Overview

Jessica Ramirez is a litigator in the Salt Lake City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She has represented clients at all stages of litigation and across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, technology and consumer goods. Her experience includes mass tort, securities, employment defense and breach of contract litigation.

Jessica currently serves on the Board of the Utah Minority Bar Association and the Salt Lake Legal Defender Association and has previously served on the board of the English Skills Learning Center.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Jessica was an associate at Ray Quinney & Nebeker in Salt Lake City, where she represented clients in employment defense and commercial litigation matters. She earned her J.D. from the University of Utah where she served as the executive articles editor for the Utah Law Review and graduated with High Honors. Jessica has also been recognized by her peers as a Mountain States Rising Star.

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Recognition

“Rising Star,” Super Lawyers, 2022–2024

Memberships & Affiliations

Utah Minority Bar Association

Women Lawyers of Utah

Salt Lake Legal Defender Association

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2020Utah

Courts

  • United States District Court for the District of Utah

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of LawJ.D.with High Honors2020

    William H. Leary Scholar

    Executive Articles Editor, Utah Law Review

    Quinney Research Fellow

    Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing

  • University of Utah David Eccles School of BusinessB.S., Finance2017