Career Stories
Attorneys from across our U.S. offices share their experience working at Kirkland. Hear firsthand about the culture, early opportunities for real work, training and initiatives that drew them – and keep them – here.
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Jonathan N. Adair
Partner ChicagoBy empowering associates to shape their futures, Kirkland creates a culture of openness and opportunity.
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Alex Barata
Associate Bay Area – San FranciscoKirkland believes strongly in early responsibility. From day one, I’ve been staffed on assignments or deals directly with partners.
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Katherine Canning
Partner Washington, D.C.Kirkland is a teamwork-oriented place where everyone’s ideas are important and valued.
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Daniel R. Cellucci
Partner New YorkKirkland facilitates creative thinking and problem-solving early on.
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Yungmoon Chang
Partner Los Angeles – Century CityOur in-house training provides the opportunity to learn from the best in the industry, which in turn enables us to benefit from early courtroom experience.
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Annie Dreisbach
Associate ChicagoKirkland takes as much pride in its attorneys’ wellbeing, positive attitudes and general kindness as it does in closing deals and winning trials.
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Mathew Eapen
Associate BostonAt Kirkland, you are in charge of your career and your trajectory; you can actively direct your path.
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Kyle Elder
Partner ChicagoEarly in my career, I’ve led transactions valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. I thought it would be 10 to 15 years before I’d have the opportunity to do that. If you show you can handle it, the Firm lets you run with it.
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Alyssa Francini
Associate BostonAt Kirkland, you get to do interesting work the day you start, you learn at a remarkably fast pace, and the opportunities are endless.
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Ben Hardison
Partner DallasThe open assignment system is one of the things I like most about Kirkland. I get to work on the matters I’m interested in, with the people I want to work with.