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Summer Program Stats

No. of Summer Associates (2024): 51 total (32 2Ls; 16 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2025): 28 out of 30

Summer Associate Salary:

Summer Associate: $4,327 weekly

Summer Program Length:

2Ls: 7-10 weeks; 1Ls: 4-6 weeks

Summer Program Contact

Kara Sommers
Director of Legal Recruiting
(213) 452-5595
Kara.Sommers@mto.com

General Recruiting Email: mtorecruiting@mto.com

Our Survey Says

  • “Munger Tolles gives summer associates an opportunity to contribute to case teams in a meaningful way. Summers have the option to be embedded on a trial team to understand the big picture of litigating a case. The program has many resources and trainings for summers as well.”
  • “The summer program offers plenty of fun social events, on top of the twice-a-week firmwide lunches that are standard throughout the year. The summer retreat was an incredible event. I also thoroughly enjoyed the private tour of MoCA that was offered my summer.”
  • “I think MTO does a good job of showcasing the reality of the work to summers. I can't think of anything that has surprised me since I started at the firm.”

The Firm Says

We want to hire problem solvers. We look for law students who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their prior pursuits and who bring leadership, intellectual curiosity, and a sense of individuality to an already extremely talented group of lawyers.

Spend 4-6 weeks with MTO during the second half of the summer, gaining hands-on experience, meaningful work and a true sense of firm life. Participants may spend the first half of the summer with another firm or in a public interest or public service role. Our program is designed as a pipeline to a full-time career at MTO. But we don’t extend full-time offers at the end of the program. Instead, participants can apply for expedited consideration when they are ready, typically after their 2L summer or following a clerkship