Law Students | Careers | Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland is a thriving and energetic place to work. A key success factor has been the recruitment of talented and diverse individuals whose ideas drive the Firm forward. If you want to work at a firm that promotes achievement and growth, we invite you to learn more about Kirkland.

Quality and Caliber of Work
From your first day, you will work on interesting cases and transactions involving challenging legal issues. Working directly with partners, you will get stimulating and substantive client experience early in your career. As a result, you can develop more quickly than your peers at other firms.

Real Work, Early On

Meet Evelyn Cai

Associate Chicago

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How does Kirkland help you succeed?

At every step, the Firm provides associates with the tools and encouragement to be the best lawyers they can be.

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Connecting With Kirkland

A collection of resources designed to help law students navigate their summer associate experience with confidence

Summer Associate Program

Our summer associate program is a transformative experience

Kirkland’s Open Assignment System

2:27 min

One of the things that sets Kirkland apart is the open assignment system. The Firm’s workflow philosophy uniquely enables associates to take ownership of their careers while simultaneously providing them with an integrated support network. Associates have agency over the types of matters they’re working on, with whom they’re working and what their experience is going to be like at Kirkland.

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