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Jenner & Block.

Main Office: 353 N. Clark St., | Chicago | IL | 60654
Phone: 312-222-9350 | Fax: 312-527-0484

Jenner & Block. follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.

Hiring Criteria

At Jenner, complete efforts are made to devote extensive resources for creating as well as maintaining environment for superior talent. At the firm, a full time partner serves as the firm's chief talent officer and oversees the firm's development programs. This official implements a comprehensive strategy that is designed to ensure the training and growth of an associate. The firm has a formal firm-wide mentoring program that takes full effort for the mentoring of first, second, and third year associates.

At the same time, the firm also has a career development plan program that is designed to prepare mid level and senior level associates for partnership. The firm looks for candidates who are capable of working in a team based and collegial environment and feel confident in working with the latest technologies. Besides, they should be able to receiving extensive training and mentoring that could help them continuously learn and become highly capable professionals.

Pro bono

Jenner and Block have an award-winning pro bono program that offers a range of unparalleled opportunities for learning and development. The firm strongly encourages associates to utilize pro bono services to gain more client contact and pursue a broad range of areas of interest and develop the necessary skills and aptitude for pro bono cases.

Associates are encouraged to take on a wide range of pro bono cases such as appeals to criminal trials as well as asylum hearings to civil rights litigation. The firm offers a variety of pro bono opportunities for transactional lawyers. This also includes representing artists and not-for-profit organizations in a broad range of transactional matters.

Jenner allows associates to select their own pro bono cases and work with a supervising attorney of their choice. This arrangement allows for a broader exposure to partners and areas of law. It can also be an outstanding way for associates to gain experience in a quick manner. The firm does not restrict the amount of pro bono work that attorneys can undertake.