About the Firm5
On October 2, 2007 Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC merged with Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP, a national firm headquartered in Chicago. The merged firm is now known as Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP. This is a full-service, national law firm of approximately 700 attorneys with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C. It has a national reputation in complex litigation as well as regulatory and transactional work. Among LLB & L’s many strong practice areas are appellate, corporate and securities, employee benefits, energy, environmental, financial services, health care, insurance and reinsurance industries, intellectual property, labor and employment, public law, real estate, REIT, tax, and technology.
Hiring Criteria6, 7
The firm hires candidates with good academic records.
Attorney Recruiting
The summer associate program is the firm’s major source for recruiting entry-level associates.
Salary8
Firm location
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
5th Year
6th Year
7th Year
8th Year
Summer Associate
Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY (2007)
$160,000
N/A
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$2,788/week
Atlanta, GA (2007)
$145,000
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$2,500/week
Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation9
Entry-level associates receive a stipend while studying for the bar exam. Signing bonuses are paid for certain judicial clerkships. Other benefits include:
401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan
Sick Leave
Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
Vacation Leave
Vision Insurance
Bar Association Fees
Business-Casual Dress Code
CLE
Dental Insurance
Domestic-Partner Benefits
Employee-Assistance Program
Family-/Dependent-Care Leave
Flexible Spending Account/Pre-Tax Option
Health Club Membership
Life/AD&D
Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Parking/Transportation
Relocation Expenses
Areas of Practice10
Antitrust & Competition Law
Appellate
Aviation
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Business Litigation & Arbitration
Business Technology
Capital Investment
Class Action
Construction
Corporate
Corporate Compliance, Investigation, and White-Collar Defense
Directors & Officers
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Entertainment & Media
Environmental
Financial Services
Healthcare
Insurance
Insurance: Direct
Intellectual Property
Investment Management
Investment Transactions
Labor & Employment
Nonprofit Organizations
Private Companies
Product Liability
Real Estate
Reinsurance
Other Offices11
Firm Location
Address
Atlanta
The Proscenium, Suite 1900 1170 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309 Phone: 404-870-4600 Fax: 404-872-5547
Los Angeles
300 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: 213-485-1500 Fax: 213-485-1200
New York
885 Third Avenue, 26th Floor New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212-947-4700 Fax: 212-947-1202
Sacramento
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1460 Sacramento, CA 95814-4407 Phone: 916-554-0240 Fax: 916-554-5440
Washington, DC
401 Ninth Street NW Suite 400 South Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 202-220-6900 Fax: 202-220-6945
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