Our Most Valuable Asset Is Our People
At Willkie, we believe everyone benefits from a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are committed to this goal by recruiting, retaining, and promoting people of all backgrounds and cultural experiences.
About Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Willkie strongly supports diversity among its practicing attorneys, starting with a real commitment to attracting talented diverse law students. Each year Willkie recruits at the Lavender Law Career Fair, which provides LGBTQ+ law students and lawyers the opportunity to make meaningful connections with LGBTQ+ Willkie Associates and Partners. I very much enjoy my practice at Willkie, which has been shaped in significant part by the interactions I had with the Willkie Attorney who recruited me at Lavender Law.
Inclusive Leadership
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30%
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27%
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24%
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% Who Worked on Pro bono Cases in 2020
We commit to public service.
We take great pride in the volume and variety of work the firm performs on a pro bono basis. The firm has a long-standing commitment to serving the underprivileged and promoting social justice.
We are a member of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), in which we have pledged to contribute significant pro bono resources in a coordinated private/public sector effort to identify and dismantle structural or systemic racism in the law.
We are a member of Lawyers for Racial Justice, a long-term initiative through the Lawyers For Good Government, addressing issues such as voting rights, immigration, police reform and more.
About our pro bono effortsTop 10 Summer Associate Program - Vault 2020
Our culture emphasizes giving summer law clerks meaningful work from the outset – which we think provides the best professional development opportunities. We bolster that with real-time feedback and an extensive program of in-house training presentations. And we foster relationships through mentoring programs with active and engaged mentors, on- and off-site social gatherings, and an overall atmosphere that places a premium on collaboration.
Our program includes:
- Summer Law Clerk Orientation
- Mock Arbitration Seminar
- Corporate Negotiation Seminar
- Practice Area Previews
- In-house Training Programs
- Work Assignments & Overseas Rotations
- Mentoring
- Externships & Clerkships
Willkie’s summer program includes discussion panelshops and interactive seminars that provide summers with a solid understanding of the several transactional and litigation practices at Willkie. These programs helped me determine the best fit for me.
Willkie strikes a really good balance between supporting young associates in getting their desired experience and letting associates drive their own career. You get to work in whatever groups you like, whether in one group exclusively or multiple groups.
Mentoring and feedback are key.
Summer law clerk mentoring is central to our efforts to integrate new lawyers into the Firm.
Each summer law clerk is assigned to a team of partner and associate mentors who make introductions, help ease the transition from law school to practice, and otherwise provide guidance and support. Summer law clerks receive additional mentoring from the senior lawyers working with them, who make it a point to provide real-time feedback. To ensure that they receive comprehensive feedback, summer law clerks are formally reviewed twice during the summer in a process that mirrors the review process followed for full-time associates.
I had the opportunty to do substantive work with associates and partners at all levels. This even included working with the chairman of the Firm in my first week. Sitting down one-on-one amd receiving constructive feedback was unexpected and invaluable.
Willkie’s summer assignment system enabled me to work in several practice areas. The attorneys I worked with were invested in my experience, made a genuine effort to integrate me into their teams, and provided constant feedback on my progress.
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How to Apply
Summer Associate Position:
Our summer program consists of students who have completed their first or second year of law school. Applications must include a cover letter, resume, transcript (when available) and an application form. If we are not interviewing on-campus at your law school or attending a job fair where your school is represented, please submit a resume, cover letter and transcript to the relevant offices.
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NYU AnBryce Scholars:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is a proud sponsor of the AnBryce Scholarship Program. AnBryce Scholars will receive information about how to apply directly from their career services office.
LCLD Scholarship:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP plans to hire 1L LCLD Scholars. To be eligible to apply for this Diversity Scholars Program, you must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and seek to work in the New York, Washington, DC, Houston, Chicago, Palo Alto or San Francisco office of our firm. You must have successfully completed one year of a full-time JD program prior to the start of our summer program in May 2021 and have an expected graduation date of spring 2023. 1L LCLD Scholars will receive the same compensation and treatment as our second-year law students in the summer program and will attend the June LCLD Scholars Retreat. Please click here for information about the application process.
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- Salary of $190,000 per year for first-year associates
- Lock-step associate compensation system
- Competitive bonuses
- Salary advance to incoming first-year associates
- Reimbursement for moving expenses, bar courses, bar examination fees and bar association dues
- Annual four weeks of paid vacation
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We stress collaboration on firm business at every level.
A benefit of working at Willkie is having the opportunity to join a number of strong legal practices. We're good at complex, premium and cross-border work. And our large international footprint means our multi-jurisdictional regulatory capabilities are second to none.
The firm’s practice groups are organized on a global basis. Cross-border, multi-office teams are the norm at Willkie. This creates opportunities for our US lawyers not only in our U.S. offices, but also in relevant practice groups across Europe and Asia.
What we offer clients% Who Worked on Pro bono Cases in 2020
We commit to public service.
We take great pride in the volume and variety of work the firm performs on a pro bono basis. The firm has a long-standing commitment to serving the underprivileged and promoting social justice.
We are a member of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), in which we have pledged to contribute significant pro bono resources in a coordinated private/public sector effort to identify and dismantle structural or systemic racism in the law.
We are a member of Lawyers for Racial Justice, a long-term initiative through the Lawyers For Good Government, addressing issues such as voting rights, immigration, police reform and more.
About our pro bono efforts
Willkie’s summer program includes discussion panelshops and interactive seminars that provide summers with a solid understanding of the several transactional and litigation practices at Willkie. These programs helped me determine the best fit for me.
Willkie strikes a really good balance between supporting young associates in getting their desired experience and letting associates drive their own career. You get to work in whatever groups you like, whether in one group exclusively or multiple groups.
Professional development is key.
Beyond working together, we make it a point to get to know one another on a personal level. We encourage lateral associate participation in firm committees. Lateral associates also become part of our extensive mentoring networks, and we host a series of social events to introduce laterals to one another and to the other Willkie lawyers.
We don’t just say we are one firm; we act like one firm right across the world. We bring together the knowledge, experience and energy of the whole firm to help our clients. We encourage, support and share in the success of all our colleagues. We know we deliver best when working as a team rather than as individuals operating alone. Being a great colleague and working efficiently and effectively with our clients and other stakeholders around the world to achieve the right outcome is crucial to our success.
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How to Apply
We invite you to reach out to one of the contacts below to further discuss employment and opportunities available across the firm.
To apply for a position as a lateral candidate, judicial clerk or third year law student, you must fill out an application form and attach a cover letter, resume, law school transcript.
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Compensation & Benefits
We’ll equip you for the future, both yours and ours, whatever it may bring. We believe that enjoyment and satisfaction at work go hand in hand. That’s why we’re proud to offer a competitive and innovative employment package that’s committed to the health, success and well-being of all of our people.
We offer comprehensive medical insurance, life insurance and disability benefits. We sponsor a group 401(k) retirement plan, as well as an educational savings plan for your children or beneficiaries. We also host annual on-site wellness programs and have a comprehensive work/life assistance program available to all employees.
Other Benefits Include:
- Independent Counselors-on-Call, a resource for staff to have on-demand, confidential career-focused coaching sessions with experienced career counselors
- Business Casual Dress Code
- Speaker Series featuring presentations on various relevant current topics
- Online enrichment program for the Willkie community
- Affinity groups
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