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Summer Program at Covington & Burling

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850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 662-6000

Summer Program Overview


Through our summer associate program, we provide a select group of law students from around the country the opportunity to participate actively in a broad and exciting range of legal matters. Summer associates are immersed into our practice and exposed to Covington’s enduring cultural values—the values that shape our delivery of the highest quality service to our clients and our service to the public interest—through extensive dynamic and precedent-setting pro bono legal work.

No. of Summer Associates (2025)

152 total (134 2Ls; 18 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

123 out of 123

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2025)

152 total (134 2Ls; 18 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

123 out of 123

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Case by Case. (office dependent)


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes


Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We encourage students to act in accordance with their law school’s timing guidelines.


Summer Associate Salary

Summer Associate: $4,326/week



Summer Program Contact

California


Offices with Program

Los Angeles


Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law


Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Summer Program Overview


Through our summer associate program, we provide a select group of law students from around the country the opportunity to participate actively in a broad and exciting range of legal matters. Summer associates are immersed into our practice and exposed to Covington’s enduring cultural values—the values that shape our delivery of the highest quality service to our clients and our service to the public interest—through extensive dynamic and precedent-setting pro bono legal work.

No. of Summer Associates (2025)

152 total (134 2Ls; 18 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

123 out of 123

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2025)

152 total (134 2Ls; 18 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2024)

123 out of 123

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Case by Case. (office dependent)


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes


Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We encourage students to act in accordance with their law school’s timing guidelines.


Summer Associate Salary

Summer Associate: $4,326/week



Summer Program Contact

California


Offices with Program

Los Angeles


Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law


Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Survey Says


  • “I was assigned substantive research and writing tasks that litigation teams actively needed for their management of their cases. These included a detailed pre-trial brief analysis, a demand letter assessment, and memoranda answering case law research questions. I attended the firm's summer associate multiday depositions training. I received substantive constructive feedback both while I was working on assignments and during summer associate review sessions with senior attorneys.”
  • “Assignments were generally low-pressure but still relatively substant...