Weil at a Glance
With an entrepreneurial spirit at our core, Weil lawyers bring passion, creativity and optimism to every effort. Always curious and driven to innovate, the team consistently explores how to perform better.
Our success stems from our roles as strategic business partners and problem solvers for clients, wherever they operate. Talented individuals who want to tackle complex, challenging matters on behalf of world-class companies will find ample opportunities to shine.
- Pioneered major areas of law, including corporate governance, private equity, and bankruptcy and restructuring
- Advised on more than 1,900 deals in the last five years totaling $3 trillion+
- Won more than 40 victories at all phases of the litigation process and in every practice area since 2018
- Chief debtors’ counsel in six of the seven largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history
- Performed more than 1 million hours of pro bono service since 2005
- Five affinity group partnerships that address the intersectionality of race, sexual orientation and other diversity demographics and strengthen our commitment to diversity and inclusion
Our Offices
Offices spanning 3 continents and 5 countries:
- Beijing
- Boston
- Brussels
- Dallas
- Frankfurt
- Hong Kong
- Houston
- London
- Miami
- Munich
- New York
- Paris
- Princeton
- Shanghai
- Silicon Valley
- Washington, D.C.
Our Practices
Weil is a full-service firm that counsels clients on matters across four departments:
- Corporate
- Litigation
- Restructuring
- Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits
Launch Your Career with Weil: Choosing Your PracticeOur People
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.
- 199 Attorneys Received Individual Awards in 2022
- Thirty-two Partners Named Trailblazers by The National Law Journal (2015-2022)
- Twenty-seven Lawyers Received Rising Star Awards from the legal and business press (2022)
- Twenty-one Partners Named in Legal Media Group’s Women in Business Law Guide (2022)
- Eighteen Partners Named Leading Litigators in American by Lawdragon (2022)
- 130 Lawyer Recommendations by Chambers USA (2022)
“It was the sophistication and high-profile nature of Weil’s work that brought me here. It’s the people who have kept me here.” Kyle Krpata, Partner, Silicon Valley
Professional Development
When you join Weil, you are not just accepting a job, you are developing your career. Not only will you collaborate with Weil colleagues, you will partner with clients and hone your skills as a business lawyer. You build skills that will serve you regardless of your ultimate professional trajectory and gain access to robust training and professional development programs.
Mentoring, Training & Evaluations
Mentoring
At Weil, we place a high priority on mentoring relationships, both formal and informal. The professional development that takes place organically through day-to-day mentoring 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. Associates at the second-year level and above also have the option of joining mentoring circles.
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.
Training
Weil associates begin their training at the firm through New Associate Orientation and then continue this training through both department-specific trainings and general professional development offerings. The firm conducts over 250 in-house training programs and workshops across all of our departments and practice areas, including Litigation Workshops, Private Equity Institutes and many more. Through our Weil Business Academy initiative, associates learn skills relating to Team Management, Communication, Tech Skills, Negotiation and more. A key element of our Weil Business Academy initiative is our Columbia Business School training program, which helps associates strengthen their business acumen and financial literacy. Associates may supplement our in-house trainings with programs offered by various outside providers, such as the Practicing Law Institute.
Onboarding training includes:
- A robust week-long New Associate Orientation training program covering such topics as ethics, the business of law, pro bono and substantive legal skills
- Department-specific orientation programs with the substantive information needed for a strong foundation for your practice
Evaluations
Weil values feedback. To enhance the professional growth of our associates, each associate is required to partake in semi-annual reviews, which include a self-evaluation. Partners will provide meaningful feedback and are trained on how to conduct productive performance reviews.
Associate performance criteria include:
- Substantive Legal Knowledge
- Analytical Skills
- Written and Oral Communication Skills
- Responsibility
- Professionalism
- Leadership
“We strive to give clients the top quality work that we can, and it’s through training our associates to be the best they can be that enables us to do that.”Ronit Berkovich, Partner, New York
Beyond Weil
If your career moves beyond Weil, our Alumni Program helps you stay connected to Weil’s extensive professional network.
Business-Minded
Weil is a first mover when it comes to partnering with clients to understand the full picture of their needs and help them achieve strategic goals. Sophisticated clients require this level of lawyering and Weil adapted to this model years ago. We don’t just counsel clients; we work side-by-side with them to understand all aspects of their business. This best positions our attorneys to help them move forward through challenges and opportunities.
Our firm’s entrepreneurial culture and meritocracy provides you with the chance to gain experience and advance more quickly than you would elsewhere. You will have the opportunity to:
- Team up with colleagues to find solutions for clients and execute them
- Learn from dynamic, action-oriented business lawyers who are more interested in results than theories
- Gain a seat at the table, stretch your capabilities and take on responsibilities that will help you build marketable skills that lay the foundation for a fulfilling professional life
Gain Exposure to Premier Clients
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.
