2026 2L Summer Associate

2L Summer Associate Overview
The Orrick 2L Summer Associate position is a unique opportunity for a highly qualified 2L student to gain valuable experience at a leading law firm.

* You will be a full member of Orrick's 2026 Summer Associate Program and compensated as an Orrick Summer Associate.
* Orrick partner sponsors will oversee your work assignments, networking opportunities, and career coaching.
* Contingent upon work performance during the 2L summer, and continued academic excellence during your 3L year, you will have the opportunity to receive a first-year associate position at the conclusion of your summer.

Application Process
* The firm is looking for entrepreneurial, determined and engaged students with strong academic credentials and a demonstrated interest in one of Orrick's six Business Units: litigation, corporate, regulatory (SAGE), energy & infrastructure, intellectual property, and finance. This includes past work experience and/or past academic exposure (course work and/or scholarship).
* Please feel free to indicate in your cover letter which practice group(s), if any, you are interested in. A full list of Orrick's practice groups, and which Business Unit they are affiliated with, can be found here.
* Applicants must provide a resume, transcript (including Spring semester grades when available), and cover letter articulating your interest both in the position and the firm. If your spring grades are not available at the time of application, please log back in to your profile to supplement your application as soon as you receive your grades.
* The application process closes August 31, 2025, or until the class is filled.
* Please apply directly at Orrick.com
* Virtual interviews will begin to take place in April; interviews and offers will be extended on a rolling basis.
* If you have questions about this opportunity, please contact recruiting@orrick.com

As an Orrick 2L Summer Associate, our goal is to provide you with a meaningful and rewarding summer experience.

* You will do substantive work, spanning a wide breadth of assignments across Orrick's varied practices and offices.
* You will be provided with opportunities to gain a better understanding of the practice of law -including the potential to shadow attorneys - and participate in national and local trainings, including workshops on improving your legal writing skills and how to become a more effective speaker.
* Our summer program also hosts unique programming and events designed to help you get to better know your fellow Summer Associates and Orrick attorneys, including local office and national social programming. Past programming has included classes on making sushi, charcuterie boards, and candles, attending baseball games, canoeing, sailing, beach cycling, karaoke, Top Golf, bowling, and chocolate tastings.

Applicants must be rising 2Ls (class of 2027) pursuing a JD at an ABA-accredited law school. 2Ls attending a part-time program or pursuing a JD/MBA degree at an ABA-accredited law school, who are not graduating in 2027, are also eligible.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected gross salary for this position is $4,326.92/week.

Orrick is committed to providing a comprehensive, competitive, and thoughtful total compensation package to our attorneys and staff, wherever they work. This compensation and benefits information is based on the Orrick's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include, but not limited to, qualifications, relevant experience or education, particular skills or expertise, geography. Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus, which would be determined by Firm and individual performance.

We offer a full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life; robust mental well-being programs; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability and industry leading parental leave benefits; health savings account contributions (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, and a 401K program. This role will receive compensated time off through our Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.

Orrick accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis, until filled.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration for employment. For attorney positions, a 'qualified applicant' is an individual who is a member of the State Bar of California, admitted in good standing, and is eligible to practice[1]; or whose admission to the State Bar of California and eligibility to practice remains subject only to successful completion of the California Bar Examination.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

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