Summer Associate Program
Our commitment to your career begins early. We have a talented and dedicated team of people to support you, including assignment coordinators and associate and partner mentors. The Summer Program also includes opportunities for summer associates to learn about Weil's work and experience our culture firsthand by being assigned to client matters across the firm.
Summers participate in active matters and attend client meetings, negotiations, depositions and court hearings to gain a clear view of what it is like to practice law at Weil to help them clarify their choice of future practice area. Weil’s commitment to striking a balance between engaging social activities and substantive professional experience is a key reason we received high marks on two summer associate satisfaction surveys. Weil achieved a top-five ranking in Law360’s annual survey for the second straight year, and The American Lawyer ranked the Firm 11th.
We offer training programs and workshops in taking depositions, legal writing and negotiation, as well as a Speakers Series featuring talks with prominent clients, alumni and firm leaders.
1L Summer Stipend
Weil Fellowship Program
Summer Associate Experience
Hear from recent Weil Summer Associates on what you can expect during your summer at Weil.
During your summer at Weil, you will:
- Work on complex, high-profile matters and gain hands-on experience from day one.
- Collaborate with partners and associates across a variety of practice areas.
- Participate in client meetings and strategy sessions, seeing firsthand how deals and cases come together.
- Receive guidance and mentorship from experienced lawyers and dedicated assignment coordinators.
- Enjoy a variety of social events and networking opportunities designed to help you build lasting connections.
Locations
Boston
Weil’s Summer Program is a truly exceptional experience. Boston summers spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates in the Firm’s market-leading private equity or employment practices, gaining substantive work experience from their first week. By the end of the program, summers will have worked with a variety of partners, counsel and associates, on numerous substantive assignments, ensuring that they get an accurate representation of what Weil Boston has to offer.
On the first day of the program, our team hosts an office-wide “welcome breakfast” for you and your fellow Boston summers. You will be assigned an associate and partner/counsel mentors with whom you will connect later in the week and throughout the summer at mentor-specific events. By forming a network of people to support you, Weil ensures that all summers have the best possible experience and quickly become part of the Weil Family.
At the beginning of each week, the staffing partner will gauge your capacity for new projects. They will invite you to calls, staff you on deals and/or loop you in on exciting pro bono matters, ensuring you gain substantive experience and learn what it means to be a Weil lawyer who is partnering with top clients on cutting-edge matters.
Recent office highlights:
- Ramona Nee, Boston office Managing Partner and Co-Head of Weil’s U.S. Private Equity Practice, was named a finalist in the “Managing Partner of the Year” in Corporate Counsel’s Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards
- Weil was ranked for Private Equity: Buyouts and Corporate/M&A in Massachusetts in the Chambers USA 2025 guide
- Weil’s Boston team advises many of the top private equity firms in the world, including Advent International, Berkshire Partners, Providence Equity Partners and PSG Equity
- On a pro bono basis, Weil serves as outside general counsel to The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley and The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
- Weil ranked among the Best Law Firms to Work for in Boston on the Vault Law 100 2026
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: No
- Departments: Corporate (Private Equity), Litigation (Employment)
Key Contacts
Dallas
Weil’s Summer Program is a truly exceptional experience. Summers spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates at one of the world’s top law firms. Over the course of the program, participants in the Dallas office work closely with three departments (Corporate, Restructuring and Tax), gaining a firsthand look at what Weil has to offer.
On the first day of the program, you will receive orientation and training on computer skills, library access, and research tools like Lexis and Westlaw, ensuring you have the support you need to succeed here at Weil. You will be assigned an office space and meet your partner or associate mentors. By forming a network of people to support you, Weil ensures that all summers have the best possible experience and quickly become part of the Weil Family.
Your assignment coordinator – an associate in the department in which you are based – will reach out to discuss goals for the summer and begin organizing your first projects and observational opportunities. They will invite you to calls, staff you on deals, take you to court and/or loop you in on exciting pro bono matters, ensuring you gain substantive experience and learn what it means to be a Weil lawyer who is partnering with top clients on cutting-edge matters.
