Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis Headquarters Location
Chicago, IL
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Philosophy
Kirkland's principal goals are to provide the highest quality legal services available anywhere; to be an instrumental part of each client's success; and to recruit, retain and advance the brightest legal talent. Our Firm seeks long-term, partnering relationships with clients, to the end of providing the best total solution to the client's legal needs.
Practice Areas
We manage our Firm as an integrated whole. Approximately 2,900 lawyers in varying practice areas work together as multidisciplinary teams to provide the full-service capabilities our clients need for the legal matters they retain Kirkland to handle.
Kirkland's open assignment system allows each attorney to choose the practice areas and matters on which they work. This entrepreneurial approach yields higher levels of commitment, morale and results in all of our core practices.
Diversity
At Kirkland, we believe that our ability to function at the very highest level of our profession is significantly enhanced by building a team of lawyers who bring us the benefits of a broad range of socioeconomic, racial, ethnic and personal backgrounds. Our commitment to diversity is reflected not only in the Firm's policies, programs and committees, but also through our efforts to build and maintain a culture that values and gathers strength from difference.
Geographic Reach
Kirkland is a strong and dynamic institution with a strategic network of offices located in major business centers around the globe. In line with our strategy of sensible, organic growth, the Firm has expanded geographically to meet the needs of our clients while maintaining a strong focus on quality control.
Community Service
Our Firm is committed to serving the communities in which we practice and live. Through pro bono work, our lawyers make their skills and talents available to those who cannot afford legal representation. They provide pro bono clients with the same commitment and diligence they show for our traditional clients. The Kirkland & Ellis Foundation provides financial support to charitable and law-related organizations that enhance communities through emergency relief, legal assistance, community services, sustainability/conservation efforts, cultural awareness, youth programs, health care initiatives, education opportunities and diversity sensitivity.
Technology & Support Services
The Firm makes extensive use of legal and administrative personnel to provide the appropriate skill level for the legal services required by our clients. Kirkland keeps pace with today's technology by providing our lawyers, staff and clients with the most advanced technology tools available to facilitate the practice of law.
Kirkland & Ellis is a law firm with more than 3,000 attorneys representing global clients in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions, litigation and dispute resolution/arbitration, restructuring, and intellectual property matters. With offices in 18 cities across the United States, Europe and Asia, our reputation for excellence is recognized worldwide. We believe in teamwork fueled by creative solutions, and we are dedicated to providing our clients with superior results.
We are committed to advancing the communities in which we live and work, and we dedicate substantial energy, talent and resources to meaningful causes and initiatives that reflect our values and vision. For us, it’s simple. We have a responsibility to make a difference and to help our communities succeed. And we bring the same energy and discipline to this pursuit as we do to our service to clients. To fulfill our mission, we provide pro bono legal services to those who cannot afford counsel; we support charitable and law-related organizations through the Kirkland & Ellis Foundation; we embrace and promote diversity within Kirkland and the legal profession; and we innovate to reduce our impact on the environment.
Law StudentsKirkland is a thriving and energetic place to work. A key success factor has been the recruitment of talented and diverse individuals whose ideas drive the Firm forward. If you want to work at a firm that promotes achievement and growth, we invite you to learn more about Kirkland.
LateralsLateral hires are integrated into our collaborative culture and supported by Kirkland’s talented teams and ample resources. From day one, attorneys are actively involved in substantive, meaningful work and have the autonomy to shape their careers.Judicial ClerksWe value the training, experience and insights lawyers gain while working as judicial clerks. We actively seek to hire former clerks and offer immediate responsibility on exciting matters and transactions, allowing them to utilize the knowledge learned while clerking.
StaffKirkland employs outstanding professionals from diverse backgrounds who are dedicated to supporting our attorneys and the Firm. We are proud of these individuals and the talented teams that drive our success.
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