Summer Program Overview
Shook’s summer associate program provides practical training and an insider’s view to a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive firm culture that exposes enthusiastic students to each of the firm’s varied practice areas. Summer associates choose their own assignments; have an opportunity to work on pro bono matters; and are invited to attend court appearances, depositions, client meetings, and other professional activities with firm attorneys. Each summer associate is paired with a supervising attorney who serves as a mentor; in addition, Shook offers training in writing and negotiation...
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
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
Chicago; New York
Summer Associate: $3,940/week
Boston; Atlanta; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; Orange County; San Francisco; Washington DC
Summer Associate: $3,460/week
Kansas City; Denver; Hartford; Philadelphia; Seattle; St. Louis; Tampa
Summer Associate: $3,265/week
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Summer Program Overview
Shook’s summer associate program provides practical training and an insider’s view to a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive firm culture that exposes enthusiastic students to each of the firm’s varied practice areas. Summer associates choose their own assignments; have an opportunity to work on pro bono matters; and are invited to attend court appearances, depositions, client meetings, and other professional activities with firm attorneys. Each summer associate is paired with a supervising attorney who serves as a mentor; in addition, Shook offers training in writing and negotiation...
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
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
Chicago; New York
Summer Associate: $3,940/week
Boston; Atlanta; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; Orange County; San Francisco; Washington DC
Summer Associate: $3,460/week
Kansas City; Denver; Hartford; Philadelphia; Seattle; St. Louis; Tampa
Summer Associate: $3,265/week
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Survey Says
- “The firm’s summer associate workflow program leaves the kinds of projects you get up to the individual summer associate. I chose to take on a broad variety of projects ranging from dispositive motions for actual cases to legal research memos to business development projects.”
- “The summer program offers a great opportunity to get a sense of the work environment and the expected workload as a first-year associate. Mentors were readily available and were patient in working with me. They took the time to give additional background information about a partic...