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Summer Program at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 403-1000

Summer Program Overview


Each year, we look to select a small and diverse group of highly motivated and well-rounded students with the objective of giving each summer associate an experience as close as we can to that of a new associate. We expose summer associates to all facets of our practice and actively involve them in negotiations, client meetings, and courtroom and deposition sessions. Summer associates rotate through our corporate and litigation practice areas and choose one or two other practice areas to round out their rotation schedule. In addition to the real client work they are assigned, summer a...

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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

32 total (31 2Ls; 1 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2023)

28 out of 28

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Summer Program Length

11 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

32 total (31 2Ls; 1 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2023)

28 out of 28

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Summer Program Length

11 weeks


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1L Summers

Yes


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No. Rotation


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Split Summer with Another Firm

No


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Split Summer with Another Office

No. N/A


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Primarily through schools’ Pre-OCI programs, OCI and resume-collection programs, this is specific to each schools offerings.


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Summer Associate Salary

$4,423/week



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Summer Program Contact

Elizabeth F. Breslow


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Offices with Program

New York


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Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


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Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Summer Program Overview


Each year, we look to select a small and diverse group of highly motivated and well-rounded students with the objective of giving each summer associate an experience as close as we can to that of a new associate. We expose summer associates to all facets of our practice and actively involve them in negotiations, client meetings, and courtroom and deposition sessions. Summer associates rotate through our corporate and litigation practice areas and choose one or two other practice areas to round out their rotation schedule. In addition to the real client work they are assigned, summer a...

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No. of Summer Associates (2024)

32 total (31 2Ls; 1 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

28 out of 28

More

Summer Program Length

11 weeks
More

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

32 total (31 2Ls; 1 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

28 out of 28

More

Summer Program Length

11 weeks


More

1L Summers

Yes


More

Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No. Rotation


More

Split Summer with Another Firm

No


More

Split Summer with Another Office

No. N/A


More

When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Primarily through schools’ Pre-OCI programs, OCI and resume-collection programs, this is specific to each schools offerings.


More

Summer Associate Salary

$4,423/week



More

Summer Program Contact

Elizabeth F. Breslow


More

Offices with Program

New York


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Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


More

Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Survey Says


  • “I was assigned substantive work from the start and felt like I made meaningful contributions to my teams. All of the attorneys I worked with were available to provide me with guidance.”
  • “The firm treats its summer associates the same as first-year lawyers—to the extent reasonable. The firm does a good job of placing summer associates in close proximity to partners and associates, so there is a lot of learning via osmosis.”
  • “The summer work assignments are significantly more substantive than work you might get at another summer progra...