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Summer Program at Mayer Brown LLP

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Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 782-0600

Summer Program Overview


Our summer associate program is specially designed to aid summer associates in shaping the future direction of their careers in the practice of law by exposing them to day-to-day activities of practicing lawyers. We don’t use a rotation system or assign interns to particular lawyers. Instead, they receive assignments based on their preferences—by selecting projects from our online database or by approaching a lawyer with whom they’d like to work. Summer projects involve actual client matters, which provide invaluable hands-on experience, and there are plenty of opportunities to observ...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

97 total (81 2Ls; 16 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

97 out of 97

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

97 total (81 2Ls; 16 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

97 out of 97

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Case by Case


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

No


Summer Associate Salary

Based on the annualized salary of $225,000



Summer Program Contact

Recruiting contacts for all locations at www.mayerbrown.com/en/careers


Offices with Program

Charlotte


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Cook County Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


Our summer associate program is specially designed to aid summer associates in shaping the future direction of their careers in the practice of law by exposing them to day-to-day activities of practicing lawyers. We don’t use a rotation system or assign interns to particular lawyers. Instead, they receive assignments based on their preferences—by selecting projects from our online database or by approaching a lawyer with whom they’d like to work. Summer projects involve actual client matters, which provide invaluable hands-on experience, and there are plenty of opportunities to observ...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

97 total (81 2Ls; 16 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

97 out of 97

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

97 total (81 2Ls; 16 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

97 out of 97

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Case by Case


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

No


Summer Associate Salary

Based on the annualized salary of $225,000



Summer Program Contact

Recruiting contacts for all locations at www.mayerbrown.com/en/careers


Offices with Program

Charlotte


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Cook County Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “I thought the work was really helpful and a good indication of life as an associate without too much pressure. I handled substantive assignments, some of which I was able to assist with once I started full time.”
  • “The firm maintains a portal that is regularly updated with assignments. The portal was live and ready for use the moment we started for the summer. The firm also had a full training schedule ready on the first day, with training sessions spread across the entire summer program with a heavy focus during the first two weeks.”
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