2027 Houston 2L Summer Associate

About the role

McGuireWoods’ Houston office is accepting applications for its 2027 2L summer associate program. As an international law firm with 21 offices, McGuireWoods offers a rewarding, supportive culture focused on professional success, growth, and development.

Summer associates receive resources and training to perform challenging, sophisticated work early in their careers, with opportunities not typically available at other firms. Each summer associate is assigned a supervisor and mentor who introduce them to lawyers in their office and across the firm.

Responsibilities

• Choose projects based on practice area interests and collaborate with McGuireWoods lawyers nationwide.
• Attend client meetings, depositions, corporate closings, trials, and appellate arguments.
• Prepare research memoranda and draft pleadings, briefs, and corporate transaction documents.
• Participate in special training opportunities, social events, and networking activities.
• Engage in a firmwide summer associate retreat and the Pro Bono Mentor Program, offering opportunities to work on pro bono matters.

Requirements

• Enrolled in and in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school with an anticipated graduation date of 2028 at the time of application.
• Outstanding academic credentials, leadership and interpersonal skills, and work experience.
• Demonstrated alignment with the firm’s core values: excellence, integrity, client service, diversity and inclusion, community, and collegiality.

Application process

• Submit a single application to your preferred McGuireWoods office. If open to multiple locations, note this in the application.
• Complete the mandatory Suited Assessment as part of the evaluation process. The assessment only needs to be taken once per candidate, even if applying to multiple firms or recruiting cycles.

For questions, contact Opal Beckman, Manager of Law Student Recruiting, at obeckman@mcguirewoods.com.

Pay

The 2027 summer salary is not yet set. The 2026 summer salary was $4,325 per week.