Milbank LLP
Milbank counts approximately 1,025 attorneys in 11 offices worldwide. Founded in 1866.
$235,000+
Announced by the firm (Sep 2026)
Not reported: Partnership Track.
Openings
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open
New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles
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The firm says the 2028 2L applications for its US offices are open. No deadline is stated.
Materials: Law School Transcript · Undergrad TranscriptLaw school transcript once available. Applicants also complete a Suited assessment.
About Milbank
Milbank's practice includes financing work connected to projects, technology, and infrastructure. Its public materials highlight transactions involving telecommunications, media, and technology finance, including data centers. These matters place legal work at the intersection of capital investment, commercial agreements, and the development of major assets.
A distinctive part of the firm's professional development offering is Milbank@Harvard.
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Developed with Harvard, the program serves mid-level and senior associates through a series of intensive courses. Its curriculum includes finance, accounting, leadership, team management, strategy, negotiation, marketing, and macroeconomics, taught with participation from Harvard faculty and Milbank partners.
For students, that program provides a specific example of how the firm approaches development beyond initial legal training. It connects legal practice with the financial and organizational decisions clients make. The firm's careers materials explain the program's eligibility and structure, while its practice materials show the kinds of commercial matters to which those skills can apply.
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 |
|---|---|---|
Banking & Finance | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Banking & Finance | New York | Band 1 |
Bankruptcy/RestructuringThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Bankruptcy/RestructuringThe Elite | New York | Band 1 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Projects: Mining & Metals | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Projects: Oil & Gas | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Projects: Power | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Space | Nationwide | Band 1 |
36 reported ranking rows
Rankings
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Size and Standing
- $2.1B gross revenueAm Law 100, $2.1B gross revenue: #28 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 8 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 8 countries: #34 (opens in a new tab)
- 1,025 attorneysNLJ 500, 1,025 attorneys: #51 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #9 (opens in a new tab)
Associate Life
Vault Practice Rankings
- Project Finance: #1 (opens in a new tab)
- Clean Tech/Renewable Energy Law: #2 (opens in a new tab)
- Banking & Financial Services: #5 (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring: #6 (opens in a new tab)
- Energy, Oil, & Gas Law: #6 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #9 (opens in a new tab)
- Securities/Capital Markets: #9 (opens in a new tab)
- Mergers & Acquisitions: #10 (opens in a new tab)
Summer Associates by Office
Class of 2027: 103 summer associates across 3 offices.
Practice Areas
Milbank summers rotate: "As you rotate through three practice areas, you'll complete work comparable to junior associates." The firm describes corporate, litigation and transactional rotations across the ten weeks, with assignment coordinators and practice group partners giving feedback. Transactional associates later cycle through three practices in four-month rotations before settling on one.
Pro Bono
How pro bono work is assigned
Milbank says it does not cap pro bono hours; associates follow their own interests in helping people navigate the legal system. The summer program includes pro bono work, including the Courtroom Advocacy Project for domestic violence survivors.
More about Milbank
Summers attend a nine-session Windstar training that follows a hypothetical company from inception through IPO, bankruptcy and restructuring, plus weekly lunch-and-learns. Each summer has an associate mentor and a partner mentor and meets a hiring partner at mid- and end-of-summer reviews. Associates keep a partner mentor for their first four years. The firm publishes a directory of its summer associates by school and office.