In addition to providing sound legal advice, we are strategic business partners to our clients, providing thoughtful and pragmatic guidance for navigating their most sensitive and important issues.

Our full-service firm counsels our clients on matters across our four departments:

• Corporate
• Litigation
• Restructuring
• Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits

Weil’s approximately 1,100 lawyers globally speak 48 languages and communicate effectively across many cultures. Our U.S. lawyers and staff hail from 40 countries around the globe.

Seventeen firm leaders are LGBTQ+, people of color, or women serving as heads of practice groups, firmwide committee chairs, and/or Management Committee members. The General Counsel and four Management Committee members are women. Three of the Weil’s practice group leaders and three office heads are attorneys of color. Of the U.S. partners promoted since 2007, 42 percent are women. Weil's 2020 partner class is the most diverse in the Firm's history.

• Executive Partner Named to Law Power 100 by City & State (2021)
• Thirty-two Partners Named Trailblazers by The National Law Journal (2015-2022)
• Forty-nine Lawyers Received Rising Star Awards from the legal and business press (2021-2022)
• Twenty-two Partners Named Top Women in Business Law by Expert Guides (2022)
• 130 Lawyer Recommendations by Chambers USA (2022)

Mentoring

At Weil, we place a high priority on mentoring relationships, both formal and informal. The professional development that takes place day-to-day is invaluable. Upon arrival at the firm, each new associate is paired with a New Associate Partner/Counsel Advisor and an Associate Mentor. These relationships last through the first two years of an associate’s time at Weil. At the start of their third year, associates request a choice of preference for a Partner Mentor.

Additionally, informal mentoring relationships are encouraged throughout each associate’s career. This includes providing extra insight, coaching, or tips on how to impress clients by delivering stellar work. Along with offering instruction, guidance and feedback on an ongoing basis, senior attorneys support associates in fashioning a sustainable work-life balance, which may include such features as flex-time.

Training & Evaluations

Weil offers training programs in each department beginning with New Associate Orientation. Over 225 in-house training programs and workshops are conducted, including Litigation Workshops, Restructuring Department New Associates’ Training, Team Leadership and Project Management, and Communication. These firmwide programs are conducted live or broadcast via video and/or audio to each office. Associates may supplement our in-house trainings with programs offered by various outside providers such as the Practising Law Institute.

To enhance the professional growth and development of our associates, Weil has a performance evaluation system that provides associates with clear and specific feedback on their performance. Our evaluation system includes an associate self-evaluation questionnaire, written evaluation forms and training for partners on how to conduct meaningful performance reviews. We also provide training for associates on making the most of their review session.

Associates receive ongoing feedback year-round and two formal reviews: a mid-year review in June/July and a year-end review in January. Associate performance criteria include:

• Substantive Legal Knowledge
• Analytical Skills
• Written and Oral Communication Skills
• Responsibility
• Professionalism
• Leadership

Wherever your career takes you, this practical, client-oriented mindset will be extraordinarily helpful. And if your career does move beyond Weil, our Alumni Program helps you stay connected to Weil’s extensive professional network.

Part of being a business lawyer is having a seat at the table, and Weil is unique in its ability to provide these opportunities early in your career.

And it won’t be a seat at just any table. Weil’s diverse and deep client list spans leading corporations, financial institutions, private equity funds and private companies, as well as executives, boards, board committees and directors. You’ll have the opportunity to partner with premier clients across industries and sectors.

Weil’s summer associates share their perspectives on firm culture, mentoring, training, assignments, pro bono and social events.

The Weil Diversity Fellowship Program supports the firm’s overall commitment to diversity and is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers at one of our U.S. offices.

Diversity Fellowship Information

• Diversity at Weil
• 1L Diversity Fellowship
• 2L Diversity Fellowship

Diversity Fellowship Winners

• 2L 2022 Winners
• 1L 2022 Winners

Diversity Fellowship Application

• 2L Diversity Fellowship Application
• 1L Diversity Fellowship Application

• Among the first firms to implement formal affinity groups; unique among firms by hosting individual conferences for Asian-American, Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ attorneys. Our 5 affinity groups are: Asian Attorneys@Weil, WeilLatinx, Black Lawyers Achieving Success Together, WeilPride (LGBTQ+ Association of Weil), Women@Weil.
• Weil’s U.S. employees speak 41 languages; 32% of 2022 U.S. summer associates were people of color, 11% LGBTQ+, and 57% women; 24 firm leaders are LGBTQ+, people of color, or women; since 2019, 59% of partner promotions have been diverse in the U.S., with 52% of promotions being women and 25% of promotions being attorneys of color.
• Upstander@Weil is an initiative to inspire all attorneys and staff to stand up for inclusion by expanding the powerful “ally” concept to people of color, LGBTQ+, women, and other groups.
• Weil’s Diversity Fellowship Program offers $15,000 scholarship awards to first- and second-year law students to promote greater diversity in the profession. Since 2011, the firm has awarded 80 fellows.
• Weil was named the Most Inclusive Firm for LGBT+ Lawyers at the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards in 2019 and the Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. The firm also won “Best International Firm for Diversity” at Euromoney’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards for four consecutive years, from 2016 through 2019 and International Firm of the Year for Work-Life Balance in 2020.
• Weil was “Highly Commended” in the 2019 Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers report for both our Upstander@Weil program, which supports and educates employees in how to be allies to colleagues and has served as a blueprint for similar diversity and inclusion programs at other organizations, and for our TOWER (Taskforce on Women’s Engagement & Retention) initiative focused on increasing the involvement of women in business development and client relationships, leading to increased participation in client pitches by female partners by nearly 70% over four years.

