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Summer Program at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
(212) 225-2000

Summer Program Overview


Cleary Gottlieb’s summer program offers an introduction to life at the firm through exposure to high-caliber legal work as well as training, mentoring, and networking opportunities and events. Our work assignment system is unique and tailored to your professional experience and interests. Summer associates can explore our many different practice groups or choose to focus on a particular discipline. They can also work on a variety of the firm’s ongoing pro bono matters. The summer program offers many opportunities for formal and informal training and development, including litigation a...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

113 total (101 2Ls; 12 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

92 out of 92

Summer Program Length

10-11 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

113 total (101 2Ls; 12 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

92 out of 92

Summer Program Length

10-11 weeks


1L Summers

Yes. Through 1L Practice Group Summer Associate Program


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes


Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

After completion of two semesters of law school


Summer Associate Salary

$4,327.92/week



Summer Program Contact

Donna M. Harris


Offices with Program

New York


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Cornell Law School New York Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


Cleary Gottlieb’s summer program offers an introduction to life at the firm through exposure to high-caliber legal work as well as training, mentoring, and networking opportunities and events. Our work assignment system is unique and tailored to your professional experience and interests. Summer associates can explore our many different practice groups or choose to focus on a particular discipline. They can also work on a variety of the firm’s ongoing pro bono matters. The summer program offers many opportunities for formal and informal training and development, including litigation a...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

113 total (101 2Ls; 12 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

92 out of 92

Summer Program Length

10-11 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

113 total (101 2Ls; 12 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

92 out of 92

Summer Program Length

10-11 weeks


1L Summers

Yes. Through 1L Practice Group Summer Associate Program


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes


Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

After completion of two semesters of law school


Summer Associate Salary

$4,327.92/week



Summer Program Contact

Donna M. Harris


Offices with Program

New York


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Cornell Law School New York Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “The associates that I worked with as a summer associate were incredibly thoughtful in giving me assignments that were both substantive and well-suited to introducing me to their practice areas. I got a really solid flavor of different practice groups and their work and felt strongly like I was making a genuine contribution to the team.”
  • “I was staffed on two matters and was given substantive work on each. The junior and mid-level associates provided useful feedback, and I feel like I became a better attorney because of the experience. We were also encou...