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Summer Program at Farella Braun + Martel LLP

One Bush Street
Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 954-4400

Summer Program Overview


The best path to joining Farella Braun + Martel as a first-year attorney is through participation in our summer associate program. Our program introduces law students to a range of the firm's activities and enables us to assess their fit at the firm. At the same time, our program allows students to decide whether Farella is the right fit for them. Over the course of the summer, summer associates rotate into different practice groups every two weeks, working with attorneys on a variety of projects that involve actual client matters. We provide summer associates with the same kind o...

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

3 total (3 2L)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

3 out of 3

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

3 total (3 2L)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

3 out of 3

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Case by Case


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


Split Summer with Another Firm

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

June 1st


Summer Associate Salary

 $39,423 ($3,942.30/week)



Summer Program Contact

Kayla Nieskes


Offices with Program

San Francisco


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


The best path to joining Farella Braun + Martel as a first-year attorney is through participation in our summer associate program. Our program introduces law students to a range of the firm's activities and enables us to assess their fit at the firm. At the same time, our program allows students to decide whether Farella is the right fit for them. Over the course of the summer, summer associates rotate into different practice groups every two weeks, working with attorneys on a variety of projects that involve actual client matters. We provide summer associates with the same kind o...

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

3 total (3 2L)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

3 out of 3

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

3 total (3 2L)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

3 out of 3

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Case by Case


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


Split Summer with Another Firm

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

June 1st


Summer Associate Salary

 $39,423 ($3,942.30/week)



Summer Program Contact

Kayla Nieskes


Offices with Program

San Francisco


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “I worked intimately with partners and associates, felt welcomed and challenged, and looking back, feel like it gave me great insight into what full-time employment at the firm would be like.”
  • “I got to handle a lot as a summer associate. I helped with a Supreme Court brief and wrote substantive memos on contract issues that ended up being discussed at trial.”
  • “Wine tasting.”