Summer Program Overview
Cravath’s summer program is designed to provide law students with an experience that mirrors the life of a first-year associate and an opportunity to work directly for, and with, the firm’s clients. Summer associates choose to work in the Corporate, Litigation, Tax, Executive Compensation and Benefits, or Trusts and Estates departments, and they experience the day-to-day working life of a Cravath lawyer. Prior to the summer, information is collected on department and assignment preferences, and the firm assists with summer housing. Upon arrival, summer associates are assigned to a par...
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
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
$4,135/week
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Summer Program Overview
Cravath’s summer program is designed to provide law students with an experience that mirrors the life of a first-year associate and an opportunity to work directly for, and with, the firm’s clients. Summer associates choose to work in the Corporate, Litigation, Tax, Executive Compensation and Benefits, or Trusts and Estates departments, and they experience the day-to-day working life of a Cravath lawyer. Prior to the summer, information is collected on department and assignment preferences, and the firm assists with summer housing. Upon arrival, summer associates are assigned to a par...
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
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
$4,135/week
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Survey Says
- “As a summer, I was treated as a first-year associate in terms of staffing and the work I did. It was definitely all ‘real’ work and real responsibility.”
- “As a summer associate, it felt like we were staffed as though we were first-year associates. Staffed on ongoing or new matters and expected to contribute, no 'created' work. There were many training/CLE sessions and a lot of ‘on-the-job’ learning.”
- “In the corporate groups, work is rigorous, and summer associates are expected to quickly hurdle the learning curve and contrib...