Summer Program Overview
Gibson Dunn’s ability to recruit and retain top talent from a diverse pool of talented individuals is crucial to our continued success. Our summer program is the primary method through which new lawyers become a part of our firm, and we continually attract the most intelligent, creative, and personable legal talent in the world to participate in our summer program. Designed to facilitate a smooth transition from law school to legal practice, the program provides substantive training in areas such as legal writing, depositions, and corporate negotiations/transactions. Our summer associ...
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
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
$4,134.62/week
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Summer Program Overview
Gibson Dunn’s ability to recruit and retain top talent from a diverse pool of talented individuals is crucial to our continued success. Our summer program is the primary method through which new lawyers become a part of our firm, and we continually attract the most intelligent, creative, and personable legal talent in the world to participate in our summer program. Designed to facilitate a smooth transition from law school to legal practice, the program provides substantive training in areas such as legal writing, depositions, and corporate negotiations/transactions. Our summer associ...
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
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
$4,134.62/week
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Survey Says
- “Summer associates are expected to complete around one work assignment per week. These assignments are evaluated throughout and at the end of the summer program.”
- “The firm does a great job organizing work to ensure that summer associates have sufficient work without it being overwhelming. Summer coordinators work hard to give each summer associate a mix of different substantive areas of the law and take into consideration each summer associate's interests. Training was always a part of the assignment though the formality of the training varied as a...