Linklaters 10-week summer associate program is primarily based out of our New York office. Leveraging the firm’s global footprint, candidates have the unique opportunity to apply to spend a portion of their summer in our Washington, D.C., London, or Frankfurt offices.

We participate in on-campus recruitment at numerous schools, and we encourage you to find out from your school’s career services office when we will be interviewing on your campus.

Please apply below if we do not participate in your school’s on-campus recruitment program or if you would like to apply in advance of the OCI process (where permitted by your law school).

Please bid only once on your primary office of interest. You may express interest in additional office locations during your interview. We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling basis and look forward to getting to know you!

Fluency in any of the following languages is a plus: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.

The firm also offers the Making Links 2L Fellowship, designed for second-year J.D. students who have shown a strong commitment to leadership in the legal profession. Fellows receive a $50,000 stipend on top of their summer associate salary, following acceptance of a full-time associate offer to join the firm in 2027. If you're interested in applying, please ask about this opportunity during your interviews.

The current salary for Summer Associates is $4,327.