2027 Summer Associate Deadlines by Firm
Open and deadline dates for 61 summer 2027 programs, each with the day we checked it.
Updated Oct 21, 2026
| Firm | Program | Opens | Deadline | Firm page | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Berry & Sims | 1L Summer | Opened Oct 15 | Dec 31, 2026 | View firm | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Jan 29, 2027 | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| O'Melveny & Myers LLP | 1L Summer | Open now | Jan 31, 2027 | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell | 1L Summer | Opened Oct 15 | Feb 1, 2027 | View firm | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 2, 2026 | Feb 5, 2027 | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck | 1L Summer | Open now | Feb 28, 2027 | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Winston Taylor LLP | 1L Summer | Open now | Mar 1, 2027 | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Haynes and Boone, LLP | 1L Summer | Open now | Mar 1, 2027 | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | 1L Summer | Jan 1, 2027 | Mar 1, 2027 | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Porter Wright Morris & Arthur | 2L Summer | Open now | May 11, 2027 | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 2, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Covington & Burling LLP | 1L Summer | Not announced (last cycle Nov 3, 2025) | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 1L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Jones Day | 2L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP | 1L Summer | Jan 1, 2027 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Goodwin Procter LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 2, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 2, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | 1L Summer | Opened Oct 15 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Vinson & Elkins LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Alston & Bird LLP | 1L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Reed Smith LLP | 1L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | 1L Summer | Opened Oct 15 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Troutman Pepper Locke LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | 1L Summer | Expected late fall 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| ArentFox Schiff LLP | 2L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Cozen O'Connor P.C. | 1L Summer | Expected January 2027 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | 1L Summer | Oct 30, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | 1L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | 1L Summer | Expected fall 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | 1L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Lowenstein Sandler | 1L Summer | Jan 1, 2027 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Jackson Walker | 1L Summer | Opened Oct 15 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Dinsmore & Shohl | 1L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff | 1L Summer | Nov 2, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| McCarter & English | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 15, 2026 |
| McCarter & English | 2L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Fredrikson & Byron | 2L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Lathrop GPM | 1L Summer | Nov 13, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Pryor Cashman | 1L Summer | Nov 13, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Williams Mullen | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Armstrong Teasdale | 1L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Bond, Schoeneck & King | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Cox, Castle & Nicholson | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Edelson | 1L Summer | Jan 1, 2027 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz | 1L Summer | Dec 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Gray Reed | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Holwell Shuster & Goldberg | 1L Summer | Nov 30, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Holwell Shuster & Goldberg | 2L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Klarquist Sparkman | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell | 2L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Patterson + Sheridan | 1L Summer | Open now | Not posted | View firm | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Richards, Layton & Finger | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Tonkon Torp | 1L Summer | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | View firm | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton | 1L Summer | Not announced | Not posted | View firm | Oct 19, 2026 |
Dates come from each firm’s own careers page, and a deadline in the past stays listed after the upcoming ones. Confirm on the firm’s site before you apply.