Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2L summer associate program 2028
Kirkland & Ellis LLP runs a 2L summer associate program for summer 2028 (Summer 2028), for law students in the Class of 2029. Updated Nov 1, 2026.
- Applications
- Open
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Offices
- 13
Program details
- Applications
- Applications are open (since November 1, 2026).
- Deadline
- No application deadline has been announced.
- Offices
- Bay Area, CA (San Francisco and Palo Alto); Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Salt Lake City, UT; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Washington, DC
- Pay
- First-year associate salary: $225,000. This is full-time associate pay, not verified compensation for this summer program. Confirm summer pay with the firm.
- Program
- Summer 2028
Dates come from the firm’s own careers page or application system. Confirm on the firm’s site before you apply.
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