Recruiting Opportunities

Lathrop & Clark LLP offers excellent employment opportunities for attorneys, law clerks, paralegals, legal assistants and others as described below. General information and specific requirement needs are described in the following areas:

• Attorneys - General Information
• Associates - Lateral Hires
• Associates - Recent Graduates
• Law Clerks
• Paralegals, Legal Assistants and Other Staff
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Attorneys – General Information

Lathrop & Clark LLP offers attorneys the opportunity to work on complex legal matters in the setting of a mid-sized firm. The firm is looking for bright, motivated attorneys who are seeking a firm of integrity, providing responsive, high quality, legal services of exceptional value.

Lathrop & Clark provides a collegial workplace with open communication and promotes a team-oriented approach to resolving client problems. The firm emphasizes responsiveness to client needs in a cost-effective, ethical manner.

Lathrop & Clark is an equal opportunity employer. The firm does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, disability or any category protected by law.

Practice Groups

For administrative and organizational purposes, attorneys are organized into practice groups, which are named as follows:

• Business Law
• Family Law
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation
• Patent, Trademark and Copyright
• Real Estate
• School and Municipal Law
• Tax Law
• Trust, Probate and Elder Law

Lathrop & Clark offers competitive compensation and benefits for its attorneys. Associate and partner compensation and benefits are reviewed and adjusted annually as necessary to remain competitive. Associates are eligible for year-end bonuses.

• Professional work atmosphere
• Payment of annual bar association membership fees
• Holiday, vacation and sick time benefits*
• Partial payment of premiums* for medical and dental insurance (coverage for dependents available)
• Full payment of premiums* for life, accidental death and dismemberment and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) and flexible spending plans
• Free parking
  
  *Applies to associates only.
  

Life Outside of Work

Each year Lathrop & Clark hosts a summer outing and holiday party. These two events are designed to encourage spouse and family participation among the entire firm. The firm also holds a variety of formal and informal activities throughout the year.

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Associates-Lateral Hires

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Associates-Recent Graduates

Lathrop & Clark seeks new associates who:

• Can solve difficult legal and practical problems
• Have the capacity and willingness to learn
• Pursue interests outside the profession
• Demonstrate sound and reasonable judgment
• Are articulate and clear in both verbal and written communication
• Are congenial and collegial
• Are people of character and integrity

Consistent with our philosophy that new attorneys should be exposed to a variety of work in order to become well rounded, the firm generally does not assign new associates to a practice group for a period of time. However, Lathrop & Clark recognizes associate interest in certain practice areas and takes this into consideration in assigning projects.

Associate Meetings

In addition to attendance at regular practice group meetings, associates hold monthly meetings under the guidance of the partner who serves as Chair of the Associate Committee. Associates are also involved in a number of the firm's standing committees, such as the Marketing Committee, the Technology Committee and the Ethics Committee.

Partnership

Typically, associates are first considered for partnership in their seventh year of practice.

Law Clerks

Lathrop & Clark regularly hires law students who are completing their second year of school work as full-time law clerks during the summer. Often the students continue to work part-time during their school year.

The primary object of the firm’s law clerk program is to facilitate the hiring of talented full-time associates as needed. Many Lathrop & Clark attorneys began as law clerks with the firm. The continued successful recruitment of entry-level associates will remain an important component of Lathrop & Clark's professional growth.

Work Assignments

Lathrop & Clark understands that the quality and variety of assignments are critical factors to a law clerk in deciding whether to return to the firm after completing law school. Every effort is made to provide projects that are both interesting and worthwhile. Moreover, law clerks are given client projects, not canned assignments.

A prime goal of Lathrop & Clark's law clerk program is to have law clerks work with a cross section of attorneys on a variety of projects. The firm's philosophy is to expose law clerks to as many substantive practice areas as possible, and to provide opportunities to get to know our attorneys on a personal and professional level. Typically, law clerks are not assigned to a single attorney or practice group during the summer. Projects are assigned directly to the law clerk by the attorney initiating the work and feedback is viewed as a key part of the law clerk’s development.

Paralegals, Legal Assistants and Other Staff

Lathrop & Clark is committed to providing a supportive, friendly working atmosphere for our support staff. We seek individuals with a strong work ethic, a positive team attitude and solid computer, typing (50+ wpm), transcription, and communication skills. We offer employees:

• Professional work atmosphere
• Competitive salaries
• Holiday, vacation and sick time benefits
• Partial payment of premiums for medical and dental insurance (coverage for dependents available)
• Full payment of premiums for life, accidental death and dismemberment and long- term disability insurance
• 401(k) and flexible spending plan
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Social events including a summer outing and holiday party
• Free parking
  
  

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