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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher counts approximately 2,200 attorneys in 22 offices worldwide. Founded in 1890.

$225,000

Reported to Chambers Associate (Sep 2026)

156

Reporting year not confirmed; 97% reported offer rate

#8

Overall firm rank

$8.9M

Am Law #4

$4.2B

Rank #4; $2M per lawyer

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  • 1L Summer 2027 · Class of 2029Open

    Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Orange County

    Opens

    Opened Nov 2

    Deadline

    Feb 5, 2027

    Checked 11h ago

    Materials: Law School Transcript

    Update the application with a complete first semester law transcript once grades are available.

  • 2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open

    New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Orange County

    Opens

    Opened Nov 2

    Deadline

    Feb 5, 2027

    Checked 11h ago

    Materials: Law School Transcript

    May apply before first-semester grades; update application with complete transcript, offers wait for it. Apply through Careers page.

About Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Gibson Dunn's law student materials describe a practice covering litigation, appeals, and major business transactions. Summer associates can encounter work involving financing, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and real estate, alongside trial and appellate assignments. The firm's recruiting approach presents the summer program as an important route into its associate ranks.

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A distinctive feature is the firm's free-market assignment system, which allows lawyers to develop working relationships and pursue practice interests. Its training materials include practical instruction in legal writing, depositions, and corporate and real estate transactions. These subjects reflect both the analytical and execution skills involved in client work.

The real estate examples include acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and joint ventures, showing how one practice can span several kinds of transaction. For students considering Gibson Dunn, the firm's combination of assignment flexibility and formal skills training is worth exploring at the office level, where available teams and matters shape the practical experience.

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Practice Strength by Market

Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.

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PracticeMarketRecognition, 2026

Accountant and Auditor Liability

Nationwide

Band 1

Antitrust

California

Band 1

Antitrust

District of Columbia

Band 1

Antitrust

Nationwide

Band 1

Antitrust: Cartel

Nationwide

Band 1

Appellate Law

Nationwide

Band 1

Artificial Intelligence

Nationwide

Band 1

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsThe Elite

Nationwide

Band 1

Corporate Governance

Nationwide

Band 1

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

District of Columbia

Band 1

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Practice Areas

Gibson Dunn runs a Free Market System of work allocation. The firm says it "does not arbitrarily impose practice areas but, rather, empowers lawyers to seek out work that interests them and mentors who inspire them." The summer program introduces the practice groups and the system itself, and summers take on litigation projects at the trial and appellate levels as well as corporate and real estate transactions.

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Inclusion

Gibson Dunn supports over 15 active firmwide affinity groups plus local groups in each U.S. office and many international offices. The groups and their events are open to all lawyers regardless of background. The firm hosted more than 350 diversity and inclusion events in 2024.

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Affinity groups

  • Asian American
  • Black
  • Christian Bible Study Groups
  • Disability
  • First Generation Professionals
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Jewish
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ+ Women's/Non-Binary
  • Middle Eastern and North African (MENA)
  • Muslim
  • Parenting
  • Real Estate Attorneys of Color
  • Sabbath-Observant
  • South Asian
  • Veterans @ Gibson Dunn
  • Women's
  • Women of Color

Pro Bono

Summers Can Take Pro Bono
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Average Hours Per Attorney
101 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #8Source

How pro bono work is assigned

Gibson Dunn encourages lawyers to take on pro bono matters and clients they are personally passionate about under what it calls a "Big Tent" philosophy. The firm reports 240,000 plus pro bono hours, 750 plus new matters and 2,000 plus participating lawyers in 2025.

More about Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

The New York office does not plan to hire additional 1L students for its 2027 Summer Program. Firmwide, the IP Fellowship offers a 1L summer associate position focused on IP litigation in the office of the student's choice for students with a science background or USPTO eligibility. Summer associates are assigned to a single office for the whole program.

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