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Summer Program at DLA Piper

1251 Avenue of the Americas
27th Floor
New York, NY 10020
(212) 335-4500

Summer Program Overview


DLA Piper’s summer associates are part of a high-performance environment. Summer associates are integrated into the firm’s core practice groups and supported by lawyers invested in their growth and development. Through various social and team-building activities, they will get to know each other, as well as the lawyers in their local offices and practice groups.

Summer associates participate in vigorous training and development opportunities to acquire the skills they need as they launch their careers, including a 2.5-day in-person event where they hear from ...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

88 total (71 2Ls; 17 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

68 out of 79

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

88 total (71 2Ls; 17 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

68 out of 79

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes


Split Summer with Another Firm

No. 1L Summer Associates


Split Summer with Another Office

Case by Case


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We open our 2L application process in the spring.


Summer Associate Salary

$4,326/week



Summer Program Contact

Paige Saleeby


Offices with Program

Atlanta


Schools Visited for OCI

Boston College Law School


Career Fairs Attended

Loyola Patent Law Interview Program

Summer Program Overview


DLA Piper’s summer associates are part of a high-performance environment. Summer associates are integrated into the firm’s core practice groups and supported by lawyers invested in their growth and development. Through various social and team-building activities, they will get to know each other, as well as the lawyers in their local offices and practice groups.

Summer associates participate in vigorous training and development opportunities to acquire the skills they need as they launch their careers, including a 2.5-day in-person event where they hear from ...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

88 total (71 2Ls; 17 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

68 out of 79

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

88 total (71 2Ls; 17 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

68 out of 79

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes


Split Summer with Another Firm

No. 1L Summer Associates


Split Summer with Another Office

Case by Case


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We open our 2L application process in the spring.


Summer Associate Salary

$4,326/week



Summer Program Contact

Paige Saleeby


Offices with Program

Atlanta


Schools Visited for OCI

Boston College Law School


Career Fairs Attended

Loyola Patent Law Interview Program

Survey Says


  • “The summer program focused on realistic training and understanding of what a junior associate's work streams are like. It was hybrid, and summer associates are able to work with attorneys across all offices.”
  • “The firm did a great job of sourcing meaningful work for the summer associates and genuinely tried to give us work we were interested in, enabling us to explore various practice groups throughout the program.”
  • “We had a centralized database for assignments where attorneys from around the country (both associates and partner...