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Covington & Burling LLP. follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.
The firm seeks talented and motivated individuals who share their values and commitment to excellence. Candidates seeking summer associate positions are based on an overall evaluation of their background and strengths. Academic distinction and undergraduate education are specifically looked into. Candidates must show strong motivation and initiative and the drive to continue in the firm's great traditions of maintaining the highest standards of the profession. Interviews are conducted each fall at many law school campuses. The firm also considers applications from outstanding students who are studying in law schools were interviews are not scheduled. Interest candidates should provide a current resume, law school transcript, legal writing sample, and lists of references, particularly from faculty and past legal employers, if any.
In its 90 years of existence, Covington has never flinched from its strong commitment to public service. The firm encourages all of its lawyers to participate in pro bono work, and devotes significant resources to finding pro bono projects that reflect the diverse interests of its attorneys. The firms pro bono program covers a wide array of issues, that include freedom of expression and religion; civil rights and civil liberties; gay rights; family law; education; landlord/tenant; homelessness; employment; criminal and court-appointed cases; police misconduct; environmental law; fairness in government procurements and grants; intellectual property; veterans benefits claims, and nonprofit incorporation and tax. The firm has appointed two full-time attorneys and two part-time attorneys who actively seek pro bono opportunities. In December 2008, Covington won asylum for a prominent Iranian journalist, Ms. S. In 2005, an Iranian court had sentenced Mr. S to death for his outspoken support of press freedom and women's rights. The sentence was reduced to three years on appeal. He fled to the US. Covington helped in reuniting him with his wife in the United States, helping him obtain asylum based on the persecution he suffered on account of his political beliefs. The firm represents undocumented children who have escaped, often alone, abusive situations in their home countries. Through the KIND program (Kids in Need of Defense), the firms attorneys help the children remain in the US by seeking a form of immigration relief called SIJS (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status). The firm negotiated a favorable settlement that the firm obtained resulted in reforms to a North Carolina school system designed to prevent abusive treatment of special needs students. The American Lawyer magazine has ranked Covington's pro bono practice among the top three firms for 17 of the past 21 years.
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