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Summer Program at Clifford Chance US LLP

Two Manhattan West
375 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(212) 878-8000

Summer Program Overview


We believe in giving our lawyers a high level of exposure and responsibility from the very beginning and this starts during the summer program. Our summer law clerks are encouraged to work on a wide variety of assignments, gaining exposure to the full range of our practice areas. In addition to real work experience, our summer law clerks participate in formal training programs focused on legal writing and practice area presentations, as well as a variety of outside speakers presenting on everything from how to Discover and Define Your Professional Persona to topical social issues and ...

No. of Summer Associates (2025)

54 total (43 2Ls; 11 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

43 out of 45

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2025)

54 total (43 2Ls; 11 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

43 out of 45

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


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

We accept applications for 1L positions on November 1st and 2L positions on May 1st.


Summer Associate Salary

$225,000 annualized



Summer Program Contact

Sarah Posner


Offices with Program

Frankfurt


Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law


Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Summer Program Overview


We believe in giving our lawyers a high level of exposure and responsibility from the very beginning and this starts during the summer program. Our summer law clerks are encouraged to work on a wide variety of assignments, gaining exposure to the full range of our practice areas. In addition to real work experience, our summer law clerks participate in formal training programs focused on legal writing and practice area presentations, as well as a variety of outside speakers presenting on everything from how to Discover and Define Your Professional Persona to topical social issues and ...

No. of Summer Associates (2025)

54 total (43 2Ls; 11 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

43 out of 45

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2025)

54 total (43 2Ls; 11 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

43 out of 45

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


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

We accept applications for 1L positions on November 1st and 2L positions on May 1st.


Summer Associate Salary

$225,000 annualized



Summer Program Contact

Sarah Posner


Offices with Program

Frankfurt


Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law


Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Survey Says


Training & Assignments

  • “The training was very good, and the assignments were substantive work that I do now as a junior associate.”
  • “Multiple billable assignments in different practice groups, plus a pro bono and business development project.”
  • “I had substantive assignments with opportunities for feedback in a variety of areas I was interested in exploring.”