Chicago
The Chicago office of Sidley Austin LLP traces
its origins back to 1866. The firm has grown with the city, and for many years
has been among the largest, most well known, and best-respected firms in
Chicago.
The Chicago office currently consists of approximately 550
lawyers, working across a broad range of practice disciplines encompassing most
areas of the law. While many Chicago firms offer strong practices in one area,
or perhaps several, no firm offers greater strength and depth than Sidley
Austin LLP across the full spectrum of what large law firms do for
their clients.
Chicago litigators work on cases ranging from relatively
small disputes to "bet-the-company" cases for large corporate clients. Our
transactions practice challenges our lawyers with innovative work opportunities
for a wide variety of business clients. Lawyers in a number of practice groups
handle engagements transcending the boundary between litigation and
transactions.
Because the Chicago office is an integral part of a major
full-service practice, our lawyers are involved in substantial matters at the
cutting edge of the law. New associates have the opportunity to assume
front-line responsibility, do top-notch legal work and deal directly with
clients at an early stage in their careers.
Summer Program
Our summer associate program is an invaluable window into
our practice and firm culture. We provide our summer associates with something
priceless - experience. As a summer associate, you will be able to select
projects that interest you and then perform legal work under the supervision of
our lawyers. Such direct participation enables you to observe the way Sidley
Austin LLP's lawyers help to solve problems and create
opportunities for our clients.
Summer associates can supplement their work experience with
optional training programs, including presentations about lawyering skills and
aspects of the firm's practice, as well as participatory trial and negotiation
exercises. The firm gives you the resources you need to succeed by making
available a "professor in residence" with whom summer associates may consult
concerning legal research and writing questions, who provides assistance to the
summer associates that is independent from the evaluation process. We also
schedule a variety of social, recreational, and cultural activities throughout
the summer in order to help acquaint summer associates with Chicago and with
lawyers at the firm.
Although the firm also hires lawyers directly from law
school, clerkships and laterally, a substantial majority of the lawyers in the
Chicago office started in the summer program.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM INCLUDE:
- Personal and professional development, support, and guidance
provided by mentoring relationships with both associates and partners.
- The freedom and flexibility to select many of your own
assignments and manage your workload, combined with a supportive network to
assist you as you explore areas based on your interests.
- Exposure to interesting and challenging projects in a wide
variety of practice areas.
- Practical training opportunities, such as a mock trial skills
program, a negotiation skills seminar and presentations by partners and
associates on an array of issues.
- A vast selection of events showcasing Chicago's finest, from
baseball games and evenings at ethnic restaurants to museum exhibit premiers.
EXPERIENCE CHICAGO:
- Work in a major international center with a dynamic business
and legal community
- Live in a city of diverse neighborhoods
- Explore 31 miles of lakefront with beaches, bike paths and
running trails
- Discover Millennium Park, Chicago's newest open air
entertainment center
- Visit culturally-rich museums, theaters and festivals
- Listen to music in the home of the blues
- See world-renowned architecture
- Walk on the Magnificent Mile
- Enjoy a multitude of tastes at a wide variety of restaurants
- Work in a new state-of-the-art building
For more information contact:
Jennifer L. Connelly
Legal Recruiting Manager
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603 |
