Summer Program Stats
No. of Summer Associates (2026): 216 total (5 3Ls; 211 2Ls)
No. of 2L Offers (2025): 159 out of 159
Summer Associate Salary:
$9,791.67 semi-monthly
Summer Program Length:
10 weeks
Summer Program Contact
Caroline Whelan
Associate Director, Legal Talent Office – Recruiting & Professional Development
(212) 558-4432
whelanc@sullcrom.com
1L Summers: Yes
Assigned to Specific Practice Area: No
Split Summer with Another Firm: Yes
Split Summer with Another Office: Yes
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program: S&C follows individual law school guidelines. If there are no specific timing restrictions and/or other early interview options, the firm will accept 2L summer applications as soon as first-year grades are available.
Offices with a Summer Program
- New York, NY
- Washington, DC
- Los Angeles, CA
- Palo Alto, CA
- Opportunities in the firm’s international offices are also available.
Schools Firm Visits for OCI
- Berkeley Law
- Columbia Law School
- Duke University School of Law
- Georgetown Law
- George Washington University Law School
- Harvard Law School
- NYU Law
- Penn State Law (University Park)
- Stanford Law School
- UCLA School of Law
- UNC School of Law
- University of Texas at Austin School of Law
- USC Gould School of Law
- Yale Law School
Career Fairs Attended
- Texas New York Job Fair
- The Law Consortium: BC/BU NY Off Campus Program
Our Survey Says
- “The summer associate program allows associates to be open and try types of cases they would like to work on. All you have to do is be clear on your preferences and you will be aligned with what you ask. It gives summers the perfect opportunity to try out new areas and see what they like. There are numerous organized training opportunities and planned mentorships. The program will give you a great view into the day of an associate, while at the same time limiting the amount of work received to an appropriate level.”
- “The summer associate program does a great job at providing a diverse range of experiences and opportunities for law students. The assignments I received aligned with what I had indicated I was interested in, and the work was substantive and interesting. I also received meaningful feedback.”
- “I was given substantive work and insight into my projects. A partner took multiple 30-minute sessions to sit down with me and review tasks that were assigned, discussing how to improve as well as what I did successfully.”
- “The work-related aspects of my summer were the perfect balance. I worked on real matters and had real substantive assignments, but they were low-stakes with lots of oversight. I was fully onboarded onto teams and got to see the work each attorney was doing. The work was the right amount to fill my workday, but I never took any work home with me.”
- “The social aspect was great. Ironically, my favorite part is that there weren't too many of them. The firm really struck the right balance where I felt like I still had a life outside of work while getting to know my class. The other nice thing about not overly packing the summer associate program with social events is that whenever there was one, everybody would go. The camaraderie between summer associates was excellent. I got to know a lot of my peers.”
- “The summer program's social events were fun and engaging. There was a good mix of firmwide events and smaller ‘lottery’ events (e.g., Broadway shows, sports games, wine tastings) where everyone could secure at least one event. The other attorneys and partners were very involved in these events (many of which were literally hosted by partners). There seemed to be good camaraderie among summer associates, probably in part because of the frequent and high-quality social events.”
- “The social aspects of the summer associate program were fantastic. We had many events with the full summer class that gave us a chance to meet everyone, along with smaller group events with partners. The summer associate class became very close because of all of the events, and I truly felt like every event enhanced the summer experience. My favorite events were probably the Broadway show, Amateur Night at the Apollo, the Yankees game, the Hudson River cruise, and a smaller event where a group of 20 associates went to a country club for the day and played tennis and golf.”
- “Social events were plentiful and fantastic. Anything you can ask for in a New York summer experience, including sports games, social activities (i.e., bowling, lawn games), tours (i.e., boat cruise, Governor's Island excursion, etc.), and others. Most had attorneys accompanying, providing for informal opportunities to chat. Summer students developed a close bond and a great relationship.”
- “The firm matches the experience quite well. There is a little less planned mentorship when practicing at the firm, and more informal mentorship. Additionally, the work at the firm is more cyclical than I had expected. However, I am still able to express my preferences for work and be given the work requested.”
- “The workload and way in which work is assigned is absolutely as expected. You are not confined to a particular practice area; the assignment coordinators truly care about getting you a variety of experiences in your interest areas. I honestly cannot think of any aspect of the experience which differs from my expectations in any significant way.”
- “I was pleasantly surprised by how open the firm was to summers experimenting with different practice groups. I did both litigation and transactional assignments (and many others did as well). As stated above, I was also surprised by the substantive work. I didn't want a summer experience that was completely focused on social activities.”
- “After coming back, I was staffed on matters with more continuous work, as opposed to discrete assignments during the summer. That gives me a greater sense of belonging and purpose. That said, it also gives me less flexibility because I have less capacity to seek out matters I find interesting. But I have already seen that those opportunities will come my way anyway when other matters end, and I don't find the matters I was staffed on any less interesting.”