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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...

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

217 total (193 2Ls; 24 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

181 out of 187

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks
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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

217 total (193 2Ls; 24 1Ls)

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No. of 2L Offers (2022)

181 out of 187

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Summer Program Length

10 weeks


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1L Summers

Yes


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Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


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Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes. (Subject to first half and minimum number of weeks with Gibson Dunn)


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Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


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When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


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Summer Associate Salary

$4,134.62/week



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Summer Program Contact

John O‘Hara
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Offices with Program

Dallas
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Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law
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Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair
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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...

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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

217 total (193 2Ls; 24 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

181 out of 187

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks
More

No. of Summer Associates (2023)

217 total (193 2Ls; 24 1Ls)

More

No. of 2L Offers (2022)

181 out of 187

More

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


More

1L Summers

Yes


More

Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


More

Split Summer with Another Firm

Yes. (Subject to first half and minimum number of weeks with Gibson Dunn)


More

Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


More

When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


More

Summer Associate Salary

$4,134.62/week



More

Summer Program Contact

John O‘Hara
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More

Offices with Program

Dallas
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More

Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law
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More

Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair
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Survey Says

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Training & Assignments

  • “Gibson's summer program generally aims to assign associates one substantive assignment per week across different practice areas in which the summer associate is interested. I did assignments in government contracts, administrative law, general commercial litigation, white collar defense, and pro bono (immigration), and I felt like I got great substantive experience from these assignments.”
  • “The summer ...