Here are a list of 1L summer associate positions for diverse candidates. Usually, 1L summer associate spots at Big Law firms are reserved for diverse candidates. If you are not a diverse candidate, you should still email the recruiters at the Big Law firms on this list to express your interest in their summer program.
These are all paid positions, but note that some pay more than others. In addition, not all of these firms are Big Law. If you’re looking for a Big Law Cravath pay scale as a summer associate, you most likely need to be in the Texas, New York, DC, Illinois (Chicago) or California legal market. Some Mid Law firms also offer a similar salary.
Regardless, your focus is to get a job for the summer. Any sort of paid position for 1Ls will be extremely difficult to come by so take what you can get. Also, don’t waste your time applying to a city or firm where you do not want to work in the future. Firms care about strong geographic ties.
The firms highlighted in red are globally known as “Big Law.” The rest are Mid Law firms or smaller, local firms. You can click on each firm name for details about applying.
New firm added as of 1/18/21: Gunderson Dettmer
| Firm Name | Firm Contact | Program Location(s) | App Deadline |
| Armstrong Teasdale LLP | Molly Duvall([email protected]) | St. Louis, MO | 1/29/21 |
| Baker Botts LLP / AT&T (split summer) | Alison Ketabchi ([email protected]) | Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, New York, NY, Palo Alto, CA, San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC | 2/1/21 |
| Baker Donelson | Helen Beasley ([email protected]) | Atlanta, GA, Baltimore, MD, Baton Rouge, LA, Birmingham, AL, Houston, TX, Jackson, MS, Knoxville, TN, Memphis, TN, Nashville, TV, New Orleans, LA | 1/29/21 |
| Baker & Hostetler LLP | Monique Mahler ([email protected]) | Dallas, TX | 1/15/21 |
| Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Kim Finney ([email protected]) | Chicago, IL, Indianapolis, IN, South Bend/Elkhart, IN | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC | Rachel Kiedrowski ([email protected]) | New Orleans, LA | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Bass, Berry & Sims PLC | Kelly Bahiraei ([email protected]) | Nashville, TN | 2/19/21 |
| Beveridge & Diamond PC | Lindy Resh ([email protected]) | Austin, TX, Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Washington, DC | 1/15/21 |
| Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP | Jodie Richey ([email protected]) | Atlanta, GA | 1/15/21 |
| Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | Jessica Richards ([email protected]) | Birmingham, AL, Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Huntsville, AL, Jackson, MS, Montgomery, AL, Nashville, TN, Tampa, FL | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Butler Snow LLP | Brooke Owen ([email protected]) | Austin, TX, Birmingham, AL, Charleston, SC, Jackson, MS, Memphis, TN, Nashville, TN | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Clark Hill PLC | Laura Lau ([email protected]) | Los Angeles, CA | 2/1/21 |
| Covington & Burling LLP | California: Kelsey Donovan ([email protected])New York: Marilyn Palacios ([email protected])DC: DeAnna Bumstead-Yeary ([email protected]) | Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC | 1/15/21 |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Emily Sanchez ([email protected]) | New York, NY | 3/1/21 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP / Comcast NBC Universal (split summer) | Natalie de Pasquale ([email protected]) | New York, NY and Philadelphia PA | ASAP (only 2 spots) |
| Dechert LLP | [email protected] | New York, NY, Charlotte NC | 2/1/21 |
| Dentons | Mary Boxer ([email protected]) | Atlanta, GA, Chicago IL, Indianapolis, IN, Louisville, KY, Pittsburgh, PA | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Kirsten Otto ([email protected]) | Minneapolis, MN, Salt Lake City, UT and Seattle, WA | 1/18/21 |
| Fish & Richardson | Whitney Smallwood ([email protected]) | Atlanta, GA, Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, Delaware, Houston, TX, New York, NY, San Diego, CA, Silicon Valley, Twin Cities, Washington, DC | 12/30/21 |
| Fisher & Phillips LLP | Marleen Matal ([email protected]) | Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA and Philadelphia, PA | Apply after 1/1/21 and by 2/5/21 |
| Foley & Lardner LLP | Amy Moynihan ([email protected]) | See here | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Fredrikson & Byron PA | Nancy Howard ([email protected]) | Minneapolis, MN | 1/20/21 |
| Frost Brown Todd LLP | Barbara Savage ([email protected]) | Cincinnati, OH, Houston, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Louisville, KY | 1/15/21 |
