Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell counts approximately 1,000 attorneys in 11 offices worldwide. Founded in 1879.
$235,000+
Announced by the firm (Oct 2026)
Not reported: Partnership Track.
Openings
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open
Opens
Opened Nov 1Deadline
Mar 5, 2027
Checked 5d ago
Materials: Cover Letter · Law School TranscriptSubmitted via candidate application portal.
3L / Entry-LevelOpen
3L Applications: Fall 2027
New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Palo Alto
Opens
Opened Jun 2Deadline
Mar 31, 2027
Checked Oct 20
Deadline date: March 31, 2027. Flo displays 11:59 PM EDT, but its data feed specifies America/Chicago. Confirm the cutoff timezone with recruiting; apply early.
Materials: Cover LetterA transcript is required but the posting does not specify its type.
About Sullivan & Cromwell
Sullivan & Cromwell's practice combines corporate transactions with litigation, investigations, and advice to boards and senior executives. Its published work includes mergers and acquisitions, private equity, financial regulation, and matters requiring coordinated legal and business judgment. The firm's General Practice and Litigation groups provide different perspectives on those client needs.
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Its materials show work extending beyond the execution of a transaction to governance, regulatory developments, and sensitive business situations. Banking-law analysis, for example, addresses the standards applied by financial regulators, while strategic advisory work can involve the decisions of directors and management during a transaction or investigation.
For students, the firm's practice structure is useful when distinguishing types of business law. The same client may need an acquisition negotiated, a governance issue assessed, or a dispute defended. Sullivan & Cromwell's published matters connect those functions while showing the different analytical and advocacy skills involved in corporate and contentious work.
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 |
|---|---|---|
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | New York | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense | New York | Band 1 |
Derivatives | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | New York | Band 1 |
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations) | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Intellectual Property: Patent: Transactional | New York | Band 1 |
64 reported ranking rows
- About 10 Cornell students track this firm.
Rankings
Request a CorrectionLatest published editions. Each links to its source.
Size and Standing
- $2.3B gross revenueAm Law 100, $2.3B gross revenue: #25 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 8 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 8 countries: #31 (opens in a new tab)
- 908 attorneysNLJ 500, 908 attorneys: #66 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #5 (opens in a new tab)
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Vault Practice Rankings
- Securities Litigation: #4 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mergers & Acquisitions: #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Project Finance: #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Securities/Capital Markets: #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Tax Law: #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Banking & Financial Services: #9 (opens in a new tab)
- White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations: #9 (opens in a new tab)
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- Bankruptcy/Restructuring: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- General Commercial Litigation: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- Private Equity: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- Products Liability: #15 (opens in a new tab)
- Energy, Oil, & Gas Law: #16 (opens in a new tab)
- Real Estate Law: #18 (opens in a new tab)
- Appellate Litigation: #19 (opens in a new tab)
- Antitrust: #21 (opens in a new tab)
Inclusion
S&C's affinity networks are open to all lawyers and meet regularly as forums for advice and shared experience. A Diversity Committee co-chaired by a Litigation partner and a General Practice partner works with the Diversity Management Department. The firm says its lawyers come from about 40 countries and 190 law schools and speak over 40 languages.
Pro Bono
- Average Hours Per Attorney
- 57 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #52Source
More about Sullivan & Cromwell
S&C callbacks are offered in person with a virtual option. Candidates generally have 14 days to respond to an offer and can ask for more time; the firm says it does not make exploding offers. Students with offers are invited to second visits and offer receptions with partners, associates and summer associates. U.S. offices: New York, Los Angeles, Palo Alto and Washington, D.C.