Paul Hastings LLP
Paul Hastings has approximately 1,500 attorneys across 24 offices. Founded in 1951.
$225,000+
Market base, no firm announcement (as of Sep 2026)
Not reported: partnership track.
1L Summer 2028 · Class of 2030Opening Soon
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Expected fall 2026Deadline
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2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
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Expected mid-December 2026Deadline
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Fellowship / ScholarshipOpening Soon
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Expected fall 2026Deadline
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1L summer program: 2028 1L Summer Associate Program and the Paul Hastings Fellowship (paid summer position plus a $50,000 award); applications open in the fall.From the firm’s page, checked Sep 27, 2026 · source
About Paul Hastings
Paul Hastings was founded in 1951 and has developed an international practice serving investment banks, asset managers, and corporations. Its current firm materials emphasize financial and business clients, with services across the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Finance and capital markets are substantial parts of that offering.
The practice includes banking, private credit, project finance, securitization, and collateralized loan obligations. It also covers financial restructuring, real estate, hospitality, employment, compliance, and white collar matters. International trade advice includes export controls and economic sanctions, connecting business activity with government restrictions and enforcement.
For students, Paul Hastings' practice mix shows several ways to work with financial and corporate clients. A team may structure new financing, address financial distress, investigate conduct, or advise on regulatory obligations. Those functions call for different skills, making the specific practice group an important part of understanding the opportunities within the firm's global
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Rankings
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Size and Standing
- $2.7B gross revenueAm Law 100, $2.7B gross revenue: #22 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 10 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 10 countries: #26 (opens in a new tab)
- 1,272 attorneysNLJ 500, 1,272 attorneys: #33 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #21 (opens in a new tab)
Vault Practice Rankings
- Labor & Employment Law: #9 (opens in a new tab)
- Project Finance: #9 (opens in a new tab)
- Real Estate Law: #10 (opens in a new tab)
- Banking & Financial Services: #14 (opens in a new tab)
- Private Equity: #15 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #20 (opens in a new tab)
- White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations: #22 (opens in a new tab)
- General Commercial Litigation: #32 (opens in a new tab)
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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| Practice | Market | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
Banking & Finance | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | New York | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Texas | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy/RestructuringThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy/RestructuringThe Elite | New York | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Environment | California | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
FCPA | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations) | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Litigation | District of Columbia | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent | New York | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Trial and Appeal Board | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite | California | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Leisure & Hospitality | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | District of Columbia | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Media & Entertainment: Transactional | California | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Credit | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt | New York | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | California | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Illinois | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A | California: San Diego | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Illinois | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense | New York | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | California: Los Angeles & Surrounds | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory | Illinois | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | District of Columbia | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite | New York | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Media & Entertainment: Litigation | California | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Media & Entertainment: Regulatory | District of Columbia | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | California: Northern | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | California: Southern | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance | New York | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy Litigation | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | California: Los Angeles & Surrounds | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Environment | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Hedge Funds | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution | District of Columbia | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Fund Formation | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Projects: Power | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | District of Columbia | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Illinois | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Registered Funds | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
REITs | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | California: Southern | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Illinois | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | New York | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Derivatives | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Energy Transition | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Environment | Texas | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Illinois | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
International Trade: CFIUS Experts | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: Securities | New York | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsThe Elite | New York | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Buyouts | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | California: Northern | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Antitrust | District of Columbia | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | North Carolina | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory | District of Columbia | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Life Sciences | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: Houston & Surrounds | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | New York | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax: Corporate & Finance | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
International ArbitrationHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Privacy & Data SecurityHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
92 reported ranking rows
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Firm highlights
Summer program
Program features
- Summer pay
- $225,000+Market base, no firm announcement (as of Sep 2026)
- Total summer associates
- 131Reporting year not confirmedSource
- 1L applications
- Yes, 1L summer program2028 1L Summer Associate Program and the Paul Hastings Fellowship (paid summer position plus a $50,000 award); applications open in the fall.Source
- Assigned practice areas
- Case by case, through a staffing coordinatorCentralized staffingSource
Pro bono
- Average hours per attorney
- 25.4 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #84
Schools Paul Hastings Hires From
5 schools name Paul Hastings on its own employer or placement pages. These lists are not exhaustive.