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Summer Program at Pillsbury

31 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 858-1000

Summer Program Overview


Pillsbury’s summer associates experience the firm’s collaborative style by working side-by-side with attorneys in a variety of practice areas on industry and client teams and on issue-specific projects. Pillsbury University offers training on everything from legal writing to client service basics to effective networking. Formal reviews supplement the extemporaneous feedback provided to summer associates by our lawyers.

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

50 total (40 2Ls; 10 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

35 out of 38

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

50 total (40 2Ls; 10 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

35 out of 38

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Applications for summer associate positions will open in May on our firm website. We will also be attending OCI.


Summer Associate Salary

$4,327 weekly



Summer Program Contact

Sonya Wilson


Offices with Program

Austin


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


Pillsbury’s summer associates experience the firm’s collaborative style by working side-by-side with attorneys in a variety of practice areas on industry and client teams and on issue-specific projects. Pillsbury University offers training on everything from legal writing to client service basics to effective networking. Formal reviews supplement the extemporaneous feedback provided to summer associates by our lawyers.

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

50 total (40 2Ls; 10 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

35 out of 38

Summer Program Length

10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

50 total (40 2Ls; 10 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

35 out of 38

Summer Program Length

10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

No


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Applications for summer associate positions will open in May on our firm website. We will also be attending OCI.


Summer Associate Salary

$4,327 weekly



Summer Program Contact

Sonya Wilson


Offices with Program

Austin


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “I enjoyed the fact that we had the opportunity to choose from a bank of assignments over the summer to gain substantive experience. This allowed us to work with many different senior associates and partners and be exposed to different practice areas.”
  • “All the assignments I did were real work for real clients. They were substantive, covered a wide range of topics in corporate law (I was already in the corporate & securities practice group as a summer associate) and varied in forms. I did research assignments, where the research memos were direct...