About the Firm5, 6
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is a full-service regional law firm that has more than 300 attorneys within nine offices. Some of the firm’s clients include local and state governments, public and private corporations, charitable organizations, healthcare providers, financial institutions, real estate developers, and pharmaceutical companies. The firm is divided into several practice groups, each devoted to a different area of law. Dinsmore & Shohl is strongly committed to the promotion of diversity in its workplace and also encourages its attorneys to actively participate in pro bono work.
Hiring Criteria7-9
This firm recruits on the basis of academic credentials, work experience, and writing abilities. Extracurricular participation and good interpersonal skills are added advantages.
Attorney Recruiting
The firm hires on the basis of academic credentials and communication skills. Work experience is also taken into consideration.
Summer Associate Program
The firm hires students with exceptional communication, leadership, and writing skills. Research abilities, motivation, commitment, and other characteristics that will enable the candidate to succeed both personally and professionally are also taken into account. Students with good academic performance, participation in law review, and moot court are preferred.
Salary10
Firm location
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3rd Year
4th Year
5th Year
6th Year
7th Year
8th Year
Summer Associate
Charleston, WV
$83,000
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$1,050/week (2L); $1,000/week (1L) Cincinnati, OH
Lexington, Louisville, KY
$98,000
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$1,550/week (2L&1L) Columbus, Dayton,
OH; Pittsburgh, PA
$110,000
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Morgantown, WV
$70,000
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Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation11, 12
Compensation includes a $5,000-$8,000 summer stipend for graduates who begin in September. Starting salaries are 5% to 17.5% higher for candidates who practice before the patent office. Other benefits include:
401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan
Bar Association Fees
Business-Casual Dress Code
CLE
Dental Insurance
Employee-Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account/Pre-Tax Option
Life/AD&D
Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Parental Leave
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Vacation Leave
Vision Insurance
Client-Development Account
Areas of Practice13
Business Litigation
Business Restructuring & Organization
Class Action Litigation
Construction
Corporate
Criminal Litigation
Employment
Environmental
Estate and Trust
Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
Family Law
Financial Institutions
Healthcare
Immigration
Intellectual Property & Technology
International Trade & Transactions
Labor
Mass Tort
Media & First Amendment
Mergers & Acquisitions
Municipal & Government
Natural Resources
Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices
Product Liability
Real Estate & Finance
Securities
Sports & Entertainment
Taxation
Technology Law
Telecommunications
Toxic Tort
Workers’ Compensation
Zoning & Real Estate Development
Industries
Banking & Financial Services Industry
Biotech & Life Sciences Industry
Communications & Media Industry
Construction Industry
Consumer-Products Industry
Energy Industry
Health-Care Industry
Information-Technology Industry
Insurance Industry
Manufacturing Industry
Pharmaceuticals Industry
Real Estate Industry
Telecommunications Industry
Transportation Industry
Other Offices14
Firm Location
Address
Charleston
Huntington Square 900 Lee Street, Suite 600 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304-357-0900 Fax: 304-357-0919
Columbus
175 South Third Street, 10th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: 614-628-6880 Fax: 614-628-6890
Dayton
One Center One South Main Street, Suite 1300 Dayton, OH 45402 Phone: 937-449-6400 Fax: 937-449-6405
Lexington
Lexington Lexington Financial Center 250 West Main Street, Suite 1400 Lexington KY 40507 Phone: 859-425-1000 Fax: 859-425-1099
Louisville
1400 PNC Plaza, 500 West Jefferson St. Louisville, KY 40202 Phone: 502-540-2300 Fax: 502-585-2207
Morgantown
215 Don Knotts Boulevard, Suite 310 Morgantown, WV 26501 Phone: 304-296-1100 Fax: 304-296-6116
Pittsburgh
One Oxford Center 301 Grant Street, Suite 2900 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412- 281-5000 Fax: 412-281-5055
Wheeling
1115 Main Street Wheeling, WV 26003 Phone: 304-214-5114 Fax: 304-214-5119
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