Jones Day
Jones Day has approximately 2,438 attorneys across 41 offices worldwide. Founded in Cleveland, OH in 1893.
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Openings
1L Summer 2027 · Class of 2029Open
Joint 2027 1L / 2028 2L Summer Associate
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A limited number of joint 2027 1L / 2028 2L opportunities are available in select offices.
Materials: Cover Letter · Writing Sample · Law School Transcript · Undergrad TranscriptCover letter should explain interest in the office location. Law transcript and writing sample when available.
2L Summer 2027 · Class of 2028Open
2027 2L Summer Associate — Atlanta, New York and San Francisco
New York, San Francisco, Atlanta
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2027 2L applications are open for JD Class of 2028 in Atlanta, New York and San Francisco. Portal dates labelled Date Posted / Calendar Year are not confirmed application deadlines. Class of 2029 registration is separate.
Materials: Cover Letter · Writing Sample · Law School Transcript · Undergrad TranscriptCover letter should explain interest in the office location. Law transcript and writing sample when available.
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open
Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas
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Materials: Cover Letter · Writing Sample · Law School Transcript · Undergrad TranscriptCover letter should explain interest in the office location. Law transcript and writing sample when available.
3L / Entry-LevelOpen
3L / entry-level (2027 New Lawyers Group)
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Materials: Cover Letter · Writing Sample · Law School Transcript · Undergrad TranscriptCover letter should explain interest in the office location. Law transcript and writing sample when available.
About Jones Day
Jones Day presents itself as an integrated international firm in which clients can draw on lawyers across offices, disciplines, and continents. Its recruiting materials emphasize institutional client relationships and the use of the wider firm's resources on individual matters. This structure is central to its stated approach to both service delivery and lawyer development.
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A distinctive feature for US entrants is the New Lawyers Group. The firm's careers materials explain that lawyers joining domestic offices from law school spend about a year in the group before joining a practice; judicial clerks can elect to participate as well. The arrangement provides a period before a new lawyer settles into a permanent practice affiliation.
For students comparing recruiting models, that timing is particularly relevant. It distinguishes the experience of entering Jones Day from programs that require an immediate practice commitment. Office-specific recruiting information can clarify how assignments and exposure to different teams operate within the firm's broader integrated structure.
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.
| Practice | Market | Recognition, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Antitrust | Ohio | Band 1 |
Antitrust | Texas | Band 1 |
Appellate Law | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Banking & Finance | Ohio | Band 1 |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Ohio | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&A | Georgia | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&A | Ohio: North | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds | Band 1 |
Healthcare | Ohio | Band 1 |
Insurance | Pennsylvania | Band 1 |
112 reported ranking rows
Rankings
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Size and Standing
- $3.1B gross revenueAm Law 100, $3.1B gross revenue: #15 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 16 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 16 countries: #19 (opens in a new tab)
- 2,438 attorneysNLJ 500, 2,438 attorneys: #10 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #26 (opens in a new tab)
Pro Bono and Inclusion
Vault Practice Rankings
- Appellate Litigation: #3 (opens in a new tab)
- Products Liability: #5 (opens in a new tab)
- Labor & Employment Law: #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mergers & Acquisitions: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- General Commercial Litigation: #14 (opens in a new tab)
- Real Estate Law: #14 (opens in a new tab)
- White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations: #15 (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring: #15 (opens in a new tab)
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- Health Care: #16 (opens in a new tab)
- Securities Litigation: #16 (opens in a new tab)
- Project Finance: #17 (opens in a new tab)
- Securities/Capital Markets: #17 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #18 (opens in a new tab)
- Privacy & Data Security: #18 (opens in a new tab)
- Private Equity: #21 (opens in a new tab)
- Banking & Financial Services: #24 (opens in a new tab)
- Intellectual Property: #24 (opens in a new tab)
Practice Areas
Jones Day promises "assignment flexibility: gain exposure to a variety of assignments, focusing on the practice areas in which you express an interest, including pro bono," and, for new lawyers, "limitless opportunities to experience different areas of law, and lawyering styles before committing to a practice." Each summer associate has an associate and a partner mentor and attends a two-day nationwide orientation in Washington, DC.
Inclusion
Jones Day runs firmwide and office-level inclusion committees, affinity groups, pipeline programs and a conference for first-year law students. Its New Lawyers Academy brings about 200 new lawyers from around the world to Washington, D.C. for four days of orientation and training each year. The firm says it makes employment decisions on the merits without preferences based on any protected category.
Pro Bono
- Summers Can Take Pro Bono
- YesSource
- Average Hours Per Attorney
- 73.6 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #35
How pro bono work is assigned
Jones Day reports over 200,000 pro bono hours a year, with every office taking part in firmwide initiatives alongside hundreds of office-led cases and projects. A Partner-in-Charge of Global Pro Bono and a Head of Global Community Service Initiatives lead the work.
More about Jones Day
Summer associate pay is annualized at $240,000 in most U.S. offices and $235,000 in Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit and Minneapolis, plus $2,500 a week for 2Ls in the 2027 program. For the 2027 program, 2L applications were open in Atlanta, New York and San Francisco. The 2027 New Lawyers Group accepts 3L entry-level applications in Atlanta and New York only.