2025 Summer Associate Program 

We have completed hiring for the 2025 Summer Associate Program. We expect to begin accepting 2L applications for Summer 2026 on a similar timeline to the below. We will begin accepting 1L applications later this year. Please be sure to check our website for the most up-to-date information on our application process and important deadlines. 

2L Application Dates

• Mid-May: 2L applications, as well as Conrad Harper 2L Diversity Fellowship applications, open for the 2025 summer class.
• Early June: 2L interviews begin. To best accommodate students’ schedules and preferences, we offer both in-person and virtual interviews. We will conduct interviews through mid-August.
• Mid-July: Last day to apply for the Conrad Harper Fellowship.
• June – July 2024: We participate in on-campus interviews at a number of schools and encourage you to reach out to your Career Services office for our interview date. If your school offers a formal pre-OCI program, we strongly encourage you to apply to us through that program.

• Resume and transcript: If you apply prior to receiving your second semester grades, please send your final transcript to AttyRec@stblaw.com as soon as your completed transcript becomes available. If you have applied to multiple offices, please submit your transcript to the office in which you are most interested; individual office email addresses are also listed below.
• Optional statement: You may elect to provide a short statement to address any information that you believe your application would be incomplete without and which highlights your potential to succeed at Simpson Thacher. Please note the optional statement is not a cover letter, nor do we require a cover letter (350 word maximum).
• Questions about each office’s recruiting process can be directed to the email addresses listed here.

Conrad Harper 2L Diversity Fellowship

Diversity at Simpson Thacher is a long-standing imperative, exemplified by the Conrad Harper 2L Diversity Fellowship. Named in honor of the Firm’s first African American partner, the Conrad Harper Fellowship seeks to increase and support Simpson Thacher’s pipeline of associates through our Summer Program who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.   

The fellowship provides a position in our 2025 summer associate program, as well as $50,000, paid in two installments, to help defray the cost of tuition, loans and other law school-related expenses.  

Additional details and application requirements can be found here.

Applications for the Conrad Harper 2L Diversity Fellowship have closed.

3L Hiring

Simpson Thacher’s New York office is looking to hire 3L students who are interested in joining the Funds Group in our 2025 First-Year Class. If you are interested, please apply directly here.

Equal Opportunity Policy

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. The Firm prohibits discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other legally protected status. “Gender” includes actual or perceived sex, a person’s gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression, whether or not that gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the legal sex assigned to that person at birth. This Policy pertains to every aspect of an individual’s relationship with the Firm, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training and development, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination, and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett participates in the E-Verify program.

Fraud Alert

Be aware of scams involving phony job postings.

Simpson Thacher has learned of instances where unauthorized individuals are using Simpson Thacher’s name to solicit potential job seekers for employment and asking for personal identification and/or some type of advance payment.

Please note that Simpson Thacher does not require any purchase or payment to submit a résumé or apply for a job.

If you suspect fraud, please save any suspicious emails as ".msg" files. Please email us at fraud.alert@stblaw.com and tell us about the communications you received, and include the suspicious emails as attachments. This will preserve important information that may help us identify the source of the potential fraud.

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