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Summer Program at Ropes & Gray

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800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
(617) 951-7000

Summer Program Overview


Participating in our summer program will allow you to experience firsthand what it’s like to practice law at the highest level. Whether you join us in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, or Washington, D.C., summer associates get exposure to cutting-edge, industry-defining work for the world’s leading businesses and organizations. You’ll contribute to actual client matters, benefit from individualized mentorship, and gain practical and soft skills from our training program, regarded as one of the industry’s best. You’ll also have lots of opportunitie...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

138 total (124 2Ls; 14 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

124 out of 124

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

138 total (124 2Ls; 14 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

124 out of 124

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes. Summers are affiliated with specific broad departments but may sample work from any dept./practice group


Split Summer with Another Firm

No. (except for 1L firm touchbacks)


Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


Summer Associate Salary

$4,326.92 weekly



Summer Program Contact

Katie Calabrese


Offices with Program

Boston


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


Participating in our summer program will allow you to experience firsthand what it’s like to practice law at the highest level. Whether you join us in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, or Washington, D.C., summer associates get exposure to cutting-edge, industry-defining work for the world’s leading businesses and organizations. You’ll contribute to actual client matters, benefit from individualized mentorship, and gain practical and soft skills from our training program, regarded as one of the industry’s best. You’ll also have lots of opportunitie...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

138 total (124 2Ls; 14 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

124 out of 124

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

138 total (124 2Ls; 14 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

124 out of 124

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes. Summers are affiliated with specific broad departments but may sample work from any dept./practice group


Split Summer with Another Firm

No. (except for 1L firm touchbacks)


Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


Summer Associate Salary

$4,326.92 weekly



Summer Program Contact

Katie Calabrese


Offices with Program

Boston


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “As a summer associate, I was given many opportunities to shadow associates, sit in on meetings, and complete assignments typically given to first-year associates. The assignments were similar in nature to assignments I complete now as an associate, and during the summer, associates went out of their way to loop me in and give me feedback on my work product.”
  • “The entire first few weeks are spent at in-person trainings or working through virtual programs. After that, we were allowed to take on real substantive assignments under the guidance of a junior o...