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Summer Associate Program (San Francisco)

Build Your Thriving Career at Clyde & Co

If you're looking for the perfect environment to learn, develop and progress, we think you'll love life here. We're a growing firm (one of the fastest growing in the world, in fact). And we work at the heart of sectors that drive global trade and commerce. It makes this an unrivalled opportunity to take on exciting, high-profile work and to grow as rapidly as us.

Program Overview

Our program is designed to provide you with a realistic view of what it's like to be an attorney in our San Francisco office. Throughout the course of the summer, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful work assignments, participate in training and development programs, and observe the law in practice . As a summer associate, you will work with our attorneys on a variety of substantive projects that involve tasks like legal research, analysis and drafting for ongoing client matters .

Clyde & Co's summer program will equip you with the skills and legal knowledge needed to become a successful attorney. Our legal skills curriculum includes topics like legal research and writing; negotiations; and other practice specific skills. Our practice group seminars will enable you to learn about our areas of practice and hopefully discover your own unique interests along the way. We strive to offer you as much hands-on experience as possible. Summer associates are invited to attend depositions, court appearances, and other professional events.

We recognize the critical role mentorship plays in fostering your professional and personal development. From day one, you will be assigned a contact attorney who will provide guidance and support to help you thrive at Clyde & Co. As a summer associate, you will receive continuous and individualized feedback from our attorneys regarding your work assignments. We also want to hear from you - we encourage you to share feedback with us so we can make your summer at Clyde & Co an exceptional one.

Our social and networking opportunities ensure you are meeting and building relationships with other members of the firm. We are known for our entrepreneurialism and believe in giving our people the room to develop in their chosen field .

Qualifications

You are pursuing a J.D. with an expected graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026.
Proven academic and professional record.
Analytical and critical thinking skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.
Inclusive mindset and willingness to embrace diverse perspectives.

We require our summer associates to commit to spending a minimum of nine weeks with the firm.

The hourly compensation for this position is $72.12.

Diversity & Inclusion at Clyde

We recognize creating an inclusive culture is vital to the success of our business. It is crucial our people feel happy, respected, and able to be their whole selves at work. Having a workforce that brings a variety of backgrounds and experiences will help us harness the power of different perspectives to better innovate, problem solve, and drive change.

We are proud to have achieved Mansfield Rule 6.0 certification in the US. The Mansfield Rule aims to boost the representation of diverse lawyers in lateral hire roles, leadership positions, and business development activities by broadening the pool of candidates considered for these opportunities.

Inclusion Matters Scholarship

As a part of our ongoing commitment to promote diversity, the firm is proud to offer the Inclusion Matters Scholarship. Through this $15,000 scholarship, we aim to support students who bring a unique perspective to Clyde & Co based on their life experience, resilience and cultural understanding.

Our San Francisco Office

Our San Francisco lawyers focus on all aspects of insurance and aviation/aerospace law and have a well-established, experienced practice defending and advising insurers and reinsurers in complex insurance coverage actions and arbitrations.

The team's experience spans Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America on actions involving professional liability, media and entertainment, health care, environmental matters, and aviation product liability.

Our lawyers boast a wealth of dispute resolution experience in a variety of industries and jurisdictions and provide an invaluable link for Asian clients doing business in the US. Some of the world's leading companies from Fortune 500 and Global 1000 are represented in our client list.

Clyde & Co is one of the largest international law firms in the US. With 15 offices across the country, we are well-placed to help clients succeed in a volatile world in which managing risk requires experience across a range of business areas and economies.

Our Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade and natural resources. Globally integrated, Clyde & Co offers a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. It is committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves and provides an environment in which everyone can realize their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimizing the impact it has on the environment including through a commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. The firm has 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people overall in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.?

We offer a rewarding work environment that supports professional growth and opportunities. We value diversity in our work place and it is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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