New York Summer Associate Program

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Accelerate Your Development

At Weil’s New York office – the Firm’s worldwide headquarters – you will work on sophisticated legal matters alongside nationally recognized lawyers whose mentorship and commitment to your professional growth will accelerate your development. Working in our market-leading practices, you will develop the technical excellence and trusted judgment that distinguish exceptional attorneys.

Designed for ambitious law students, our 10-week New York Summer Associate Program provides direct access to partners and meaningful responsibility across varied practice areas. Backed by the resources and reach of one of the world’s premier law firms, you will experience direct mentorship and a collaborative culture while benefiting from the opportunities of a global platform.

Applications Are Now Open

Build The Foundation For An Exceptional Career

Our lawyers are recognized for the high standards and technical excellence they bring to every client engagement. Working alongside them, you will hone the analytical rigor, discipline and judgment that define remarkable legal careers.

Market-Defining Work

Our New York lawyers advise today’s leading companies, financial institutions and investors on matters that shape industries and markets. As a Weil Summer Associate, you will contribute directly to this work while collaborating with partners committed to your professional development.

Direct Access to Partners

Development at Weil is personal. You will work directly with partners who invest in your growth through meaningful assignments, regular feedback and hands-on mentorship, accelerating both your technical capabilities and professional confidence.

Collaborative Culture

Collaboration is fundamental to how we practice law. You will become part of a team that values curiosity and diverse perspectives, working alongside accomplished lawyers who will challenge your thinking and broaden your perspective.

Trusted Judgment

Exceptional lawyers are defined not only by technical expertise, but by sound judgment. Through meaningful client work, partner mentorship and firsthand experience, you will develop alongside lawyers who demonstrate the judgment and integrity that clients trust when the stakes are highest.

Develop Deep Experience In Market-Leading Practice Areas

Working as one firm, our New York lawyers collaborate seamlessly with colleagues throughout Weil’s global platform to advise clients across industries, markets and jurisdictions. As a summer associate, you will contribute within our market-leading practices while experiencing how lawyers from different disciplines collaborate to deliver innovative solutions.

Representative Departments

  • Corporate
  • Litigation
  • Restructuring
  • Tax

For more information on these practice areas, visit Weil Practice Groups.

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Be Seen – Contribute Early – Grow Faster

As a Weil Summer Associate, you will become an integral member of our team, contributing to client work while experiencing how lawyers collaborate to solve complex legal and business challenges.

Benefit from:

  • Early responsibility on meaningful client matters.
  • Direct access to partners, counsel and associates.
  • Formal and informal mentorship.
  • Opportunities to participate in client meetings and legal strategy.
  • Ongoing professional development and skills training.
  • Collaboration across Weil’s global platform.

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Weil New York| Globally Connected

Located on Fifth Avenue overlooking Central Park, Weil’s New York office sits at the center of one of the world’s most influential legal, financial and business markets. As Weil’s global headquarters, our New York office combines nationally recognized practices, accomplished leadership and the strength of the Firm’s global platform. For summer associates, it offers an environment defined by collaboration, direct responsibility and the opportunity to accelerate your development.

Accolades

  • Repeatedly recognized on The American Lawyer’s prestigious A-List over the past 20 years. This recognition underscores Weil’s strong financial performance, its commitment to an inclusive culture, as well as its success in attracting and promoting talent at all levels.
  • Weil’s Corporate Department is recognized among the world’s premier transactional practices, having advised on more than 1,200 transactions valued at over $1.3 trillion in the past two years. Spanning public company M&A, private equity, private funds, banking and finance, and capital markets, the Department combines market-leading capabilities with longstanding relationships across the world’s largest corporations, financial sponsors and asset managers, advising on transformative acquisitions, landmark fundraises and complex financings.
  • Recognized with 16 practice rankings and more than 40 individual lawyer rankings in the Chambers USA 2026 guide.
  • Weil’s Litigation Department is recognized among the nation’s leading litigation and trial practices, earning recent Litigation Department of the Year honors from The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and New York Law Journal, a Top 20 National Trial Practice ranking from Benchmark Litigation and recognition in “The Elite” for General Commercial Litigation in New York by Chambers USA.
  • Weil’s Restructuring Department is consistently ranked among the world’s leading practices, repeatedly earning Band 1 rankings from Chambers for Bankruptcy/Restructuring – both in New York and nationally – and a Tier 1 ranking from Legal 500. The practice has served as chief debtors’ counsel in 6 of the 10 largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history and has been named a Law360 Bankruptcy Group of the Year 14 times since 2010.

Designed For Success From Day One

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At Weil New York, you’ll become part of the team from day one. A comprehensive orientation will introduce you to the Firm and connect you with experienced mentors who will provide guidance and support throughout your summer.

During the program, summer associates from across our offices come together at our New York City global headquarters for a multi-day Summer Summit. You’ll connect with Firm leadership, build lasting relationships with peers and gain firsthand insight into Weil’s culture and market-leading practices. Beyond the office, you’ll experience New York through memorable social events at some of the city’s most iconic venues.

Through complex, high-impact work, you’ll strengthen your legal skills, develop sound judgment and build the foundation for an exceptional legal career.

Weil New York – Where Exceptional Lawyers Are Developed

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