Recent office highlights:
- Members of Weil’s Dallas office regularly engage with and are recognized by local organizations, including the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and Vogel Alcove
- The Dallas office welcomed Jeff Homrig, Co-Head of the IP, Technology & Science Litigation practice
- Weil was ranked for Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate M&A; Private Equity: Buyouts in Texas in the Chambers USA 2025 guide
- Managing Partner Vynessa Nemunaitis was named to D CEO’s “Most Powerful Business Leaders” in Dallas list
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: Yes
- Departments: Corporate (Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity) and Tax
Key Contacts
Houston
Weil’s Summer Program is a truly exceptional experience. Summers spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates at one of the world’s top law firms. Over the course of the program, participants in the Houston office work closely with three departments (Corporate, Restructuring and Tax), gaining a firsthand look at what Weil has to offer.
On the first day of the program, you will receive orientation and training on computer skills, library access and research tools like Lexis and Westlaw, ensuring you have the support you need to succeed here at Weil. You will be assigned an office space and meet your partner or associate mentors. By forming a network of people to support you, Weil ensures that all summers have the best possible experience and quickly become part of the Weil Family.
Your assignment coordinator – an associate in the department in which you are based – will reach out to discuss goals for the summer and begin organizing your first projects and observational opportunities. They will invite you to calls, staff you on deals, take you to court and/or loop you in on exciting pro bono matters, ensuring you gain substantive experience and learn what it means to be a Weil lawyer who is partnering with top clients on cutting-edge matters.
Recent office highlights:
- Turnarounds & Workouts named Clifford Carlson as one of its “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers” for 2025
- Weil was ranked for Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate M&A; Private Equity: Buyouts in Texas in the Chambers USA 2025 guide
- As part of its pro bono efforts, Weil joined with the Brennan Center for Justice to prepare for a 2023 trial challenging an omnibus voter suppression law enacted in Texas in 2023
- The Houston office continues to thrive in its redesigned space— a modern, innovative floor plan designed for all attorneys and support staff to work together on the same floor, allowing greater efficiency and convenience
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: No
- Departments: Corporate (Private Equity), Restructuring
Key Contacts
Los Angeles
Weil’s Summer Program is a truly exceptional experience. Summers spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates in one of the Firm’s market-leading departments, including Corporate (Private Equity) and Litigation (Complex Commercial Litigation, IP Technology & Science Litigation). Summer associates gain substantive work experience from their very first week.
On the first day of the program, our team hosts an office-wide welcome reception for you and your fellow summers. You will be assigned an office and meet both your associate and partner mentors within your practice group. Later in the week, the summer welcome happy hour offers an excellent opportunity to meet the attorneys with whom you’ll work for the rest of the summer. By forming a network of people to support you, Weil ensures that all summers have the best possible experience and quickly become part of the Weil Family.
Your assignment coordinator – an associate in the practice group in which you are based – will reach out to discuss goals for the summer and begin organizing your first projects and observational opportunities. They will invite you to calls, staff you on deals, take you to court and/or loop you in on exciting pro bono matters, ensuring you gain substantive experience and learn what it means to be a Weil lawyer who is partnering with top clients on cutting-edge matters.
Recent office highlights:
- Weil welcomed a total of 10 partner hires in the Los Angeles office across practices including Entertainment, Sports & Media, Complex Commercial Litigation, Tax and Executive Compensation & Benefits, among others
- Managing Partner of Weil’s Los Angeles office Tana Ryan was shortlisted in the “Law Firm Talent Management” category of Corporate Counsel’s 2025 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: No
- Corporate (Private Equity), Litigation (Complex Commercial Litigation, IP, Technology & Science Litigation)
Key Contacts
Miami
Weil’s Summer Program is a truly exceptional experience. Miami summers spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates in the Firm’s market-leading Litigation, Restructuring or Tax practices at Weil’s centrally-located Brickell office.
