Perkins Coie's summer associate program provides varied work and training opportunities as well as social events designed to promote interaction among summer associates, lawyers, and business professionals. Our summer associate program is our primary source of new associate hires.

2L Summer Application

The application portal for our 2025 Summer Associate 2L Program will open on May 1, 2024. We will review rising 2L applications, conduct interviews, and extend offers on a rolling basis beginning from May 1, 2024. We strongly encourage rising 2L law students to apply directly through our website early, even if we are participating in campus interview programs at their law school.

Applicants are welcome to apply to multiple offices. To express interest in multiple offices, you will need to submit separate applications. If you have not received your final 1L law school transcript at the time of application, you can provide it later in the process.

 

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Perkins Coie seeks summer associates who have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership in and service to the community, and dedication to excellence in the legal profession. All candidates must be enrolled in and in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school.

What Our Summer Associates Say

BEST EXPERIENCE

"I had previously worked at another law firm and in a public interest position. My summer at Perkins Coie blew both of those experiences away"

- FORMER SUMMER ASSOCIATE

HELP SET LEGAL PRECEDENT

"I had the opportunity to provide analysis for one of the world's biggest tech companies. The law was 10 steps behind the technology so I had to find new sources to supplement my traditional legal research."

- FORMER SUMMER ASSOCIATE