BigLaw 1L Summer Programs 2027: Open Dates and Deadlines
Every 1L summer associate program for summer 2027 on the BigLaw job board (the Class of 2029), open programs first, then firm-announced opening dates, soonest first. Dates come from each firm’s own careers page or application system. Updated Oct 5, 2026.
- Programs
- 39
- Open now
- 10
- Opening date announced
- 16
Posted deadlines
- Baker & Hostetler LLP: January 15, 2027
- Latham & Watkins LLP: January 29, 2027
- O'Melveny & Myers LLP: January 31, 2027
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP: February 5, 2027
- Morrison Foerster: February 28, 2027
- Baker McKenzie LLP: March 1, 2027
- Irell & Manella LLP: May 16, 2027
All 39 1L summer 2027 programs
| Firm | Program | Applications | Deadline | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison Foerster Vault #27 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 + 2028 2L | Opened Oct 1 | Feb 28, 2027 | Austin, Boston +8 |
| O'Melveny & Myers LLP Vault #28 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Opened Oct 1 | Jan 31, 2027 | Dallas, Austin +1 |
| DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Opened Aug 31 | Rolling | San Juan |
| Reed Smith LLP Vault #59 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Opened Oct 1 | Rolling | Dallas, Houston |
| Baker & Hostetler LLP Vault #63 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Opened Sep 15 | Jan 15, 2027 | Austin, Cleveland +1 |
| Irell & Manella LLP Vault #86 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Opened Oct 1 | May 16, 2027 | Washington, DC, Los Angeles (Century City) +1 |
| Foley Hoag LLP Vault #90 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Opened Oct 1 | Rolling | Boston, New York |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Vault #97 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 + 2028 2L | Opened Sep 16 | Rolling | Atlanta, Bay Area +10 |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Opened Oct 1 | Rolling | Minneapolis, Phoenix +2 |
| Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Opened Sep 22 | Rolling | Winston-Salem |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Oct 15, 2026 | Not announced | Boston, Chicago +6 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Vault #60 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Oct 15, 2026 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Fish & Richardson P.C. Vault #84 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Oct 15, 2026 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Vault #93 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Oct 30, 2026 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 1, 2026 | Jan 29, 2027 | Austin, Houston |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 1, 2026 | Not announced | Bay Area, Boston +11 |
| Baker McKenzie LLP Vault #45 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 1, 2026 | Mar 1, 2027 | See firm page |
| Vinson & Elkins LLP Vault #53 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 1, 2026 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 1, 2026 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 1, 2026 | Not announced | Dallas, Washington, DC +5 |
| Troutman Pepper Locke Vault #72 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 1, 2026 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Vault #3 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 2, 2026 | Not announced | Chicago, Houston +2 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 | 1L Summer · 1L Summer 2027 | Nov 2, 2026 | Feb 5, 2027 | Dallas, Denver +5 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Nov 2, 2026 | Not announced | Chicago, Philadelphia +3 |
| Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Vault #29 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Jan 1, 2027 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Taft | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 + 2028 2L | Jan 1, 2027 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Covington & Burling LLP Vault #12 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Not announced (last cycle Nov 3, 2025) | Not announced | Boston, Los Angeles +4 |
| Quinn Emanuel Vault #14 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Expected early October | Not announced | See firm page |
| King & Spalding LLP Vault #36 | 1L Summer · 1L Summer 2027 (Class of 2029) | Expected early October | Not announced | See firm page |
| Mayer Brown Vault #44 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Not announced | Not announced | See firm page |
| K&L Gates Vault #49 | 1L Summer · 1L | Expected October or November | Not announced | See firm page |
| Crowell & Moring Vault #65 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Expected December 2026 to January 2027 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Vault #78 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 + 2028 2L | Expected late fall 2026 | Not announced | Charlotte, Chicago +4 |
| Haynes and Boone, LLP Vault #81 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Not announced (last cycle Oct 15, 2025) | Not announced | See firm page |
| Squire Patton Boggs Vault #82 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Expected November 2026 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Cozen O'Connor P.C. Vault #88 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Expected January 2027 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Vault #99 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Expected fall 2026 | Not announced | Atlanta, Denver +2 |
| Cooley Vault #22 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Expected fall 2026 | Not announced | See firm page |
| Wilson Sonsini Vault #34 | 1L Summer · Summer 2027 | Expected early October | Not announced | See firm page |
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1L summer 2027 programs by city
- 1L programs in Los Angeles7
- 1L programs in San Francisco5
- 1L programs in Silicon Valley6
- 1L programs in Houston10
- 1L programs in Dallas8
- 1L programs in Austin5
- 1L programs in Philadelphia3
- 1L programs in New York8
- 1L programs in Chicago6
- 1L programs in Washington, DC9
- 1L programs in Boston5
- 1L programs in Seattle3
- 1L programs in Denver4
Programs by opening date
- Opening September 15, 20263 programs
- Opening October 1, 20268 programs
- Opening October 15, 20266 programs
- Opening November 1, 202616 programs
- Opening November 2, 20266 programs
- Opening January 1, 20275 programs