Big firms have been forced to shorten, cancel or otherwise shift their summer associate programs in light of closed offices across the country, remote working arrangements and the economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic. We will continue to update the list below as changes continue to roll in. 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

The firm’s summer program will run remotely for five weeks between July 6 and Aug. 7. Summer associates will receive compensation for the initially scheduled 10 weeks. The firm expects that all 2L participants will receive opportunities to return as full-time associates following their graduation and that 1L participants will receive an offer to return as second-year summer associates.

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer