Summer Program at Jackson Walker LLP
2323 Ross Avenue
Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201
Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone number: (214) 953-6000
Visit Website: www.jw.com
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Summer Program Overview
The Jackson Walker summer associate program is a nine-week program. Summer associates are assigned Responsible Attorneys, who keep in touch throughout the program and maximize the opportunities available to do meaningful legal work while witnessing attorneys in action. Over the course of the program, students work on projects within their preferred practice areas and attend client meetings, closings, negotiations, depositions, trials, and courtroom hearings. In addition to substantive work assignments, summer associates have the opportunity to participate in a mock trial before a jury...
No. of Summer Associates (2021)
26 total (15 2Ls; 11 1Ls)
No. of 2L Offers (2021)
15
Summer Program Length
6-9 weeks
No. of Summer Associates (2021)
26 total (15 2Ls; 11 1Ls)
No. of 2L Offers (2021)
15
Summer Program Length
6-9 weeks
1L Summers
Yes
Assigned to Specific Practice Area
Yes. (for 2Ls)
Split Summer with Another Firm
Yes
Split Summer with Another Office
No
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program
2L candidates can apply starting July 1; 1L candidates can apply starting November 1.
Summer Associate Salary
$3,942/week
Summer Program Contact
Meghan Pier
Offices with Program
Austin, TX
Schools Visited for OCI
Baylor Law
Career Fairs Attended
Lavender Law Career Fair
Summer Program Overview
The Jackson Walker summer associate program is a nine-week program. Summer associates are assigned Responsible Attorneys, who keep in touch throughout the program and maximize the opportunities available to do meaningful legal work while witnessing attorneys in action. Over the course of the program, students work on projects within their preferred practice areas and attend client meetings, closings, negotiations, depositions, trials, and courtroom hearings. In addition to substantive work assignments, summer associates have the opportunity to participate in a mock trial before a jury...
No. of Summer Associates (2021)
26 total (15 2Ls; 11 1Ls)
No. of 2L Offers (2021)
15
Summer Program Length
6-9 weeks
No. of Summer Associates (2021)
26 total (15 2Ls; 11 1Ls)
No. of 2L Offers (2021)
15
Summer Program Length
6-9 weeks
1L Summers
Yes
Assigned to Specific Practice Area
Yes. (for 2Ls)
Split Summer with Another Firm
Yes
Split Summer with Another Office
No
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program
2L candidates can apply starting July 1; 1L candidates can apply starting November 1.
Summer Associate Salary
$3,942/week
Summer Program Contact
Meghan Pier
Offices with Program
Austin, TX
Schools Visited for OCI
Baylor Law
Career Fairs Attended
Lavender Law Career Fair
Survey Says
Training & Assignments
- “The training sessions were a good balance between teaching us the basics and teaching us how/where to find any other info that might not have been covered during training. The work assignments I had as a summer associate were the same assignments I had when I started full-time. Everything I did was client-oriented.”
- “At Jackson Walker, I was given substantive projects including the opportunity to draft a motion for summary judgment and a section of a jury charge. The partners ...
