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Summer Program Overview


Our summer program offers summer associates a realistic introduction to the practice of law and day-to-day life as a McDermott associate. The summer associate program provides meaningful responsibility and feedback that is consistent with a junior associate experience. Summer associates are given the opportunity to accept assignments with many of our practice groups during the summer. This allows summers to experience the type of work they are interested in firsthand and ultimately steer them toward the type of work they enjoy. Our conservative hiring approach allows students access t...

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

112 total (96 2Ls; _14 1Ls, 2 SEOs)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

80 out of 80

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

112 total (96 2Ls; _14 1Ls, 2 SEOs)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

80 out of 80

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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. (Except IP)


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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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Summer Associate Salary

$ 4,134/Week



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Summer Program Contact

Erika Gardiner


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Offices with Program

Austin


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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


Our summer program offers summer associates a realistic introduction to the practice of law and day-to-day life as a McDermott associate. The summer associate program provides meaningful responsibility and feedback that is consistent with a junior associate experience. Summer associates are given the opportunity to accept assignments with many of our practice groups during the summer. This allows summers to experience the type of work they are interested in firsthand and ultimately steer them toward the type of work they enjoy. Our conservative hiring approach allows students access t...

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

112 total (96 2Ls; _14 1Ls, 2 SEOs)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

80 out of 80

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks
More

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

112 total (96 2Ls; _14 1Ls, 2 SEOs)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

80 out of 80

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


More

1L Summers

Yes


More

Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No. (Except IP)


More

Split Summer with Another Firm

Case by Case


More

Split Summer with Another Office

Case by Case


More

Summer Associate Salary

$ 4,134/Week



More

Summer Program Contact

Erika Gardiner


More

Offices with Program

Austin


More

Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


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Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


Training & Assignments

  • “The partners and associates I worked with looked for substantive assignments [for me], and took time to explain the assignment in context of the larger client picture. They also actively asked what I was interested in pursuing, and connected me to those colleagues.”
  • “I was immediately provided the opportunity to handle substantive work by being given immediate opportunities to draft ancillary documents and...