Careers

As a Summer Associate at Baker Botts, we want you to experience what it is like to be a lawyer within our offices - both working with clients and getting to know your colleagues on a professional and personal level. During the Summer Program, the firm provides you with many opportunities to gain substantive experiences and practical know-how, in addition to meeting our lawyers and gaining a better understanding of our firm's capabilities and culture.

Some of these opportunities include:

• Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legal work
• Communications & Writing Skills Workshops
• Training Sessions on Relevant and Recent Legal Topics and Areas
• Mock Trial & Mock Oral Argument Exercises
• Transactional Training Exercises

Summer Associates also attend Baker Weekend, the cornerstone of our summer program, an event that brings together summer associates and lawyers from all seven of our U.S. offices for a weekend of training and social events. During the weekend, our summer associates have the opportunity to learn about our firm through interactive panel discussions and informal break-out sessions with firm leadership, in addition to receiving training on topics relevant to their experience and career. Our summer associates enjoy socializing with each other and our attorneys in a fun, casual setting.

Current Open Positions for the Class of 2028

We are currently accepting 2L applications for the Summer of 2027 in our U.S. locations (Austin, Dallas, Houston, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.). If you receive and accept an offer to join the 2027 2L Summer Associate Program, you will spend 4 weeks with us as 1L in June 2026. In addition to the weekly summer associate salary, 1L summer associates will receive a $25,000 stipend* to be paid upon completion of the 4-week program. You may decide to apply part of that stipend toward your living expenses, should you (for example) choose to spend some portion of your 1L summer working in an unpaid position in public service or with non-profit organizations.

Interested candidates may submit their application using the link to the left. You may update your application with your law school transcript once first semester grades are released.

For those interested in more than one office, please apply to the "Multiple Offices" application and rank your office preference.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis**, and interview timing will vary by office. Offers will be extended following the release of first semester grades.

*Conditions apply and will be included in the offer letter

**If you submitted a 1L application on or after October 15, 2025, you do not need to submit a new application.