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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is seeking 2L Summer Associates to join the New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Palo Alto offices for the 2028 Summer Associate Program. A limited number of summer associate candidates may also be offered the opportunity to spend time in select international offices, including London, Tokyo, and Frankfurt, on a case-by-case basis.*
Our summer program is designed to replicate, as closely as possible, the experience of being an S&C lawyer. You will work on complex and challenging legal matters, learn from leaders of the bar, and get to know lawyers from each of our four practice groups. The four practice groups are General Practice (corporate), Litigation, Tax, and Estates & Personal. The S&C summer program has a generalist model in which summer associates are encouraged to try as many different types of assignments as they would like throughout the duration of their summer at the firm.
In most cases, we expect to begin interviewing once first-semester transcripts have been released and submitted to us via our online portal or through your law school’s OCI program.
Students who commit to our 2028 Summer Program for the full summer will also be invited to participate in S&C’s optional 2027 1L Summer Preview Program at the beginning of August 2027.
Highlights of the 2028 S&C summer program include:
• Associate Development Partners (ADPs) oversee the assignment process throughout the summer and provide you with work assignments from the areas in which you express interest. This unique program enables you to try a variety of work assignments and further refine your professional interests, to work with a diverse group of S&C lawyers, and to participate in the active matters of the Firm.
• Each summer associate is assigned to advisors to ensure that you have touchpoints at every level of practice within the Firm.
• Our Learning & Development team offers a variety of breakfast and luncheon training sessions throughout the summer. The topics include handling assignments, legal writing, depositions, negotiation skills, updates on current matters and industry trends, and much more.
• Throughout the summer, the Firm sponsors a wide range of interactive social events to help you meet and get to know both your summer associate cohort and the lawyers at the Firm.
Summer associates are required to start on one of the official S&C Summer Program start dates and then spend a minimum of 8 consecutive weeks with the firm. The full summer associate program is 10-weeks in duration. While start dates for summer 2028 are not yet confirmed, the program typically has a minimum of two start date options in May and June.
Summer Associate Expected Salary for Summer 2028: $9,791.67 semi-monthly
To finalize your submission, please upload your fall semester 1L transcript to your application once fall grades are available.
*Please note, some S&C offices have spoken and written language fluency requirements. If you are interested in a summer associate opportunity outside of the United States, please submit an initial application to the New York office. For more information about splitting your summer between two S&C offices or applying to one of our international offices for summer 2028, please email Caroline Whelan at whelanc@sullcrom.com.
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