration where colleagues support one another, share knowledge freely, and work together toward shared success. We offer early and substantive opportunities—brief writing, depositions, hearings, appellate arguments, and trials—across a wide variety of plaintiff and defense matters. In small, highly engaged teams, associates help shape case strategy from start to finish and are encouraged to make a broader impact through pro bono litigation, leadership roles, board service, and civic involvement.
Hands-on Experience
We offer meaningful, high-stakes litigation work and client-facing responsibility from your very first day. We staff cases leanly. Every attorney is immersed in case strategy. Associates are given the opportunity to participate fully from start to finish. This early, substantive responsibility, especially in strategy, writing, client engagement, and courtroom experience is the top reason they chose our firm over traditional big law models.
Collegial Support
Without competition for limited spots, our attorneys build strong collegial relationships and a genuine commitment to each other’s success in the office, courtroom, and beyond.
Professional Development
Bondurant prioritizes time and resources for the professional development of our associates, and we have found this investment pays dividends for both the firm and our clients.
Our philosophy is simple: because we entrust associates with substantial responsibility, the strength of the firm is directly tied to the strength of its associates.
The primary way our associates grow is through day-to-day work, gaining hands-on experience litigating real cases. We supplement practical experience with training and development initiatives, including a partner/associate mentor program, internal training from in-house experts, a professional development budget for external training, and feedback from all partners for whom the associate has performed substantial work.
Please click here if you are a current law school student interested in a position at our firm.
Judicial Clerkships
We value the perspective and skills that come from serving as a judicial law clerk—one of the most coveted opportunities in the legal profession. Our attorneys who have clerked bring firsthand insight into judicial decision-making, research and writing skills, and practical courtroom experience gained through close collaboration with judges. This highly competitive, one- to two-year role not only sharpens legal acumen but also strengthens the foundation for the high-level litigation work our firm handles every day.
of our lawyers served as law clerks for one or more judges.
United States Courts of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Judge Stanley F. Birch, Jr. (retired)
- Judge Joel F. Dubina
- Judge Elizabeth L. Branch
- Judge Frank Mays Hull
- Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch (deceased)
- Judge Beverly B. Martin
- Judge Jill Pryor
- Judge William H. Pryor Jr.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Judge Lucy H. Koh
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Judge Eugene Davis
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. (deceased)
- Judge H. Emory Widener, Jr.
United States District Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Judge Orinda D. Evans
- Judge Leigh Martin May
- Judge William C. O’Kelley
- Judge Richard W. Story
- Judge Amy Totenberg
- Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- Judge Duross Fitzpatrick
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- Chief Judge W. Keith Watkins
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- Honorable Robert L. Hinkle
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Judge Curtis L. Collier
State Courts
- Georgia Supreme Court
- Chief Justice Carol Hunstein
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Chief Judge Anne Barnes
- Illinois Supreme Court
- Judge John L. Nickels
Summer Program
Each year, we invite 1–4 law students to join our summer program in Atlanta. Most are rising 3Ls, but we also consider exceptional rising 2Ls, including through our partnership with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).
Our summer associates do real, substantive work—drafting complaints and briefs, advising clients, preparing for depositions, and more. You’ll work closely with our lawyers, contribute to active matters, and often see your work in action through trials, hearings, and client meetings. We don’t create artificial assignments; we treat summer associates as junior lawyers. Beyond the work, we want you to get to know both the firm and the city. We organize a range of social events—meals, concerts, sporting events, and more—designed to introduce you to Atlanta and help you connect with everyone at the firm.
Most of our summer associates split their time with another firm, usually a larger one, and we encourage that. Our program often runs in the second half of summer, but we’re flexible on timing.
Compensation is competitive with the top firms in Atlanta.
We will participate in June early Virtual Interview Programs for rising 2L law students at the following schools:
University of Georgia | Emory University | Georgia State University
While our relatively small size prevents us from being able to visit every campus that we would wish to, we welcome direct applications.
A Note from
Our Hiring Partner,
Tiana S. Mykkeltvedt
BME is pleased to announce that applications for our 2027 Summer Associate Program will open soon.
We recruit top candidates from across the country who have a sincere desire to become elite litigators in a boutique setting in Atlanta, Georgia. As students, you are already aware that the recruiting timeline continues to push earlier and earlier. As a boutique firm that hires a small number of associates each year, we’ve concluded that this timeline is not beneficial to us or to the students subjected to it. Among other problems, it is unrealistic for law students to know after only one semester how they want to spend their career, and it is unfair to force students to elect between studying for finals and interviewing for a summer associate position.
Therefore, we have made the decision to conduct our hiring process for 2027 Summer Associates along the following timeline:
- May 15, 2026: We will begin accepting applications for 2027 Summer Associates. We will require a full year of 1L grades before receiving a final offer, but you may apply and then supplement your application when grades are received.
- June 2026: We will conduct preliminary interviews and in-person call-backs during the month of June with a goal of extending offers by the end of the month.
- For Summer 2027: We welcome candidates who will have completed their 2L year in law school.
- We also welcome 3L candidates who are interested in exploring Bondurant for an associate position starting in 2028 or later. Successful 3L candidates are likely to have a clerkship, fellowship or other employment arranged for fall 2027.
We appreciate that candidates who are competitive for positions at our firm will likely receive offers at other firms before we are ready to make a decision. Even if you have accepted a position at another firm, that does not prevent you from applying to summer at BME. That’s because we allow and even encourage our summer associates to split with another firm. In fact, almost all of our summer associates split with big law firms in Atlanta or in other cities. Before you decide that you cannot ask to split your summer, we encourage you to speak with someone on our recruiting committee.
Thank you for your interest in being a summer associate at Bondurant, Mixson and Elmore.
For more information, visit: https://www.bmelaw.com/careers-summer.html
2026 Summer Associate/1L Scholar
We are currently accepting applications for our 2026 Summer Associate/1L Scholar. Click here to apply. First-semester transcripts should be forwarded as soon as they are received; we cannot fully consider candidates until we have a full semester of grades. Deadline to apply is Monday, January 26, 2026.
We have completed our hiring process for 2026 Summer Associates for second-year law students.
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Administrative Professionals
Legal assistants, paralegals, and other industry professionals will find a collegial and rewarding office environment at Bondurant. We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits to attract and retain top talent.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications without regard to race, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin. Resumes and inquiries regarding staff openings should be directed to the attention of:
Shirley Laboy, Director of Administration
recruitment@bondurant.com
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