Ropes & Gray Offers Summers a $60K Fellowship

Ropes & Gray, which in July deferred its 2009 summer associates to “no earlier than January 2011,” is offering those associates a public interest fellowship worth $60,000.

The firm would not confirm rumors that every single one of its current summers was offered a job, but said there would be a “very high offer rate.”

In addition to the $60,000, public interest fellows will get medical, dental and vision coverage, plus a bar exam stipend. They may also accept a $20,000 loan, to be repaid after joining the firm.

Ropes & Gray LLP is a national law firm with offices located in Boston, New York City, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Washington, Chicago, Hong Kong and Tokyo; and a conference center in London. The firm has over 1,000 lawyers worldwide.