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Junior lawyers at large law firms look back on their experiences as summer associates to rate the summer program on attorney interactions, career development, and social experiences.Vault's 2025 Rankings are derived from Vault's Annual Associate Survey conducted fromJanuary2024 through March 2024.
Survey Methodology
Vault asked junior associates who participated in their current firm’s summer associate program to rate their experiences on a scale of 1 to 10 in six different areas. From those ratings, we ranked the best summer associate programs in three categories: Attorney Interactions (based on associates’ scores for meaningful interactions with firm attorneys); Career Development (giving equal weight to associates’ scores for substantive assignments, training and mentoring, and effective preparation for life as an associate); and Social Experiences (giving equal weight to associates’ scores for the quality of events and satisfaction with firm-sponsored social opportunities and social interactions). The Overall Best Summer Associate Program ranking reflects the average of all six individual ratings (attorney interactions, substantive assignments, training & mentoring, preparation for associate life, quality of events, and satisfaction with firm-sponsored social opportunities and social interactions).
Vault's 2025 Rankings are derived from Vault's Annual Associate Survey conducted fromJanuary 2024 through March 2024.
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2025 Best Summer Associate Programs
#1
SCORE 9.691
2024 Rank 7
Long residing in California—where it maintains a quintet of offices—O’Melveny & Myers has branched out in all directions with offices in eight countries on three continents, including recent expansion into Texas. The firm is known for its...
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#2
SCORE 9.676
2024 Rank 3
Bracewell
With approximately 350 lawyers across 10 offices—including two international posts—Bracewell LLP is a global firm with a range of practices. But the firm’s roots in the Lone Star state are still strong as is demonstrated by its four Texas...
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#3
SCORE 9.662
2024 Rank 5
Morgan Lewis has branched out from its Philadelphia roots to build a global network of lawyers in 30+ offices, reaching from Boston to Singapore and from San Francisco to Dubai. The firm’s strengths include litigation, labor and employment,...
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#4
SCORE 9.571
2024 Rank 40
Linklaters
Consistently ranked as a top money-maker both in terms of firm profits and PPP, the Magic Circle firm Linklaters has achieved the status of legal industry royalty by following the BigLaw formula well: Build finance and M&A practices and grow...
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#5
SCORE 9.566
2024 Rank 12
Proskauer Rose LLP
Proskauer Rose is practically synonymous with “sports law”—clients include Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, and the National Basketball Association. Although flashy, this reputation shortchanges...
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#6
SCORE 9.465
2024 Rank 1
Clifford Chance US LLP
With 2,500 lawyers across more than 30 offices around the globe, Clifford Chance is a legal behemoth. The firm boasts a growing practice in the United States and a global reputation that shines. Brits and Yanks The modern Clifford Chance...
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#7
SCORE 9.458
2024 Rank 4
Jackson Walker
Jackson Walker is the largest firm contained completely in Texas. The firm has more than 500 attorneys practicing in a broad range of practice areas in six offices across the Lone Star State: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo, and...
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#7
SCORE 9.458
2024 Not Ranked
Wiley Rein LLP
Founded in 1983 with 39 attorneys, Wiley has grown to be a big player in the nation’s capital, with more than 240 attorneys who practice in over a dozen areas of law.Best known for its Telecom, Media, & Technology group, the firm’s other...
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#9
SCORE 9.341
2024 Rank 11
A Chicago institution since the 1930s, McDermott Will & Emery has broadened its gaze in recent decades to new markets in the United States and abroad. The strategy has paid off in spades, with McDermott firmly ensconced among the world’s...
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#10
SCORE 9.322
2024 Not Ranked
Benesch Law
Founded in 1938, Benesch is one of Cleveland's most notable law firms. The firm has been recognized for its corporate, health care, and real estate work. Midwest Roots and Worldwide Growth Cleveland attorneys Alfred Benesch, Jerome...
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