About the Firm4
Founded more than 25 years ago, the firm is known for its work in antitrust, IP, litigation, and government contracts practice. Its attorneys are also experts in other areas, such as employee benefits, tax, and white-collar defense. The firm renders services to domestic and international corporations, start-up businesses, and individuals. Crowell & Moring contributes more than 21,000 hours annually to pro bono matters.
Hiring Criteria5, 6
The firm prefers candidates with law review, journal, or moot court experience. It also considers prior work experience including judicial clerkships.
Attorney Recruiting
The firm generally hires new associates through its summer associate program.
Salary7
Firm location
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
5th Year
6th Year
7th Year
8th Year
Summer Associate
All U.S. Offices (2007)
$160,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$2,600/week
Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation8, 9
Associates who meet a minimum requirement of 1,900 billable hours are eligible for year-end bonuses, which are awarded based on quality of performance, productivity, and overall contribution to the firm and the community. To encourage public service and professional development, the firm treats a certain amount of pro bono and associate-development time as billable. Other benefits include:
401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan
Bar Association Fees
Business-Casual Dress Code
Child-Care Subsidy
CLE
Dental Insurance
Domestic-Partner Benefits
Employee-Assistance Program
Family-/Dependent-Care Leave
Flexible Spending Account/Pre-Tax Option
Life/AD&D
Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Parental Leave
Parking/Transportation
Profit Sharing
Relocation Expenses
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Sick Leave
Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
Vacation Leave
Vision Insurance
Areas of Practice10
Antitrust
Aviation
Bankruptcy
C&M Capitolink
C&M International
Corporate Securities
Energy
Environment & Natural Resources
Financial Services
Government Affairs
Government Contracts
Healthcare
Insurance/Reinsurance
Intellectual Property
International Business
Labor & Employment
Litigation/Arbitration
Tax
Torts
White-Collar & Securities Litigation
Other Offices11
Firm Location
Address
Irvine
3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor Irvine, CA 92614-8505 Phone: 949-263-8400 Fax: 949-263-8414
New York
153 East 53rd Street, 31st Floor New York, NY 10022-4611 Phone: 212-223-4000 Fax: 212-223-4134
LawCrossing caters to the legal job needs of all legal professionals -- partners, attorneys, in-house counsel, law students, paralegals, and other legal staff.
Enter your email address and start getting breaking law firm and legal news right now!
BCG JOB OF THE DAY
Sponsored by
Location: Illinois - Chicago
Description:
Chicago office seeks associate with 5+ years of experience to join the General Litigation practice group. "This is a large, prestigious full service firm based in Chicago, with offices in two of the major cities in the East Coast and the Midwest. Its strong suit is handling corporate and finance, litigation, intellectual property, trusts & estates, product liability, real estate, environmental, tax, labor and employment and construction matters. The firm has an interesting ...