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Summer Program at Covington & Burling

One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 662-6000

Summer Program Overview


Through our summer associate program, we provide a select and diverse group of law students from around the country the opportunity to participate actively in a broad and exciting range of legal matters. Summer associates are immersed into our practice and exposed to Covington’s enduring cultural values—the values that shape our delivery of the highest quality service to our clients and our service to the public interest through extensive dynamic and precedent-setting pro bono legal work.

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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

135 total (123 2Ls; 12 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2023)

136 out of 136

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

135 total (123 2Ls; 12 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2023)

136 out of 136

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks


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1L Summers

Case by Case. (office dependent)


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


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Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes


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Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We encourage students to act in accordance with their law school’s timing guidelines.


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Summer Associate Salary

Summer Associate: $4,326/week



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Summer Program Contact

California


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Offices with Program

Los Angeles


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Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law


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Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


Through our summer associate program, we provide a select and diverse group of law students from around the country the opportunity to participate actively in a broad and exciting range of legal matters. Summer associates are immersed into our practice and exposed to Covington’s enduring cultural values—the values that shape our delivery of the highest quality service to our clients and our service to the public interest through extensive dynamic and precedent-setting pro bono legal work.

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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

135 total (123 2Ls; 12 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

136 out of 136

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks
More

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

135 total (123 2Ls; 12 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

136 out of 136

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


More

1L Summers

Case by Case. (office dependent)


More

Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


More

Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes


More

Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


More

When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We encourage students to act in accordance with their law school’s timing guidelines.


More

Summer Associate Salary

Summer Associate: $4,326/week



More

Summer Program Contact

California


More

Offices with Program

Los Angeles


More

Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law


More

Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “I received substantive assignments—both billable and pro bono. We also had individual practice group trainings that ran the gamut from general corporate, litigation, and regulatory to various niche industry groups.”
  • “The firm clearly spent substantial time coordinating an array of assignments, and the assignment types catered to my interests and offered multiple opportunities to participate in hands-on training courses.”
  • “The summer program at Covington is a free market system, meaning summer associates are encouraged to try assignme...