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Summer Program at Orrick

51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 506-5000

Summer Program Overview


Our 10-week hybrid summer program enables summer associates to experience being part of Team Orrick. Summer associates work on substantive legal matters from across the country, while participating in local and national events to get to know our team and each other. Our program offers interesting legal work, client connections, a national in-person Summer Academy in San Francisco, and live and virtual teambuilding events, as well as mindfulness classes.

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

30 total (20 2Ls; 10 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

33 out of 38

Summer Program Length

10 weeks hybrid (2-3 days in office)

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

30 total (20 2Ls; 10 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

33 out of 38

Summer Program Length

10 weeks hybrid (2-3 days in office)


1L Summers

Case by Case


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes. 2Ls


Split Summer with Another Firm

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Office

Case by Case


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Formal online applications open in mid-May.


Summer Associate Salary

$225,000



Summer Program Contact

Mike Dee


Offices with Program

Houston


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


Our 10-week hybrid summer program enables summer associates to experience being part of Team Orrick. Summer associates work on substantive legal matters from across the country, while participating in local and national events to get to know our team and each other. Our program offers interesting legal work, client connections, a national in-person Summer Academy in San Francisco, and live and virtual teambuilding events, as well as mindfulness classes.

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

30 total (20 2Ls; 10 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

33 out of 38

Summer Program Length

10 weeks hybrid (2-3 days in office)

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

30 total (20 2Ls; 10 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

33 out of 38

Summer Program Length

10 weeks hybrid (2-3 days in office)


1L Summers

Case by Case


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes. 2Ls


Split Summer with Another Firm

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Office

Case by Case


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Formal online applications open in mid-May.


Summer Associate Salary

$225,000



Summer Program Contact

Mike Dee


Offices with Program

Houston


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “Our summer program focuses more heavily on substantive work, so it gives summer associates a grounded idea of what a first-year associate would do.”
  • “Overall, I felt I received really useful training as a summer and was given quality work that I've done as a first-year associate. I've found that a lot of the assignments I've been given are at least somewhat familiar to me because I remember doing them during my summer.”
  • “I was given the opportunity to work on substantive client matters early on in my summer experience. I ...