Career Stories

The learning curve is incredibly steep, but in the best possible way… You can take as much responsibility as you want. You do have to earn it — and then you can take it.

You don’t have to wait years to be an attorney. You walk into this firm and are a lawyer right away.

The Firm fully supports efforts to bring in additional cases or causes that are important to us. For example, I’m a Marine, like my father. I served in Afghanistan and he served in Vietnam. So it was particularly meaningful to be able to help a Vietnam-era veteran.

Early 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.

The attorneys here have an incredible drive, and people truly enjoy their work. You can’t help but share in their enthusiasm when you see people so immersed in what they do.

You feel that you’re in the middle of something that is booming and that you’re part of a community.

I ran my first deal, a middle-market leveraged buyout, at the end of my first year. That’s not something that I would have expected to do so early on.

I’ve had the opportunity not only to be the point of contact for assistant general counsels or corporate secretaries, but I’ve also been the point of contact for CEOs and CFOs.

I am valued here, my opinion matters, and I work with people who are invested in my growth.

The Firm’s superb reputation has been built by the scores of lawyers that have practiced here. Associates at Kirkland have the great benefit of standing on the shoulders of giants.