About the Firm
This firm has earned kudos worldwide for working on high-profile and ground-breaking deals. Thriving on creativity and camaraderie, the attorneys at the firm provide legal expertise in various areas, including energy, antitrust, entertainment, environmental, banking, communications, corporate, healthcare, employment, insolvency, intellectual property, international, real estate, products liability, and white-collar criminal defense. The firm has a long-standing commitment to providing pro bono legal services, financial support, and volunteer time to charitable organizations and individuals. The employees have the opportunity to work in the practice areas of their interest and to shape their careers as they see fit.
Hiring Criteria
Latham seeks candidates with strong academic achievements, prior experience, and extracurricular activities.
Salary4
Firm location
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2nd Year
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5th Year
6th Year
7th Year
8th Year
Summer Associate
(2008), All Offices
$160,000
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$3,080/week
Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation5
Compensation includes merit-based bonuses determined at the end of each year. First-year associates
with 1,900+ hours and in good standing received bonuses ranging from $35,000 to $63,000 in 2007.
Areas of Practice6
Antitrust & Competition
Appellate
Banking
Benefits & Compensation
China Practice
Communications
Company Representation
Corporate Finance
Employment Law
Energy & Natural Resources
Entertainment, Sports, and Media
Environmental Litigation
Environmental Regulatory
Environmental Transactional Support
French Practice
Gaming, Hotels, and Hospitality
German Practice
Global Climate-Change
Government Contracts
Government Relations
Healthcare & Life Sciences
India Practice
Insolvency
Insurance-Coverage Litigation
Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology
International Dispute Resolution
International Investment & Trade Controls
International Tax
Investment & Strategic Ventures
Israel Practice
Italian Practice
Land Use
Latin American Practice
Life Sciences
Mergers & Acquisitions
Outsourcing
Private Equity
Private Equity Finance
Pro Bono
Product Liability & Mass Torts
Project Finance
Public & Tax-Exempt Finance
Public International Law
Real Estate
REITS
Scandinavian Practice
Securities Litigation & Professional Liability
Spanish Practice
Stock-Options Timing
Structured Finance & Securitization
Tax Controversy
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Technology Transactions
Transactional Tax
Venture & Technology
White-Collar & Government Investigations
Other Offices7
Firm Location
Address
Chicago
Sears Tower, Suite 5800 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-876-7700 Fax: 312-993-9767
Newark
One Center, 16th Floor Newark, NJ 07101-3174 Phone: 973-639-1234 Fax: 973-639-7298
New York
885 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022-4834 Phone: 212-906-1200 Fax: 212-751-4864
Reston
Northern Virginia Two Freedom Square 11955 Freedom Drive, Suite 500 Reston, VA 20190-5651 Phone: 703-456-1000 Fax: 703-456-1001
Costa Mesa
Orange County - 650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1925 Phone: 714-540-1235 Fax: 714-755-8290
San Diego
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800 San Diego, CA 92101-3375 Phone: 619-236-1234 Fax: 619-696-7419
San Diego
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92130 Phone: 858-523-5400 Fax: 858-523-5450
San Francisco
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94111-2562 Phone: 415-391-0600 Fax: 415-395-8095
Menlo Park
Silicon Valley 140 Scott Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 Phone: 650-328-4600 Fax: 650-463-2600
Washington, DC
555 11th Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1304 Phone: 202-637-2200 Fax: 202-637-2201
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