2027 1L & 2028 2L Summer Associate

2027 1L & 2028 2L Summer Associate

Office Boston

Department Summer Program

Date Posted Nov 01, 2026

Application Deadline Jan 30, 2027

Thank you for your interest in a Summer Associate position at Choate. Students selected for this program will join us for two consecutive summers in 2027 and 2028. We seek students with a strong record of academic and professional achievement and strong interpersonal skills. Our 10-week summer program offers experience in our Corporate, Litigation or Wealth Management departments.

Selection criteria

At Choate, we're devoted to providing the highest quality advice and service to our clients, and we recruit with this standard in mind. In addition to strong academic success, excellent interpersonal skills, and drive, we look for the following traits in our candidates:

• Strong critical and analytical thinking.
• A commitment to excellent client service.
• Proven oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ambition to innovate and leverage emerging tools and technologies.
• A dedication to camaraderie and teamwork and proven leadership.
• The ability to approach challenges thoughtfully and creatively.
• A desire to become a great lawyer and build a career in BigLaw.

We also value candidates who offer perspectives and talents shaped by a broad range of socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and personal backgrounds. Applicants must intend to practice in Boston after graduation.

Application Process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Offer decisions are expected within two weeks of an offer being extended.

For consideration, please provide the following information:

• Current Resume;
• Cover Letter - This should indicate your department of interest and what drives you to want to work in BigLaw in Boston;
• Transcript from first semester of law school; and (if you apply before you receive your first semester grades, please email them to us at legalrecruiting@choate.com as soon as they are available).
• Transcript from undergraduate/graduate institutions.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship by the Firm (either now or in the future).

About the Firm

One of the nation's premier law firms, Choate is intentionally structured to be different from the firms with which we compete and those differences materially benefit our clients and the best and brightest talent who join us. We focus on a core group of strategic areas where we practice at the highest level and represent clients in some of their most important matters across the US and internationally, including Fortune 500 companies, public and private companies, PE/VC firms, financial institutions and wealthy individuals.

Choate lawyers are highly integrated and work closely together every day and across services, maximizing value for clients by developing a sophisticated understanding of their businesses and goals and fostering long-term, collaborative relationships. Our balanced leverage model gives us the ability to match clients with a dedicated, leanly staffed team of lawyers led by highly experienced, hands-on partners and associates working under their direction. To capture the benefits of our model, attorneys are expected to work from our office at least four days per week.

Compensation

Choate offers market-based compensation for its attorneys. The current base salary range for on-track attorneys is $225,000 for first year associates to $435,000 for Principal level attorneys, excluding bonus compensation and a generous benefits package.

The anticipated salary for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the salary for this specific position at the time of posting.

Summer Associate salaries for our 10-week program are based on our first-year associate salary of $225,000. First year summers are paid half salary on a weekly basis and a $25,000 stipend during their first year as a full-time associate. Second year summers are paid full salary on a weekly basis.