Summer Program Stats
No. of Summer Associates (2023): 22 total (15 2Ls; 7 1Ls)
No. of 2L Offers (2023): 14
Summer Associate Salary:
$4,712/week
Summer Program Length:
10 weeks
Summer Program Contact
Michelle Soto
Director of Legal Recruiting & Professional Development
(212) 351-3400
msoto@desmaraisllp.com
1L Summers: Yes
Split Summer with Another Firm: Yes
Split Summer with Another Office: Yes
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program: On a rolling basis and after first semester grades for 1L, after second semester grades for 2L, and through OCI and resume collection programs
Offices with a Summer Program
- New York, NY
- San Francisco, CA
- Washington, DC
Schools Firm Visits for OCI
- Berkeley Law
- Boston University School of Law
- Cardozo Law
- Columbia Law School
- Fordham University School of Law
- Georgetown Law
- George Washington University Law School
- Harvard Law School
- NYU Law
- Stanford Law School
- UCLA School of Law
- University of Chicago Law School
- University of Michigan Law School
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- University of Virginia School of Law
Career Fairs Attended
- Loyola Patent Law Interview Program
The Firm Says
We view our summer program as the first three months of an incoming associate’s career. We staff our summer associates on our case teams just like our other associates—by considering the particular summer associate’s interests as well as the firm’s needs. Summer associates work with attorneys at all levels, from first-year associates to partners, and they become an integral part of their teams. We provide formal training for our summer associates, including weekly lectures, and trial advocacy training programs—the same type of formal training programs we provide to our full-time associates. We also provide informal training to our summer associates through constant feedback regarding their work assignments. In addition, we try to give our summer associates the opportunity to experience many different aspects of patent litigation, and often invite them to attend client meetings, court hearings, depositions, and trials.