From your earliest experiences at DLA Piper, you will know you have become a part of something special.
As a summer associate, you get a stimulating, realistic and exciting taste of legal life. You’ll join a team of lawyers and other professionals who are open, accessible and friendly. You'll experience challenging days filled with client work, relationship-building opportunities and lively activities. Our goal is for you to experience what it’s like to be on the DLA Piper team and through your Summer experience envision your future as a knowledgeable, well-rounded DLA Piper lawyer.
We will help you reach your highest potential as a professional, consistent with the firm’s standard of excellence in client service and commitment to connecting our people, our clients and our communities. We design programs to meet your needs at every stage of your career.
Summer Program 2010
For our 2010 summer program, we hired 34 talented and motivated second-year law students. This group included the best and brightest from a range of law schools with over 24 percent of the class comprised of diverse students. We extended offers to 100 percent of the summer class and were delighted to be ranked 14 by the American Lawyer in their annual summer associate survey.
Summer Program 2011
We look forward to welcoming more than 50 Summer Associates from 30 law schools to DLA Piper.
New Associate Academy 2011
On January 24-26, 2011, our Professional Development Department welcomed more than 80 of DLA Piper’s entry-level associates to Chicago for the 2011 Firmwide New Associate Academy. The three-day program introduced associates to the firm's approach to associate development, pro bono, client service, diversity and inclusion and the business of practicing law. It was a wonderful chance to re-connect with old friends and make new connections. The associates in attendance also had a chance to hear partners and senior associates share experiences and advice about the first year of law firm practice and firm life. Check out some pictures below.