Luv’s Career Story

Kirkland encourages an entrepreneurial mindset and supports it with a world-class platform and endless resources. You’re empowered to take ownership of your work and craft your own path while having proper guidance and guardrails in place to make sure you feel supported.

The Boston office is very tightly knit — you’ll likely know everyone, regardless of whether that person works in your practice group. Coming out of law school, I was looking for a firm that had a smaller, close-knit culture with real personal relationships, but still had the resources and opportunities of a large firm so I could learn and grow as an attorney. The Boston office encompasses all of that, and that’s what makes it such a special place.

Working at Kirkland, you’re surrounded by brilliant colleagues who assist sophisticated clients in market-leading complex matters. I have the opportunity to learn from the best of the best, who continue to strive to be the greatest versions of themselves every day.

I measure my success at the Firm based on the strength of my relationships with my colleagues. Becoming a dependable asset for my peers to rely on and for the partners in the office to trust with their complex matters is my barometer for success.

When I was a law student, I knew I wanted to work somewhere at the intersection of business and law. I didn’t really know what corporate law was, so being in Washington, D.C., for undergrad was the perfect place for me to try different internships. I figured out what I liked and didn’t like about the legal industry, and I quickly realized the public sector and smaller law firms were not the right fit for me. After being a paralegal at a Big Law firm before law school, I realized I found the perfect mix of substantive work and a fast-paced environment at Kirkland.

Working in the service industry before becoming an attorney was very helpful in my development. I worked at my family’s retail store growing up and explored the hospitality industry in my final years of law school. My experiences dealing with customers, meeting tight deadlines and working with a team directly translate to the skills needed to become a well-rounded attorney — one who can work well with colleagues, stay flexible to meet unexpected deadlines and be able to interact with clients appropriately.