Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton have canceled their summer associate programs due to disruption from the coronavirus pandemic. The firms are set to merge July 1 after pushing back their initial April 1 merger date.

Instead of summer programs this year, the firms are making offers to the rising 3Ls in their respective summer programs to join the combined firm, Troutman Pepper, as full-time associates in the fall of 2021, and they are giving rising 2Ls offers to return as summer associates next year.