On the first day of the program, you will head up to Weil’s 12th floor office to begin learning about the Firm and what to expect over the next 10 weeks. Summers receive training on computer skills, library access and research tools like Lexis and Westlaw, ensuring you have the support you need to succeed here at Weil.
The team will set you up in an office and pair you with an associate mentor, forming a network of people to support you and ensuring you quickly become part of the Weil Family.
Weil has no shortage of exceptional matters for you to work on. Miami summers are fully immersed in their respective team and have opportunities to listen in on client calls, attend depositions and/or assist in exciting pro bono matters.
Recent office highlights:
- Co-Managing Partner of the Miami office Devon Bodoh recognized in the International Tax Review’s World Tax 2025 guide
- Co-Managing Partner of the Miami office David J. Cohen named a 2025 Bankruptcy “Rising Star” by Law360
- Weil was ranked for Litigation: General Commercial in Florida in the Chambers USA 2025 guide
- Weil’s Miami-based partners are regularly featured by Lawdragon, including on its “500 Leading Dealmakers in America,” “500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers” and “500 X – The Next Generation,” lists
- Weil’s Florida Litigation teams continue to be recognized by Benchmark Litigation
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: No
- Departments: Litigation, Restructuring, Tax
Key Contacts
New York
Over the course of Weil’s Summer Program, New York participants spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates as they rotate through either two or three of the Firm’s four departments: Corporate, Litigation, Restructuring and Tax.
At the start of the program, New York summers attend an orientation and receive training on computer skills, library access, and research tools like Lexis and Westlaw, ensuring they have the support to succeed at Weil.
Each New York summer is matched with their “summer siblings,” junior associates who serve as mentors during the program, and “Summer Program Committee groups,” teams of several summer associates and two or three partners with whom they meet regularly.
At the start of each New York rotation, the assignment coordinator – an associate in the department – will begin staffing summers on deals, inviting them to calls, taking them to court and/or looping them in on pro bono matters.
Each New York summer’s experience is different and customized to their individual areas of interest, giving them a glimpse of life at Weil and the specialties they may want to pursue after graduation.
Recent office highlights:
- More than 600 Weil attorneys are based out of the Firm’s New York headquarters
- For New York alone, Weil received 19 practice area rankings and over 40 individual rankings in Chambers & Partners USA 2025
- Members of Weil’s New York office are regularly engaged with and recognized by local organizations, including Central Park Conservancy and United Way of New York City
- Billboard recognized Head of Weil’s Intellectual Property & Media practice Ben Marks and partner Todd Larson as Top Music Lawyers in 2025
- Corporate Department Chairman Michael Aiello was named a 2025 Dealmaker of the Year by the New York Law Journal
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: Yes
- Departments: Corporate, Litigation, Restructuring, Tax
Key Contacts
San Francisco
Weil’s Summer Program is a truly exceptional experience. Summers spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates in one of the Firm’s market-leading departments, including Corporate (Private Equity and Technology & IP Transactions) and Litigation (IP, Technology & Science Litigation). Summer associates gain substantive work experience from their very first week.
On the first day of the program, our team hosts an office-wide welcome reception for you and your fellow summers. You will be assigned an office and meet both your associate and partner mentors within your practice group. Later in the week, the summer welcome happy hour offers an excellent opportunity to meet the attorneys with whom you’ll work for the rest of the summer. By forming a network of people to support you, Weil ensures that all summers have the best possible experience and quickly become part of the Weil Family.
Your assignment coordinator – an associate in the practice group in which you are based – will reach out to discuss goals for the summer and begin organizing your first projects and observational opportunities. They will invite you to calls, staff you on deals, take you to court and/or loop you in on exciting pro bono matters, ensuring you gain substantive experience and learn what it means to be a Weil lawyer who is partnering with top clients on cutting-edge matters.
