Scarinci Hollenbeck Launches 2026 Summer Associate Program

Rutgers and Seton Hall Law Students Join the Firm’s 8-Week Summer Associate Program.

May 27th, 2026 – Little Falls, NJ – Two law students will join Scarinci Hollenbeck’s 2026 Summer Associate Program, which begins Monday, June 1st. Both students will assist with all aspects of the firm’s practice groups throughout their 8-week internship. They will gain practical experience in a professional environment while supporting the firm’s key practice areas, including Public Law, Bankruptcy & Creditors‘ Rights, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Transactions & Business, Education Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation, and Tax, Trusts & Estates.

“Our summer associates step into a program built to provide them with exposure to the manner in which a full-service law firm actually operates, from research assignments and practice group sessions to client meetings, real estate closings, depositions, and court appearances.,” shared Robert E. Levy, Partner and Director of the firm’s Summer Associate Program. “We are excited to welcome this year’s class and look forward to helping shape the next generation of attorneys.”

As part of the 2026 Summer Associate Program, the associates will provide assistance with case-related research projects assigned by attorneys and practice leaders across the firm. They will also attend weekly practice group informational sessions to learn more about different areas of the law and will be invited to attend various meetings with clients, depositions, hearings, and more.

Meet the 2026 Summer Associate Program Class:

Chinyere (Elizabeth) Osunkwo

Chinyere is a rising 3L student at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey, where she serves as a Staff Editor of the Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy. Before pursuing her law degree, Chinyere built a career in corporate communications and government relations at firms including Edelman, Allison+Partners, and FleishmanHillard. Her recent legal experience includes serving as a Legal Intern at Verizon and as a Law Clerk at Carella Byrne Cecchi Brody & Agnello, P.C., a class action firm in Roseland, New Jersey. Chinyere graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communication and a minor in Spanish for Legal Professions, and also holds a Paralegal Certificate from Gardner-Webb University.

Will Novak

Will is a rising 2L student at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. Will returns to Scarinci Hollenbeck after serving as a Mailroom Clerk at the firm’s Little Falls office from 2024 to 2025, where he supported daily operations and assisted a senior tax partner on a billable tax project before beginning law school. His earlier experience includes an internship with MBI Gluckshaw, a New Jersey government affairs and lobbying firm in Trenton. Will earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Rutgers University, after beginning his undergraduate studies at Northeastern University.