Analyst Program
Freedman Normand Friedland LLP is an elite litigation firm that focuses on plaintiff and defense representations on the bleeding edge of law. We are building an AI-native law firm—one in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every stage of litigation, not added as an afterthought. We believe that, in the immediate future, AI will allow disputes to be investigated, developed, and resolved faster and more efficiently; will enable courts and litigants to focus more directly on the merits; and will help reduce the cost and procedural friction that have too often placed justice beyond the reach of deserving clients.
Our Analyst Program is a two-year, full-time position for graduating seniors and recent graduates who are weighing law school or graduate school and want to spend the years before enrollment doing real work on high-stakes litigation, earning real compensation, and finding out firsthand whether a career in the law is the right one. It is also an opportunity to help design the future of legal practice.
Analysts are placed on active case teams immediately and work with partners and associates across the full life of a matter, from the first investigation of the facts through discovery, motion practice, trial, and appeal. Our teams are small by design. There is no layer between an Analyst and the lawyers making decisions, which means an Analyst’s work is visible, their judgment is tested, and their good ideas reach the people who can act on them.
Our Analysts work alongside the most capable AI models available and help determine how those models should be integrated into the firm’s work. They use AI to investigate facts, master large records, identify connections, test legal and factual theories, draft and refine work product, prepare examinations, and challenge the team’s assumptions. We expect Analysts not merely to use existing tools, but to become expert in them, push their limits, evaluate their reliability, and develop better AI-enabled workflows for litigation.
What You Will Do
Analysts own the record. You will build the chronology of what happened and when, trace the money, identify the documents that matter and the ones that hurt, and put that knowledge to work when the team is deciding strategy, drafting a brief, or preparing a witness. You will sit in on depositions and hearings. You will see how a case is assembled and where it is won or lost.
Why Two Years Here
The program offers two things three things that are difficult to find together at this stage of a career: substantive exposure to the legal profession, a meaningful role in building an AI-integrated litigation practice, and compensation that reflects the value of the work.
For candidates considering law school, two years inside a litigation practice is the most reliable way to confirm that this is the career you want. Analysts leave with an understanding of how disputes are litigated that most law students do not acquire until their first years of practice. They also develop fluency in the technologies and methods that we believe will define the next generation of elite legal practice. They arrive at school as stronger applicants and better prepared students.
Our lawyers serve as mentors during the program and as references afterward, and they write recommendations from firsthand knowledge of your work rather than from a resume. Analysts who excel may be promoted to Senior Analyst. We expect our Analysts to go on to leading law schools and graduate programs, and to roles in government, finance, and industry, and we welcome former Analysts back to the firm as associates.
Who We Hire
We hire graduating seniors and recent graduates with strong academic records who write well, think clearly, and can manage a large volume of detailed work under deadline. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required by the start date.
We do not hire from a particular major. Our current teams include people who studied economics, engineering, history, philosophy, mathematics, and literature, and each of those backgrounds has proven useful on a case. What we care about is the quality of your thinking and your willingness to defend it.
We are particularly interested in candidates who:
- Are intellectually curious about both law and technology;
- Can break an ambiguous problem into discrete, solvable parts;
- Know how to ask precise questions and give precise instructions;
- Can move between close attention to individual facts and an understanding of the larger theory of a case;
- Are comfortable experimenting, iterating, and learning unfamiliar tools quickly;
- Treat AI output as something to test and verify—not something to accept uncritically;
- Can distinguish a plausible answer from a supported one;
- Exercise sound judgment when working with confidential or sensitive information;
- Look for ways to improve systems rather than merely complete assigned tasks; and
- Share our conviction that technology should make high-quality legal representation more effective and more accessible.
How to Apply
Submit a resume, a brief cover letter explaining why you are interested in litigation and in this program, an unofficial transcript, and one writing sample. The writing sample should be your own work, 5 to 10 pages, and should show us how you build and support an argument. A paper written for a course is fine.
Candidates who advance will complete interviews with members of our legal team. Interviews are conducted virtually unless otherwise noted. Questions may be directed to Careers@fnf.law.
Freedman Normand Friedland LLP is an equal opportunity employer.