Recent office highlights:
- Weil welcomed top Intellectual Property litigator Gabby LaHatte to the San Francisco office
- Weil’s San Francisco-based partners are regularly featured by Lawdragon, including on its “500 Leading Dealmakers in America,” “Leading Lawyers in America” and “500 X – The Next Generation,” lists
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: No
- Departments: Corporate (Private Equity, Technology & IP Transactions), Litigation (IP, Technology & Science Litigation)
Key Contacts
Silicon Valley
Weil’s Summer Program is a truly exceptional experience. Summers spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates in one of the Firm’s market-leading departments, including Corporate (Banking & Finance and Private Equity) and Litigation (Complex Commercial Litigation and IP, Technology & Science Litigation). Summer associates gain substantive work experience from their very first week.
On the first day of the program, our team hosts an office-wide welcome reception for you and your fellow summers. You will be assigned an office and meet both your associate and partner mentors within your practice group. Later in the week, the summer welcome happy hour offers an excellent opportunity to meet the attorneys with whom you’ll work for the rest of the summer. By forming a network of people to support you, Weil ensures that all summers have the best possible experience and quickly become part of the Weil Family.
Your assignment coordinator – an associate in the practice group in which you are based – will reach out to discuss goals for the summer and begin organizing your first projects and observational opportunities. They will invite you to calls, staff you on deals, take you to court and/or loop you in on exciting pro bono matters, ensuring you gain substantive experience and learn what it means to be a Weil lawyer who is partnering with top clients on cutting-edge matters.
Recent office highlights:
- Weil’s California practices highly ranked in Chambers & Partners’ USA 2025 guide for San Francisco; Silicon Valley & Surrounds: Corporate/M&A
- U.S. Private Equity Kyle Krpata, based out of Silicon Valley, is regularly recognized as a "Highly Regarded” lawyer for Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity by IFLR1000
- Co-Head of Weil’s Complex Commercial Litigation practice David Singh was named among the Top 100 Lawyers and as a Leading Commercial Litigation by the Daily Journal in 2025
- Weil welcomed Co-Head of the IP, Technology & Science Litigation practice Doug Lumish to the Silicon Valley office
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: No
- Departments: Corporate, Litigation, Tax
Key Contacts
Washington, D.C.
Weil’s Summer Program invites students to step into the shoes of a Weil attorney as part of an exceptional experience that combines professional growth with personal connections. Washington, D.C. summers spend 10 weeks working directly with partners, counsel and associates in the Firm’s Antitrust, Complex Commercial Litigation or IP, Technology & Science Litigation practice groups, gaining first-hand experience on the topflight matters Weil attorneys handle every day. Working in the heart of D.C.’s downtown, with access to everything the capital has to offer, summer associates gain substantive and enjoyable experience from their very first week.
On the first day of the program, you will be welcomed to Weil by the Hiring Committee, a team of partners committed to ensuring a fulfilling and fun summer experience for you and your colleagues. You will be assigned an office and meet your associate mentor, an experienced associate within your practice group who you can rely on throughout your summer for advice and guidance. By forming a network of people to support you, Weil ensures that all summers have the best possible experience and quickly become part of the Weil Family.
You’ll learn a little more about the Firm and the Summer Program, through joint sessions with Weil summer associates across the country and informative and interesting in-person panels in D.C.
Your assignment coordinator – an attorney in the practice group in which you are based – will reach out to discuss your goals for the summer and begin organizing your first projects and observational opportunities. They will invite you to calls, staff you on deals or litigation matters, coordinate opportunities for you to observe court proceedings, and loop you in on exciting pro bono matters, ensuring you gain substantive experience and learn what it means to be a Weil lawyer who is partnering with top clients on cutting-edge matters.
Recent office highlights:
- Named D.C. “Litigation Department of the Year – General Litigation” and “Litigation
- Complex Commercial Litigation partner Arianna Scavetti was recognized by Law360 as a 2025 MVP
- U.S. Antitrust Co-Head Brianne Kucerik was named to Global Competition Review’s 2025 “Women in Antitrust” list
- Weil was ranked for Antitrust, Environment: Mainly Transactional, Litigation: General Commercial and Tax in New York in the Chambers USA 2025 guide
Program quick facts:
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Rotation: No
- Department: Corporate, Litigation (Antitrust, Complex Commercial Litigation)
Key Contacts
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