Premier Clients & Accolades
- Advent International
- Alibaba
- Altria
- AMC
- Blackstone
- Bridgestone
- Brookfield
- Carlyle Group
- Dow
- Eli Lilly
- Exxon Mobil
- General Electric
- Goldman Sachs
- GrubHub
- Hilton
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kroger
- L’Oréal
- Maxim Integrated
- Meta Platforms
- MGM
- Microsoft
- Morgan Stanley
- Panasonic
- Paramount Global
- Providence Equity
- Regeneron
- Samsung
- Sanofi
- Sirius XM
- SoftBank
- TPG
- Visa
- Willis Towers Watson
Advises75% of the top 25 largest global private equity funds — PEI 300 2021
More than 1,900 deals in the last five years
Totaling
$3T+
Chief debtors’ counsel in 6 of the 7 largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history
Six Litigation Department of the Year awards – The American Lawyer 2017–2020
Summer Associate Program
Your summer at Weil is packed with opportunities to develop your lawyering skills and learn what makes working at Weil so special.
Our commitment to your career begins early and we have a talented and dedicated team of people to support you, including assignment coordinators, “Summer Siblings”, and partner mentors. The Summer Program also includes opportunities for summer associates to learn about Weil’s work and experience our culture firsthand by being assigned to client matters across the firm.
We offer training programs and workshops in taking depositions, writing like a lawyer, and negotiation, as well as a Speakers Series featuring talks with prominent clients, alumni and firm leaders.
To help associates connect with each other and the Firm, Weil hosts a series of retreats, social gatherings and networking events.
2023 On Campus Events
Summer Associate Perspectives
Weil’s summer associates share their perspectives on firm culture, mentoring, training, assignments, pro bono and social events.
Read through more than 150 first-person views on a day in the life of a Weil summer associate.
Diversity Fellowships @ Weil
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 Fellowship Winners
Diversity Fellowship Application
Summer Program Locations
Our Summer Associate Program is available in seven U.S. cities. Practice areas and duration vary by city.
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Program Components: No formal rotation; Private Equity
- NALP – Boston
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Program Components: Candidates interview for specific practice area; Corporate (Private Equity, M&A, Banking & Finance), Complex Commercial Litigation, Tax. May rotate amongst the different practices within Corporate.
- NALP – Dallas
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Program Components: No rotation; Restructuring only
- NALP – Houston
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Program Components: No formal rotation; Corporate, Real Estate, Complex Commercial Litigation
- NALP – Miami
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Program Components: Up to three department rotations; Restructuring, Corporate, Litigation, Tax
- NALP – New York
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Program Components: Candidates interview for specific practice area; Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Complex Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patent Litigation, Private Equity, Technology & IP Transactions
- NALP – Silicon Valley
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Program Components: No formal rotation; Antitrust Litigation, Patent Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations
- NALP – Washington DC
Diversity & Inclusion
A commitment to diversity and inclusion has been at the core of our Firm since Frank Weil, Sylvan Gotshal, and Horace Manges found many doors closed to them because of their religious beliefs. They founded Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to open those doors. For over 30 years, Weil has been a leader in investing in formal initiatives to promote an inclusive culture. Our culture of respect and support creates an environment where all feel comfortable and encouraged to excel.
While we have consistently placed a premium on diversity and inclusion at Weil, the firm responded to the events of 2020 by taking steps to contribute to meaningful change in addressing systemic issues of racial injustice in the United States. Weil was among the first law firms to sign onto the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, and contributed to legal organizations dedicated to racial justice work. We launched a Racial Justice in America Series which welcomed speakers to better educate the firm on systemic racism and explore solutions for racial justice. In addition, Weil observes Juneteenth as a holiday across the United States.
Key Distinctions
- 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.
Diversity Fellowships @ Weil
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 Fellowship Winners
Diversity Fellowship Application
Pro Bono and Social Responsibility
Our constant questioning of, “How can it be done better?” is not limited to the boardroom and the courtroom. We also seek to stay ahead of the pack when it comes to our commitment to the broader community.
Service has always been a cornerstone of Weil’s culture, and comes to bear through Weil’s award-winning diversity and inclusion, pro bono, social responsibility and Weil Foundation efforts. 2022 marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Weil Foundation, whose charitable contributions along with those of the Firm have totaled nearly $115 million since 1983. Learn more about our efforts in the Social Responsibility and Weil Foundation 2022 Year in Review, which provides an overview of the Firm’s philanthropic efforts in the U.S.
- Implemented groundbreaking pro bono policy fifteen years ago that includes the goal that every lawyer perform 50 hours of pro bono each year
- Weil has committed more than one million pro bono hours since commencing our current pro bono program in 2005
- U.S. and London based administrative staff and attorneys have one day of Volunteer Time Off per year for the purpose of volunteering with an approved nonprofit organization
Pro Bono
Weil’s commitment to pro bono work is deeply ingrained in our culture. We believe that it is our obligation to volunteer our skills to those who would otherwise face severe challenges as victims of injustice or abuse without legal representation. The importance Weil places on providing these services to the community is demonstrated by our goal of having all lawyers at the firm perform 50 hours of pro bono work each year. Since the current program began in 2005, Weil has provided more than 1 million hours of Pro Bono service.
Recent Pro Bono News:
Social Responsibility and Weil Foundation
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
Experienced Attorney Hiring
Weil offers a wide path toward success for those whose careers have already begun. Whether you are a judicial clerk or considering a move from another law firm, we are always searching for talented lawyers who share our commitment to excellent client service.
Once on board, lateral associates can expect:
- Outstanding training and mentoring from lawyers at the top of their fields
- A dynamic culture that prizes thinking outside the box
- Competitive compensation, inclusive benefits, and comprehensive resources
Judicial Clerks
Weil actively recruits judicial clerks from U.S. federal appellate and district courts, as well as bankruptcy courts and the Delaware Court of Chancery. We value the clerkship experience and the incomparable insights that clerks bring to our clients and our practice of law. Many of our former judicial clerks worked with us as summer associates prior to their clerkships. Hiring bonuses for clerks are based on current market factors and are competitive.
“I started my career elsewhere and came to Weil as a mid-level associate … At Weil, you work hard, but you get to do it with a team of people who become your friends.”
Gavin Westerman, Partner, New York
Apply for an Associate Position
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. Weil does not accept submissions from search firms pertaining to candidates who may be in law school or are post-clerk candidates. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact our recruiting contacts.
Work-Life Balance
Weil offers many leading edge work-life programs and benefits to employees. Work-life means different things for everyone, so we offer a suite of options reflecting the diverse needs of our employees and their shifting life circumstances. Such programs include flexible work arrangements, inclusive parental leave and benefits, services to help new business-traveling mothers, back-up child care, opportunities to give back to the community, and more.
Weil remains committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of our employees. In 2019, Weil signed the ABA Well-Being Pledge and formed a Health and Well-Being Committee to promote wellness at the Firm. A priority of the Health and Well-Being Committee is to deliver programs and resources that encourage everyone at Weil to live healthy and balanced lives, both personally and professionally.
Benefits and Resources
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.
Work-Life Related Perks
- Health Club Membership Reimbursement Program
- Fitness Center Corporate Discounts
- Pet Insurance Discount
- Private Banking at Citi Private Bank
- Technology Discounts
- Travel Desk to arrange all corporate and personal travel
Meet Us
Weil’s entrepreneurial and diverse culture makes for a work experience that is professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. Weil is a place where so many talented lawyers from many kinds of backgrounds want to build a multifaceted, significant and satisfying career.
Play the videos below to meet some of our dynamic lawyers.
Videos
How to Apply
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.
Apply for an Associate Position at Weil
2L Diversity Scholars Application
2L Summer Associate Application
Contact List for U.S. Offices
Boston
Emily Bales, Specialist, Legal Recruiting ―
Boston
emily.bales@weil.com
Telephone: +1 617 772 8364
Fax: +1 617 772 8333
Dallas
Brynn Murphy, Specialist, Legal Recruiting
da.recruiting@weil.com
Telephone: +1 214 746 8239
Fax: +1 214 746 7777
Houston
Allison Wallace, Director of Administration –
Houston
allison.wallace@weil.com
Telephone: +1 713 546 5067
Fax: +1 713 224 9511
Miami
Rosa Lopes, Director of Administration –
Miami
rosa.lopes@weil.com
Telephone: +1 305 577 3162
Fax: +1 305 374 7159
New York
Wesley B. Powell, Director, Legal Recruiting
recruit@weil.com
Telephone: +1 212 735 4553
Fax: +1 212 310 8007
Silicon Valley
Lauren DeBernardi, Manager, Legal Recruiting & Associate Relations
lauren.debernardi@weil.com
Telephone: +1 650 802 3011
Fax: +1 650 802 3100
Washington, D.C.
Leanne Reilly, Legal Recruiting Coordinator
leanne.reilly@weil.com
Telephone: +1 202 682 7530
Fax: +1 202 857 0940
It has been and will continue to be the policy of Weil to provide equal opportunity to all applicants for employment. Weil administers its personnel practices, including recruitment, hiring, promotions and other terms and conditions of employment, in a manner that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States or any other unlawful criterion or circumstance.
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