Summer Program Overview
At Kirkland the work is interesting, cutting-edge, and involves clients from businesses in all industries and sectors. When joining Kirkland, summer associates quickly become part of the team. Providing solutions to high-profile clients, they are involved in real deals and cases — not just listening and learning — but relied upon to make valuable contributions. Summer associates experience substantive, hands-on work, accelerating their early career development by working directly with partners.
Like our attorneys, summer associates experience our distinctive open ass...
No. of Summer Associates (2025)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2025)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
1L Summers
Assigned to Specific Practice Area
Split Summer with Another Firm
Split Summer with Another Office
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program
Summer Associate Salary
$4326.92 weekly
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Summer Program Overview
At Kirkland the work is interesting, cutting-edge, and involves clients from businesses in all industries and sectors. When joining Kirkland, summer associates quickly become part of the team. Providing solutions to high-profile clients, they are involved in real deals and cases — not just listening and learning — but relied upon to make valuable contributions. Summer associates experience substantive, hands-on work, accelerating their early career development by working directly with partners.
Like our attorneys, summer associates experience our distinctive open ass...
No. of Summer Associates (2025)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2025)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
1L Summers
Assigned to Specific Practice Area
Split Summer with Another Firm
Split Summer with Another Office
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program
Summer Associate Salary
$4326.92 weekly
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Survey Says
- “I had daily training sessions, both in-person and over Zoom. I was assigned a few initial projects, but after that, it was an open assignment system where you reach out to attorneys for work. This lets you staff up as much or as little as wanted and in whatever areas you want.”
- “Kirkland & Ellis provides a work database where attorneys can post assignments that are taken by summer associates on a first-come, first-serve basis. Most work is obtained through face-to-face interactions between the summer associates and attorneys.”