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 Business Finance & 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, BFR 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.

4500+ 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 30 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.

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

• Duration: 12 weeks
• Program Components: No formal rotation; Private Equity
• NALP – Boston

• Duration: 10 weeks (minimum six weeks required)
• Program Components: Up to three department rotations; Corporate (Private Equity, M&A, Banking & Finance), Litigation, Tax
• NALP – Dallas

• Duration: 12 weeks
• Program Components: No formal rotation; Corporate, Real Estate, Complex Commercial Litigation
• NALP – Miami

• Duration: 12 weeks
• Program Components: Up to three department rotations; Business Finance & 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

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, Latinos@Weil, The Black Attorney Affinity Group, WeilPride (LGBTQ+ Association of Weil), Women@Weil.
• Weil’s U.S. employees speak 49 languages; 37% of 2018 U.S. summer associates were LGBTQ+ and/or people of color; 18 firm leaders are LGBTQ+, people of color, or women; 38% 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 49 fellows.
• Upstander@Weil is an innovative new 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 won “Best International Firm for Diversity” at Euromoney’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards for three consecutive years, from 2016 through 2018, and was honored by Morgan Stanley with the 2016 “Leadership and Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity” Award.

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

View more information about our affinity groups

• >> Asian Attorneys@Weil
• >> Latinos@Weil
• >> 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.

Recent Pro Bono News

• Weil Secures Asylum for a Syrian Professor Fleeing Persecution
• Weil Wins Civil Rights Victory for Mexican-American Students in Arizona
• Weil Attorneys Secure Victory in Florida on Behalf of Human Trafficking Victim

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

Pro Bono Publico Award — The Legal Aid Society 2017

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

Available Lateral Associate Positions

• Washington, DC - Antitrust / Competition
  Weil, Gotshal & Manges is seeking highly-qualified junior to mid-level associates with 1-3 years of government or private firm antitrust experience to join its premier antitrust/competition practice. Applicants must be highly-motivated team players with excellent academic credentials and strong writing and communication skills.
  Interested candidates should include a resume, cover letter, law school transcript and a writing sample. Click here to apply.
• Business Finance & Restructuring – New York, NY
  The Business Finance & Restructuring group is looking to hire a junior level Associate for our New York office. Candidate should have 1+ years restructuring experience in a large law firm. High level of academic achievement preferred. Click here to apply.
• Employment Litigation – New York, NY
  The Employment Litigation group of the New York, NY office is looking to hire a highly motivated Junior to Mid-Level Associate who enjoys all aspects of a diverse employment practice, including working on major litigations, conducting internal investigations, regularly advising and counseling clients and speaking and publishing on topics in the field. Candidate should ideally have 2+ years of meaningful employment litigation experience. Candidate should have excellent analytical, litigation, and verbal and written communication skills. A high level of academic achievement and large law firm experience is preferred. Click here to apply.
• Patent Litigation – New York, NY
  The Patent Litigation group is looking to hire Junior to Mid-Level Associates for our New York office. Candidates should have patent litigation and/or IPR experience. Candidates having a technical background in life sciences, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, or computer science are preferred. A high level of achievement and law firm experience is required. Click here to apply.
• Environmental Transactions – Washington, D.C.
  The Environmental Transactions group is looking to hire a highly motivated Junior to Mid-Level Associate for our Washington, D.C., office. Candidates preferably will have knowledge of environmental regulations and liability issues as they relate to corporate transactions, including M&A, private equity, restructuring and financing transactions; however candidates with general corporate experience and an interest in environmental issues, or environmental litigation experience, also will be considered. The Associate will be working on a varied, broad-ranging portfolio of client matters, spanning multiple industries and jurisdictions. As such, strong organizational skills, an attention to detail, and excellent work ethic are required. Experience with transactional due diligence strongly preferred. Familiarity with environmental and/or transactional insurance a plus. Click here to apply.
• Technology and IP Transactions – New York, NY
  The Technology and IP Transactions group is looking to hire a Mid-Level to senior Associate for our New York office. Candidate should have 3+ years of large law firm experience. High level of academic achievement preferred. Candidate should have substantial experience working on IP and tech transactions. Click here to apply.

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

• This program offers U.S. associates and counsel six sessions annually of 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.
• This service is provided by the Firm at no cost to U.S. associates and counsel.

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

Bright Horizons

• U.S. employees have access to back-up care for their child or adult/elder relative when a regular care provider is unavailable.
• Bright Horizons has a network of over 2,500 locations nationwide of back-up childcare centers as well as access to over 20,000 in-home care providers to care for dependent children and/or adult/elder relatives.
• These services may be used up to 20 visits per child/adult annually.
• In addition, all U.S. employees have access to an additional 20 days of back-up care during their child’s first year through the Infant Transition Program.
• These benefits are all provided by the Firm at no cost to all U.S. employees.

Milk Stork
Milk Stork helps business traveling, nursing mothers store and ship their milk back home to her baby while she is away. This service is provided by the firm at no cost to female attorneys and administrative personnel in our U.S. offices.

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.

Flexible Work Arrangements
Weil has a long-standing Flex-Time program for associates 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

• Health Club Membership Reimbursement Program
• Fitness Center Corporate Discounts
• Pet Insurance Discount
• Private Banking at Citi Private Bank
• 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 – Our VTO program allows all employees based in Weil’s U.S. offices to utilize up to 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.