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2026 Lazard Investment Banking Summer Associate – New York

Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people and culture make the difference. While global in presence and reach, ours is a close, collaborative community of just over 3,000 professionals. Lazard is a place of continuous knowledge sharing, skill development and relationship building, where professionals grow and succeed together. Our entrepreneurial culture, flat structure and embrace of individual differences, allow creative ideas, original concepts, and unique perspectives to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight.

Through our financial advisory business, Lazard advises clients around the world on strategic and financial matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure and capital raising. Our client relationships are built on trust and discretion. As the world’s largest advisory-focused firm, we have exceptional depth of expertise across industry sectors and geographies. We value the rich diversity that comes from blending local perspective with our global network.

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We’ll trust you to:

• Work as part of small client teams to provide a wide range of services, including general financial advice, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, special committee assignments, takeover defenses, corporate restructuring, strategic partnerships/joint ventures, and advice on capital structure.
• Work across different M&A industry groups or Restructuring with one major and one minor concentration. Our M&A industry groups include: Consumer & Retail, Financial Institutions (FIG), Healthcare, Industrials, Media, Entertainment & Sports (MES) Power, Energy, Infrastructure (PEI), Real Estate, Technology, and Telecom & Digital Infrastructure (TDI). Placement is based your background and preferences as well as Lazard’s business needs.
• Enjoy a uniquely tailored experience which includes accountability to a specific group as well as opportunities for building relationships and skills across other groups at the Firm.
• Conduct financial analysis and modeling, create, and prepare client presentations, and interact directly with clients, among other things.

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You’ll need to have:

• 2-3 years of prior work experience
• Currently matriculated at a MBA or JD program and within two years of graduation
• Top academic performance
• Motivation, creativity, maturity, and poise
• Strong quantitative background
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task

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