Summer Program Overview
At Kirkland the work is interesting, cutting-edge, and involves clients from businesses in all industries and sectors. When joining Kirkland, summer associates quickly become part of the team. Providing solutions to high-profile clients, they are involved in real deals and cases — not just listening and learning — but relied upon to make valuable contributions. Summer associates experience substantive, hands-on work, accelerating their early career development by working directly with partners.
Like our attorneys, summer associates experience our distinctive open ass...
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
1L Summers
Assigned to Specific Practice Area
Split Summer with Another Firm
Split Summer with Another Office
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program
Summer Associate Salary
$225,000 or $4326.92/week
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Summer Program Overview
At Kirkland the work is interesting, cutting-edge, and involves clients from businesses in all industries and sectors. When joining Kirkland, summer associates quickly become part of the team. Providing solutions to high-profile clients, they are involved in real deals and cases — not just listening and learning — but relied upon to make valuable contributions. Summer associates experience substantive, hands-on work, accelerating their early career development by working directly with partners.
Like our attorneys, summer associates experience our distinctive open ass...
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
1L Summers
Assigned to Specific Practice Area
Split Summer with Another Firm
Split Summer with Another Office
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program
Summer Associate Salary
$225,000 or $4326.92/week
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Survey Says
- “The assignments are real assignments that a junior associate would otherwise be doing. The firm makes a strong effort to give summer associates interesting assignments (more interesting on average than first-year assignments) in any area of their choosing.”
- “Although the summer program was primarily oriented around getting to know the firm and the attorneys in the office, there was interesting and sometimes substantive work available for summer associates. This was especially true if you sought out work from attorneys in practice areas you were interest...