Summer Associate Opportunities

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For general inquiries regarding summer associate positions, please contact legalrecruiting@thompsoncoburn.com or submit an application.


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2025 2L Summer Associate - Chicago

Thompson Coburn LLP is looking for 2L summer associates for 2025 in our Chicago office. We offer a comprehensive 10-week program and invest significant resources to train and prepare summer associates for their careers. Our summer associates perform real work for real clients, and our unique work assignment system ensures that each person explores that individual’s areas of interest. Each of our summer associates regularly meets with a partner mentor and an associate mentor who provide guidance and advice. We provide opportunities for our summer associates to learn about our firm’s culture, our practice areas, our different offices, and how we fulfill our firm’s overarching mission of Total Commitment to our clients, our people, and our community. And the partners and associates at our firm look forward to the various social events that allow us to get to know our summer associates, who we view as the future of our firm.

Please click here to apply for the position.

2025 2L Summer Associate - Dallas

Thompson Coburn LLP is looking for 2L summer associates for 2025 in our Dallas office. We offer a comprehensive 10-week program and invest significant resources to train and prepare summer associates for their careers. Our summer associates perform real work for real clients, and our unique work assignment system ensures that each person explores that individual’s areas of interest. Each of our summer associates regularly meets with a partner mentor and an associate mentor who provide guidance and advice. We provide opportunities for our summer associates to learn about our firm’s culture, our practice areas, our different offices, and how we fulfill our firm’s overarching mission of Total Commitment to our clients, our people, and our community. And the partners and associates at our firm look forward to the various social events that allow us to get to know our summer associates, who we view as the future of our firm.

Please click here to apply for the position.

2025 2L Summer Associate - New York

Thompson Coburn LLP is looking for 2L summer associates for 2025 in our New York office. We offer a comprehensive 10-week program and invest significant resources to train and prepare summer associates for their careers. Our summer associates perform real work for real clients, and our unique work assignment system ensures that each person explores that individual’s areas of interest. Each of our summer associates regularly meets with a partner mentor and an associate mentor who provide guidance and advice. We provide opportunities for our summer associates to learn about our firm’s culture, our practice areas, our different offices, and how we fulfill our firm’s overarching mission of Total Commitment to our clients, our people, and our community. And the partners and associates at our firm look forward to the various social events that allow us to get to know our summer associates, who we view as the future of our firm.

The salary for this position is $3,557 per week.

Please click here to apply for the position.

2025 2L Summer Associate - St. Louis 

Thompson Coburn LLP is looking for 2L summer associates for 2025 in our St. Louis office. We offer a comprehensive 10-week program and invest significant resources to train and prepare summer associates for their careers. Our summer associates perform real work for real clients, and our unique work assignment system ensures that each person explores that individual’s areas of interest. Each of our summer associates regularly meets with a partner mentor and an associate mentor who provide guidance and advice. We provide opportunities for our summer associates to learn about our firm’s culture, our practice areas, our different offices, and how we fulfill our firm’s overarching mission of Total Commitment to our clients, our people, and our community. And the partners and associates at our firm look forward to the various social events that allow us to get to know our summer associates, who we view as the future of our firm.

Please click here to apply for the position.

2025 2L Summer Associate - Washington D.C.

Thompson Coburn LLP is looking for 2L summer associates for 2025 in our Washington D.C. office. We offer a comprehensive 10-week program and invest significant resources to train and prepare summer associates for their careers. Our summer associates perform real work for real clients, and our unique work assignment system ensures that each person explores that individual’s areas of interest. Each of our summer associates regularly meets with a partner mentor and an associate mentor who provide guidance and advice. We provide opportunities for our summer associates to learn about our firm’s culture, our practice areas, our different offices, and how we fulfill our firm’s overarching mission of Total Commitment to our clients, our people, and our community. And the partners and associates at our firm look forward to the various social events that allow us to get to know our summer associates, who we view as the future of our firm.

The salary for this position is $3,557 per week.

Please click here to apply for the position.