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Summer Program at ArentFox Schiff LLP

1717 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 857-6000

Summer Program Overview


ArentFox Schiff summer associates learn first-hand what life is like as an associate at the firm. You will do real work for real clients, and your experience closely resembles the workload of a junior associate. The work is important, responsibilities are clear, and the expectations are realistic. Most importantly, you will work directly with partners – just like our associates. We also encourage lawyers to involve summer associates in “live” learning opportunities, including negotiations, depositions, hearings, or closings.

ArentFox Schiff takes advantage of having ...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

21 total (21 2Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

23 out of 23

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

21 total (21 2Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

23 out of 23

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

No


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

The firm posts our summer associate positions in June and we accept applications on a rolling basis. We also participate in several OCI programs and resume collects.


Summer Associate Salary

$4,135 weekly



Summer Program Contact

For office-specific recruiting contacts, see firm website.


Offices with Program

Los Angeles


Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law


Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Summer Program Overview


ArentFox Schiff summer associates learn first-hand what life is like as an associate at the firm. You will do real work for real clients, and your experience closely resembles the workload of a junior associate. The work is important, responsibilities are clear, and the expectations are realistic. Most importantly, you will work directly with partners – just like our associates. We also encourage lawyers to involve summer associates in “live” learning opportunities, including negotiations, depositions, hearings, or closings.

ArentFox Schiff takes advantage of having ...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

21 total (21 2Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

23 out of 23

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

21 total (21 2Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

23 out of 23

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

No


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

The firm posts our summer associate positions in June and we accept applications on a rolling basis. We also participate in several OCI programs and resume collects.


Summer Associate Salary

$4,135 weekly



Summer Program Contact

For office-specific recruiting contacts, see firm website.


Offices with Program

Los Angeles


Schools Visited for OCI

American University Washington College of Law


Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Survey Says


  • “During my summer, the program was very streamlined. We had assigned associate mentors and a program coordinator who was a partner in our office. Additionally, we had assignment monitors who met with us and filtered work from senior associates and partners. Our workflow was monitored to make sure we had enough to stay busy and learn but not drown. For training, we had practice group sessions that introduced us to different areas as we were undesignated, floating around all summer. This was great because we were able to get substantive work from a variety of areas and really...