Law Students
Freshfields is an elite law firm with over 2,800 attorneys and other legal professionals in 29 offices.
We've built a reputation for breaking new legal ground, handling the highest-profile matters and solving our clients’ most complex corporate, regulatory and litigation challenges in the US and internationally.
Learn more about who we are below.
Who is in our summer program & what to expect
We will welcome 74 summer associates (74 2L students and 1 1L student) representing 25 law schools in our 2025 Summer Associate Class – 51 in New York, 19 in Washington, DC and 5 in Silicon Valley. In addition, we will be accepting applications for our 1L Scholarship beginning December 1, 2024.
Our 2025 summer program will run for 10 weeks, May 19th to July 25th.
Why Freshfields is a great choice
Freshfields is a great place to spend your summer and beyond. Our summer associates choose Freshfields for the opportunity to work with, learn from and be mentored by best-in-class lawyers on substantive and pro bono matters for blue-chip clients in an entrepreneurial and inclusive environment.
Please feel free to contact a member of our attorney recruiting team at USLegalRecruiting@Freshfields.com with any questions.
Where we have a summer program in the US
We will host summer associates in our New York, Washington, DC and Silicon Valley offices in 2024.
Key practices
New York
Key practices include M&A, Capital Markets, Investigations, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, Finance, Restructuring & Insolvency, IP Transactions, Executive Compensation & Benefits and Tax. Summer associates will have the opportunity to work on a variety of matters.
Washington, DC
Key practices include Antitrust, Investigations, Sanctions, CFIUS, International Arbitration, IP Transactions and Data Privacy & Security.
Silicon Valley
Key practices include M&A, Capital Markets, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, Data Privacy & Security, IP Transactions, Executive Compensation & Benefits and Antitrust.