The Weil Diversity Fellowship Program supports the firm’s overall commitment to diversity and is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers at one of our U.S. offices.

Diversity Fellowship Information

• Diversity at Weil
• 1L Diversity Fellowship
• 2L Diversity Fellowship

Diversity Fellowship Winners

• 2L 2022 Winners
• 1L 2022 Winners

Diversity Fellowship Application

• 2L Diversity Fellowship Application
• 1L Diversity Fellowship Application

Weil’s industry leading social responsibility programs include year-round charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships like the Weil Legal Innovators Program, scholarships for higher education, nonprofit board service, and year-round volunteer opportunities and cause related events. Attorneys and administrative staff alike can participate in a multitude of public service programs offered by the Firm’s Social Responsibility and Weil Foundation department. By working together, we can make a bigger impact in the lives of people and communities who need our support the most.

Recent Social Responsibility News:

• Social Responsibility and Weil Foundation 2022 Year in Review
• Weil Hosts Third Year of Innovative Public Service Program for Rising Law Students

To apply for an associate position at Weil, please submit an application online for any of the open positions. Search firms should email candidate applications directly to the Recruiting Contact in the office(s) in which the applicant is interested.

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Everything you would expect from a large international law firm – and some things you wouldn’t. Our benefits, perks and programs demonstrate Weil’s commitment to being a great place to work. Your total compensation package is more than just your salary. It also includes an excellent benefits package and much more, featuring:

• Medical*, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Qualified Transit and Parking Plan
• Flexible Spending Account Plans
• 401(k) Savings Plan

*UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes Machine-Readable Files on behalf of the Weil Medical Plans. The Machine-Readable files are located at: transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com

In addition, highlights of our U.S. work-life programs, benefits and resources include—but are not limited to—the following:

Coaching

• U.S. associates and counsel have access to confidential, one-on-one external professional coaching for targeted career development needs.
• The reasons may include, but are not limited to: delegation and people management, career planning and development, networking and business development, executive presence and leadership skills, work-life integration, transitioning to and from leave, etc.

Humana EAP and Work-Life Program

U.S. employees and their household members have access to various programs offering confidential assistance:

• Short-Term Counseling offers confidential sessions to help with relationships, workplace challenges, grief and loss, parenting support and many other concerns.
• Work-Life offers research and referrals for services and resources that help with childcare, adult care, and everyday needs, like education, moving, home repairs and travel.
• Legal and Financial Services offers consultations with an attorney or financial professional on issues such as real estate, retirement planning, separation and divorce, budgeting/debt reconstruction and trusts and estates.
• LifeCoach offers unlimited sessions for a personalized, holistic program that can help employees identify and achieve personal and professional goals: stress management, work-life balance and career goals.

Weil Health ＆ Wellness Center

• On-site health & wellness center staffed by a physician for all Weil partners and employees.

Bright Horizons

• Back-up Child, Adult and Elder Care: U.S. employees have access to 20 days per child/adult annually of high-quality child care in a Bright Horizons center, or in-home care for a child, adult or elder relative.
• Infant Transition Program: U.S. employees have access to an additional 20 days of back-up care during their child’s first year.

Additional Family Support

• Summer Back-up Care Programs: U.S. employees can apply their 20 days of back-up care visits at Bright Horizons Summer Explorations and Steve & Kate’s Camps.
• Sittercity Membership: U.S. employees have access to the Sittercity database (membership fee and sitter basic background check fee are waived ), which can be used to find sitters, housekeepers, elder care and pet care.
• Years Ahead Program: U.S. employees can access elder care resources, planning, and referrals through this benefit.
• Tutoring and Test Prep: U.S. employees can access tutoring, test prep, and homework help on-line and in-person through Revolution Prep and College Nannies, Sitters, & Tutors at discounted rates.
• Preferred Enrollment: U.S. employees can benefit from Preferred Enrollment at select Bright Horizons child care centers, enabling them to receive priority on waitlists or enjoy discounts.

Inclusive Family Building Benefit Program

• Enhanced fertility benefits including elective egg freezing.
• The Weil Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement Program.
• 24/7 access to fertility, adoption and surrogacy specialists at WINFertility.

Mother's Room

• Weil has a Mother’s Room in several of our offices for women attorneys, administrative staff and visiting clients.
• The rooms are designed to serve as a discreet, quiet, and comfortable facility to assist nursing mothers who have returned to work.

Milk Stork

• Milk Stork helps business traveling, nursing mothers store and ship their milk back home while they are away.
• Nursing mothers who are traveling for work can order Milk Stork kits online for delivery to their hotel.
• The kits are pharmaceutical-grade shipping coolers that provide everything needed (breast milk storage bags, instruction card and shipping seals).

Flexible Work Arrangements

Weil has a long-standing Flex-Time program for associates who wish to adopt a reduced work schedule while continuing their commitment to practicing law.

Inclusive Parental Leave

• Following the birth or adoption of a child, U.S. associates and counsel are eligible for 10 weeks of paid Parental Leave, regardless of gender or caregiver status.
• Birth mothers and primary caregivers of an adopted child or a child born by surrogate are eligible for an additional 10 weeks of paid Parental Leave, for a total of 20 weeks.

Inclusive Benefits

• Transgender health benefits
• Same and opposite sex domestic partner benefits

SoFi

• Social Finance ("SoFi") provides a suite of financing/refinancing options with low interest rates (and other perks): student loan, mortgage, personal and parent loans.
• This service is available to all U.S. employees, their family and friends.

Work-Life Workshops and Educational Programs

Recent program topics include: family members with disabilities; expert presentations on nursery school admissions process; traveling for business as a working parent; infant and child CPR; estate planning process for parents; building resilience; finding success as working parent.