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Summer Program Overview


Clifford Chance believes in giving our lawyers a high level of exposure and responsibility from the beginning, and this starts during the summer. Our summers are encouraged to work on a variety of assignments, gaining exposure to the full range of our practice areas. In addition to real work experience, our summer law clerks participate in formal training programs focused on legal writing, an all-day interactive "Hackathon" led by our Best Delivery team where our clerks compete to create a bot designed to solve or simplify a real firm problem, as well as a variety of outside...

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

41 total (35 2Ls; 61Ls; 1 SEO)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

40 out of 40

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

41 total (35 2Ls; 61Ls; 1 SEO)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

40 out of 40

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks


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1L Summers

Yes


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


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Split Summer with Another Firm

Case by Case


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Split Summer with Another Office

Case by Case


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We accept applications following the release of second-semester grades through our on-campus and resume-collection programs and from write-in candidates.


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Summer Associate Salary

$215,000



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Summer Program Contact

Sarah Posner
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Offices with Program

Frankfurt
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Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law
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Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair
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Summer Program Overview


Clifford Chance believes in giving our lawyers a high level of exposure and responsibility from the beginning, and this starts during the summer. Our summers are encouraged to work on a variety of assignments, gaining exposure to the full range of our practice areas. In addition to real work experience, our summer law clerks participate in formal training programs focused on legal writing, an all-day interactive "Hackathon" led by our Best Delivery team where our clerks compete to create a bot designed to solve or simplify a real firm problem, as well as a variety of outside...

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

41 total (35 2Ls; 61Ls; 1 SEO)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

40 out of 40

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks
More

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

41 total (35 2Ls; 61Ls; 1 SEO)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

40 out of 40

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


More

1L Summers

Yes


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


More

Split Summer with Another Firm

Case by Case


More

Split Summer with Another Office

Case by Case


More

When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We accept applications following the release of second-semester grades through our on-campus and resume-collection programs and from write-in candidates.


More

Summer Associate Salary

$215,000



More

Summer Program Contact

Sarah Posner
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More

Offices with Program

Frankfurt
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More

Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law
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More

Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair
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Training & Assignments

  • “CC has dedicated assignment coordinators, as well as senior associates and counsel who provide assignments and check-ins to ensure that summer associates are getting work that aligns with their interests. Work is substantive, and I was handling work for real clients from my first assignment on.”
  • “I was given a chance to work on substantive assignments in different practice areas. I actually helped draft co...