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Summer Program Overview


Susman Godfrey offers a unique, four-week summer program to 2L and pre-clerkship 3L law students. Summer associates gain meaningful experience doing important, substantial legal work on cases for the firm’s clients under the supervision and guidance of Susman Godfrey trial lawyers.

Susman Godfrey’s summer program provides summer associates a realistic look at what it is like to be an associate at Susman Godfrey. Unlike many other law firms, our summer associates do not receive make-work or “practice assignments.” Instead, our summer associates will play an important ...

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

41 total (36 2L’s & 5 3L’s; 9 1L’s)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

14 out of 17. eligible*

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Summer Program Length

4 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

41 total (36 2L’s & 5 3L’s; 9 1L’s)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

14 out of 17. eligible*

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Summer Program Length

4 weeks


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1L Summers

Yes. Yes. A two-week 1L Summer Diversity Fellowship—fellows do substantive legal work and receive $5,000


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


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Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes


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Split Summer with Another Office

Not typically


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We hire through OCI and resume collection programs at certain schools. Top candidates at schools where we do not have existing outreach programs should send their materials, including complete 1L grades, in approximately August before the 2L year begins.


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Summer Associate Salary

$4,135/week



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Summer Program Contact

Kimberly Young
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Offices with Program

Houston
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Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law
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Summer Program Overview


Susman Godfrey offers a unique, four-week summer program to 2L and pre-clerkship 3L law students. Summer associates gain meaningful experience doing important, substantial legal work on cases for the firm’s clients under the supervision and guidance of Susman Godfrey trial lawyers.

Susman Godfrey’s summer program provides summer associates a realistic look at what it is like to be an associate at Susman Godfrey. Unlike many other law firms, our summer associates do not receive make-work or “practice assignments.” Instead, our summer associates will play an important ...

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

41 total (36 2L’s & 5 3L’s; 9 1L’s)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

14 out of 17. eligible*

More

Summer Program Length

4 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

41 total (36 2L’s & 5 3L’s; 9 1L’s)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

14 out of 17. eligible*

More

Summer Program Length

4 weeks


More

1L Summers

Yes. Yes. A two-week 1L Summer Diversity Fellowship—fellows do substantive legal work and receive $5,000


More

Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


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Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes


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Split Summer with Another Office

Not typically


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

We hire through OCI and resume collection programs at certain schools. Top candidates at schools where we do not have existing outreach programs should send their materials, including complete 1L grades, in approximately August before the 2L year begins.


More

Summer Associate Salary

$4,135/week



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Summer Program Contact

Kimberly Young
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Offices with Program

Houston
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Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law
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Survey Says

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  • “The summer associate experience is pretty representative of the associate experience—you are thrown into the deep end, and expected to swim! The summer program is geared at identifying resourceful young lawyers who will thrive in a less structured system.”
  • “You do real [work] in the summer program. The firm gives you substantive assignments, and treats you as if you were an associate. That comes with more hours than your typical program, and less wining and dining. But do not be mistaken, it is still a fun time, and there were social events. It was actu...