Mayer Brown LLP
Mayer Brown counts approximately 1,733 attorneys in 19 offices worldwide. Founded in Chicago, IL in 1881.
Not reported: Partnership Track.
Openings
1L Summer 2027 · Class of 2029Open
1L summer (2027 US Summer Associate Program)
Houston, Charlotte, Salt Lake City
Opens
Opened Nov 2Deadline
Not announced
Checked 10h ago
Open in Charlotte, Houston and Salt Lake City. Apply by office on the firm page.
Materials: Cover Letter · Writing Sample OptionalThe form offers an optional transcript upload without specifying its type.
2L Summer 2027 · Class of 2028Rolling
2027 2L Summer Associate: Litigation
Northern California
Opens
Open nowDeadline
Rolling
Checked 1d ago
2027 2L form on the firm's program list: Northern California Litigation, rolling until filled. Houston and Salt Lake City links appear only on those office pages. The page intro says first-year, but the form is 2L.
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open
New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Northern California, Chicago, Houston, Charlotte, Salt Lake City
Opens
Opened Nov 2Deadline
Not announced
Checked 10h ago
Apply by office on the firm page.
About Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown identifies banking and finance as a foundational practice and a continuing part of its international identity. Its clients include financial institutions as well as borrowers, issuers, and other transaction participants. The firm's published finance work spans traditional lending and more specialized structures used to raise or deploy capital.
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Its capabilities include secured transactions, securitization, structured finance, and global trade finance. These matters can involve banks, investment vehicles, leasing businesses, insurers, and real estate institutions. The firm's international materials also describe financing work across multiple jurisdictions, where commercial terms interact with local legal requirements.
For students, this offering provides a concrete view of finance practice beyond a general corporate label. The type of asset, source of repayment, security package, and position of the client all influence the legal work. Mayer Brown's finance materials show how lawyers structure transactions around those differences while coordinating with participants and counsel in other markets.
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 | Illinois | Band 1 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Capital Markets: Structured Products | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Communications | Illinois | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&A | Utah | Band 1 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Illinois | Band 1 |
Environment | Illinois | Band 1 |
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Outsourcing | Nationwide | Band 1 |
99 reported ranking rows
Rankings
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Size and Standing
- $2.2B gross revenueAm Law 100, $2.2B gross revenue: #27 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 10 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 10 countries: #33 (opens in a new tab)
- 1,733 attorneysNLJ 500, 1,733 attorneys: #17 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #44 (opens in a new tab)
Associate Life
- Score 67.6The A-List, Score 67.6: #39 (opens in a new tab)
- Score 4.38 of 5Midlevel Associates Survey, Score 4.38 of 5: #15 (opens in a new tab)
- Best city resultMidlevel Survey, Charlotte, Best city result: #1 (opens in a new tab)
- Vault Best to Work For: #7 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultWellness, Vault: #6 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultFirm Culture, Vault: #7 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultHours, Vault: #8 (opens in a new tab)
Vault Practice Rankings
- Banking & Financial Services: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- Project Finance: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- Real Estate Law: #17 (opens in a new tab)
- Securities/Capital Markets: #19 (opens in a new tab)
- Appellate Litigation: #23 (opens in a new tab)
- Products Liability: #23 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #25 (opens in a new tab)
- General Commercial Litigation: #38 (opens in a new tab)
Pro Bono
- Average Hours Per Attorney
- 47 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #62Source