Vault.com is well known for it’s employer and internship rankings. If you’re a law student, one of it’s latest rankings will be of particular interest. Vault has recently released it’s list of best summer associate programs for 2016. In addition to the overall best programs, the rankings are broken down further into the most fun programs and the programs that best prepare students for practice. See the full rankings and methodology here .
The Top 10 Best Overall Law Firm Summer Associate Programs are:
- Foley Hoag
- O’Melveny & Myers
- Paul Hastings
- Proskauer Rose
- Saul Ewing
- Morrison & Foerster
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Venable
- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
The Top 10 Most Fun Summer Associate Programs are:
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon
- Foley Hoag
- O’Melveny & Myers
- Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
- Schulte Roth & Zabel
- Cahill Gordon & Reindel
- Proskauer Rose
- Paul Hastings
- Morrison & Foerster
- Ropes & Gray
The Top 10 Summer Associate Programs that Best Prepare for Practice are:
- Saul Ewing
- Paul Hastings
- Venable
- O’Melveny & Myers
- Foley Hoag
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Proskauer Rose
- Morrison & Foerster
- Chadbourne & Parke
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer