We consider ourselves not only legal advisors but also strategic business partners to our clients, providing sound and pragmatic guidance on their most sensitive and important issues.

We are a full-service firm providing counsel to our clients on matters across Litigation; Corporate; Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits; and Restructuring Departments.

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 Advisor and an Associate Mentor. These relationships last through the first year of an associate’s time at Weil. After one year, each associate submits a choice of a Partner/Counsel Mentor.

Additionally, informal mentoring relationships between Partner Advisors, Associate Mentors and associates are encouraged throughout each associate’s career. This guidance comes in the form of extra insight, coaching, or tips on how to impress clients by delivering stellar work that will realize a client’s business objectives. 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 Trial Skills, Restructuring Department New Associates’ Training, Team Leadership and Project Management, and Business Development. These programs are firmwide and 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 is intended to provide 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 how to get the most out of their review session.

Associates receive two reviews: a mid-year review in June/July and a second review shortly after year-end. We currently evaluate each associate's performance based on the criteria set forth below:

• 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.

5300+ Alumni in our Global Network

150+ Alumni Serving in the Judiciary and Government Agencies

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.

Read Summer Associate Perspectives.

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.

2L Diversity Fellowship Information - Apply here
1L Diversity Fellowship Information - Apply here

Our Summer Associate Program is available in six U.S. cities. Practice areas and duration vary by city.

• Program Components: No formal rotation; Private Equity
• NALP – Boston

• Program Components: Up to three department rotations; Corporate (Private Equity, M&A, Banking & Finance), Litigation, Tax
• NALP – Dallas

• Program Components: No formal rotation; Corporate, Real Estate, Complex Commercial Litigation
• NALP – Miami

• Program Components: Up to three department rotations; Restructuring, Corporate, Litigation, Tax
• NALP – New York

• 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

• Program Components: No formal rotation; Antitrust Litigation, Patent Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations
• NALP – Washington DC

Our commitment to Pro Bono service extends to all aspects of working at Weil. Our full-time associates are allowed the opportunity to work exclusively on pro bono matters with leading public service and charitable organizations for several months.

Summer associates based in New York are given the opportunity to participate in the firm’s pro bono summer externship program by spending two weeks at a public interest organization. These externships afford summer associates the opportunity to attend pro bono training programs, work alongside staff attorneys, conduct administrative hearings, assist on appeals, and interview clients. Apart from externships, summer associates are also assigned pro bono cases under the supervision of attorneys in the various practice groups through which they rotate.

Diversity and inclusion have been core values since our founding in 1931. 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.

• 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, The Black Attorney Affinity Group, WeilPride (LGBTQ+ Association of Weil), Women@Weil.
• Weil’s U.S. employees speak 48 languages; 37% of 2018 U.S. summer associates were LGBTQ+ and/or people of color; 17 firm leaders are LGBTQ+, people of color, or women; 42% of U.S. partners promoted since 2007 have been women.
• Weil celebrated its fifth biennial anniversary of Diversity Week in November 2015 by supersizing our efforts to a month-long celebration. Diversity Month 2017 explored the Firm’s historic commitment to inclusion and delved into the topic of “Diversity of Thought” with about 30 events worldwide.
• Weil’s Diversity Fellowship Program offers $10,000 scholarship awards to first- and second-year law students to promote greater diversity in the profession. Since 2011, the firm has awarded 53 fellows.
• 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 was named the Most Inclusive Firm for LGBT+ Lawyers at the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards in 2019. 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 was honored by Morgan Stanley with the 2016 “Leadership and Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity” Award.
• 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.

Hear from Veronica Bonhamgregory, Associate, Dallas about our Diversity Initiatives on Staffing

View more information about our affinity groups

• >> Asian Attorneys@Weil
• >> WeilLatinx
• >> The Black Attorney Affinity Group
• >> WeilPride (LGBTQ+ Association of Weil)
• >> Women@Weil

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

• Weil’s 2020 Pro Bono Annual Review, “Our Finest Hours”
• Weil Helps Eliminate Innocence Project Backlog of 5,000 Requests for Assistance
• Weil Secures Asylum for a Syrian Professor Fleeing Persecution

International Pro Bono Excellence Award — Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice 2019

Pro Bono Publico Award — The Legal Aid Society 2019

Changemaker Award — Center for Constitutional Rights 2018

Best International Firm for Pro Bono Work — Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2018

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 Here.

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:

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

OnDemand 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.

Remote Working Policy

Eligible U.S. associates may work remotely up to one day per week.

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.

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.

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.

• 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

Weil has a long history of giving back to the community, particularly to organizations with diverse constituents, and by working together, we can make a bigger impact in the lives of people who need our support.

Volunteer Time Off – U.S. employees have one day of paid time off per year for the purpose of volunteering with an approved nonprofit organization. VTO is in addition to your paid time off.

Weil Gives – Employee Giving Program – Weil Gives is our new employee giving program to facilitate and encourage charitable giving on an individual level. Each month, Weil will designate a particular cause or issue to support, and each U.S. office will select a local charity for which to raise money that is related to the designated cause. We challenge each other to contribute the most money to worthy causes. The Philanthropic Committee matches up to $25,000 annually for the office that has the greatest overall percentage participation in the Weil Gives program.