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Summer Program at Bracewell

711 Louisiana Street
Suite 2300
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 223-2300

Summer Program Overview


Bracewell is the ideal place to launch your legal career. Our open and collaborative culture ensures that you have the opportunity to work on significant matters and have meaningful connections with lawyers from the moment you join. Summer associates attend hearings, depositions, trials, negotiations and client meetings. They hone their writing skills by helping research and draft agreements, briefs, articles and blog posts. When not working, summer associates have the opportunity to explore their local communities and get to know our lawyers through social events and our two-day offs...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

33 total (16 2Ls; 17 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

17 out of 17

Summer Program Length

8-10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

33 total (16 2Ls; 17 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

17 out of 17

Summer Program Length

8-10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Case by Case. Varies by office; summer associates rotate through three practice areas in the Houston office, while other offices offer an opportunity to try assignments in various practice areas


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


Summer Associate Salary

$4,326.92/week



Summer Program Contact

Jennifer S. Queen


Offices with Program

Dallas


Schools Visited for OCI

Baylor Law


Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Summer Program Overview


Bracewell is the ideal place to launch your legal career. Our open and collaborative culture ensures that you have the opportunity to work on significant matters and have meaningful connections with lawyers from the moment you join. Summer associates attend hearings, depositions, trials, negotiations and client meetings. They hone their writing skills by helping research and draft agreements, briefs, articles and blog posts. When not working, summer associates have the opportunity to explore their local communities and get to know our lawyers through social events and our two-day offs...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

33 total (16 2Ls; 17 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

17 out of 17

Summer Program Length

8-10 weeks

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

33 total (16 2Ls; 17 1Ls)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

17 out of 17

Summer Program Length

8-10 weeks


1L Summers

Yes


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Case by Case. Varies by office; summer associates rotate through three practice areas in the Houston office, while other offices offer an opportunity to try assignments in various practice areas


Split Summer with Another Firm

No


Split Summer with Another Office

Yes


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


Summer Associate Salary

$4,326.92/week



Summer Program Contact

Jennifer S. Queen


Offices with Program

Dallas


Schools Visited for OCI

Baylor Law


Career Fairs Attended

Lavender Law Career Fair

Survey Says


 

  • “My work assignments were interesting and substantive. They were representative of the type of work I have been doing as a junior associate at the firm. I had the opportunity to work with many different partners and take part in both formal and informal training and mentoring opportunities.”
  • “Very substantive, hands-on work equivalent to what you would do as a first-year associate. You have the opportunity to rotate through several groups to see what you might like to do, and you get the impression that your summer mentors are in...