| Greenberg Traurig LLP | Kathleen Cline ([email protected]) | Chicago, IL Boston, MA | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Gunderson Dettmer | New York, NY San Francisco, CA Boston, MA | 1/22/21 | |
| Hanson Bridgett LLP | Christine Wang ([email protected]) | San Francisco, CA | 1/22/21 |
| Jackson Walker LLP | Shannon Peters ([email protected]) | Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, TX | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| K&L Gates LLP | See here | Boston, MA, Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Portland, OR, Raleigh, NC, Seattle, WA, Washington, DC | 1/31/21 |
| Kasowitz Benson Torres | Brigid Riordan ([email protected]) | New York, NY | 1/31/21 |
| Katten Muchin Roseman LLP | Stephanie London | Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Washington, DC | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Kean Miller LLP | Danielle LeBlanc ([email protected]) | Baton Rouge, LA | 12/22/21 |
| Lewis Rice LLC | Jennifer Beevers ([email protected]) | St. Louis, MO | 1/15/21 |
| Linklaters LLP | Alexandra Gharghoury ([email protected]) | New York, NY | 1/11/21 |
| Littler Mendelson | Hannah Engelke | Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Phoenix, AZ, Portland, OR | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Locke Lorde LLP | Boston: Kathleen Crabtree ([email protected]) Dallas: Ashley Hightower ([email protected]) | Boston, MA, Dallas, TX | 1/15/21 |
| Lowenstein Sandler LLP | Mona Patel ([email protected]) | Roseland, NJ | 1/29/21 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Jennifer Carrion ([email protected]) | Boston, MA, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC | 1/31/21 |
| Morrison & Foerster LLP | Ayanna Ryans-Holder ([email protected]) | New York, NY | 1/29/21 |
| Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP | [email protected] | Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA | 2/14/21 |
| Norton Rose Fullbright US LLP | Austin & San Antonio: Alice Bolander ([email protected]) Dallas: Meredith Bond ([email protected]) Houston: Taylor Magids ([email protected]) New York: Rachel Bracken ([email protected]) DC: Uroosa Haider ([email protected]) | Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, TX, New York, NY and Washington, DC | 1/31/21 |
| Osborn Maledon | Jessica Lopez ([email protected]) | Arizon, AZ | 2/8/21 |
| Porter Hedges | Deidra Clement ([email protected]) | Houston, TX | 1/31/21 |
| Reed Smith LLP | Chicago: Suzy Madrigal ([email protected]) Houston: Veronica Erickson ([email protected]) Miami: Christine Meade ([email protected]) Philadelphia, Tysons, and DC: Tiffany McClendon ([email protected]) Pittsburg: Katie Sikon ([email protected]) San Francisco: Jessica Sisco ([email protected]) | Chicago, IL, Houston, TX, Miami, FL, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA, San Francisco, CA, Tysons and Washington, DC | 1/15/21 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Kim Karp ([email protected]) | New York, NY | 1/15/21 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | See here | Global See here | unannnounced |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New York: Claire Shutt Texas: Jessica Evans | Houston, TXNew York, NY | 2/1/21 |
| Steptoe & Johnson PLLC | Heather Cavanagh ([email protected]) | Columbus, OH | 2/1/21 |
| Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP | Sabina Braciak ([email protected]) | New York, NY | 1/15/21 |
| Thompson & Knight LLP | Maggie Moran ([email protected]) | Dallas, TX, Houston, TX | 2/1/21 |
| Troutman Pepper LLP | Jasmine McCall ([email protected]) | Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Orange Cty, CA, Princeton, Richmond, VA, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA | 2/1/21 |
| Venable LLP | MD: Maria Krupinsky NY: Jennifer Handley LA: Kara Barnachea SF: Alice Kirsten DC: Victoria Sievers | Baltimore, MDNew York, NYLos Angeles, CASan Francisco, CAWashington, DC | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz LLP (send resume, transcript, and cover letter + practice area of interest) | [email protected] | New York, NY | unknown |
| Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP | Michelle Parsons ([email protected]) | Austin, TXBirmingham, ALNashville, TN | n/a (i.e., ASAP) |
| Wheeler Trigg O’Donell LLP | Chloe Mercado ([email protected]) | Denver, CO | 3/26/21 |
| Wiley Rein LLP | Janell Mallard ([email protected]) | Washington, DC | 1/15/21 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | IL & TX: Tiffany Piccirilli ([email protected]) CA & NY: Sadie Polillio ([email protected]) DC: Jeanine Thomas ([email protected]) | Chicago, IL, Houston, TX, New York, NY, Palo Alto, CA, San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC | 1/31/21 |
| Winston & Strawn LLP | Sylvia James ([email protected]) | See here | 2/1/21 |
