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Summer Program Overview


At Fenwick, summer associates work on real-world assignments critical to our clients’ business strategies. Every individual joins a mentoring circle—with one partner, one junior associate and one member from our employee resource groups—to help navigate the Fenwick experience. Summer associates are also supported with legal training and development programs and partake in social and networking opportunities that are a hallmark of our friendly culture and essential to developing a professional career.

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

46 total (40 2Ls; 6 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

53 out of 53

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

46 total (40 2Ls; 6 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

53 out of 53

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks


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1L Summers

Case by Case


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes


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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 start accepting applications in late May, early June.


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Summer Associate Salary

Summer Associate: $215,000



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Summer Program Contact

Gabriela Del Aguila


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Offices with Program

Mountain View


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Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


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Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


At Fenwick, summer associates work on real-world assignments critical to our clients’ business strategies. Every individual joins a mentoring circle—with one partner, one junior associate and one member from our employee resource groups—to help navigate the Fenwick experience. Summer associates are also supported with legal training and development programs and partake in social and networking opportunities that are a hallmark of our friendly culture and essential to developing a professional career.

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

46 total (40 2Ls; 6 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

53 out of 53

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks
More

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

46 total (40 2Ls; 6 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

53 out of 53

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


More

1L Summers

Case by Case


More

Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Yes


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 start accepting applications in late May, early June.


More

Summer Associate Salary

Summer Associate: $215,000



More

Summer Program Contact

Gabriela Del Aguila


More

Offices with Program

Mountain View


More

Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


More

Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “The firm gave us excellent opportunities to find the work we liked the best, and the people we liked to work with the best. We were treated like first year associates, and were given client-facing roles on important matters.”
  • “Fenwick did a great job of empowering summer associates from the outset. The free-market system gave associates a sense of autonomy, and the ability to choose assignments that interested them. There was a good balance of training and applied experience.”
  • “I received substantive assignments that were similar to ...