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McGuireWoods LLP. follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.
As the firm continues to grow larger, McGuireWoods has an extremely stringent hiring process. In general, it recruits only from the top one-third of the graduating class from select law schools. In addition to academic performance at both graduate and undergraduate levels, the firm considers pervious work experience and a demonstrated passion for the law. Here are some of the skills that the firm looks for in prospective hires: Excellent academic performance Demonstrated leadership potential Prior relevant work experience Law school extracurricular involvement Strong desire and drive to succeed Ability and willingness to take up challenges Strong commercial sense
An important core value of McGuireWoods is the firm's commitment to the communities around its offices. The firm's attorneys believe that it is not sufficient for them to just do their work and go home at the end of the workday; they are strongly committed to serving the communities in which the live and work. The firm also provides full credit of the pro bono hours as billable hours to its attorneys, which further ensures that nothing detracts its attorneys from their commitment to the communities they serve. As part of the firm's commitment to the communities, McGuireWoods handles a significant amount of pro bono work including battered spouse representations, child support enforcement prosecutions, court-appointed criminal defense, death penalty cases, housing law cases, and wills and powers of attorney. The firm provides free legal services and general counseling on a wide variety of legal issues to several local non-profit groups, including The Children's Law Center.
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