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Summer Program at Gibson Dunn

333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 229-7000

Summer Program Overview


Gibson Dunn’s ability to recruit and retain top talent from a diverse pool of talented individuals is crucial to our continued success. Our summer program is the primary method through which new lawyers become a part of our firm, and we continually attract the most intelligent, creative, and personable legal talent in the world to participate in our summer program. Designed to facilitate a smooth transition from law school to legal practice, the program provides substantive training in areas such as legal writing, depositions, and corporate negotiations/transactions. Our summer associ...

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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

205 total (183 2Ls; 22 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

181 out of 187

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

205 total (183 2Ls; 22 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

181 out of 187

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks


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1L Summers

Yes


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


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Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes. Subject to first half and minimum number of weeks with Gibson Dunn


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Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


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Summer Associate Salary

$4,134.62/week



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Summer Program Contact

John O‘Hara


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Offices with Program

Dallas


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Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


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Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Summer Program Overview


Gibson Dunn’s ability to recruit and retain top talent from a diverse pool of talented individuals is crucial to our continued success. Our summer program is the primary method through which new lawyers become a part of our firm, and we continually attract the most intelligent, creative, and personable legal talent in the world to participate in our summer program. Designed to facilitate a smooth transition from law school to legal practice, the program provides substantive training in areas such as legal writing, depositions, and corporate negotiations/transactions. Our summer associ...

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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

205 total (183 2Ls; 22 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

181 out of 187

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks
More

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

205 total (183 2Ls; 22 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

181 out of 187

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


More

1L Summers

Yes


More

Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


More

Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes. Subject to first half and minimum number of weeks with Gibson Dunn


More

Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


More

When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


More

Summer Associate Salary

$4,134.62/week



More

Summer Program Contact

John O‘Hara


More

Offices with Program

Dallas


More

Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


More

Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Survey Says


  • “Summer associates are expected to complete around one work assignment per week. These assignments are evaluated throughout and at the end of the summer program.”
  • “The firm does a great job organizing work to ensure that summer associates have sufficient work without it being overwhelming. Summer coordinators work hard to give each summer associate a mix of different substantive areas of the law and take into consideration each summer associate's interests. Training was always a part of the assignment though the formality of the training varied as a...