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Perkins Coie LLP

Main Office1, 2 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Website: www.perkinscoie.com
Main Contact: Ms. Laura Kader (Legal Recruiting Manager)
Email: lawstudenthiringSEA@perkinscoie.com
Phone: 206-359-8000
Fax: 206-359-9000

Facts:3, 4
Year of Establishment 1912
Number of Offices 15 (worldwide)
Number of Attorneys 650+

About the Firm
This full-service international law firm has represented market leaders in traditional and cuttingedge technology industries. It specializes in business law, environment and natural resources, estate planning and trust services, finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, products liability, real estate and land use, regulatory and government affairs, and tax. The firm’s clients range from Fortune 100 companies to new entrepreneurial businesses who value the cost-effective litigation and personal attention provided by the exceptionally talented team of lawyers at the firm. The firm’s attorneys work with national and international clients on major matters requiring sophisticated legal advice.

Hiring Criteria5, 6
The firm hires attorneys with excellent academic credentials. Participation in law review, moot court, extra-curricular activities, and undergraduate achievements is preferred.
Attorney Recruiting
The firm’s summer associate program is the main source for new-associate hires.

Summer Associate Program
The program mainly seeks second-year and pre-clerkship third-year students, although it also hires a small number of first-year students.

Salary7
Firm location 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year 6th Year 7th Year 8th Year Summer Associate
Seattle, Bellevue, WA $120,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $2,300/week
Phoenix, AZ $115,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $2,200/week
Portland OR $110,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $2,000/week
San Francisco, Menlo, Park, Santa Monica, CA $160,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $3,080/week
Washington, DC $130,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $2,400/week
Chicago, IL $160,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $2,800/week

Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation8, 9
Associates joining the firm immediately after a federal or state Supreme Court clerkship are eligible for a $10,000 bonus, as well as a bar study stipend and reimbursement for bar examination and review course expenses. Supreme Court clerks are eligible to receive an additional bonus. Other benefits include:
  • Medical (Domestic Partner Coverage Available on an After-Tax Basis)
  • Dental (Domestic Partner Coverage Available on an After-Tax Basis)
  • Vision (Domestic Partner Coverage Available on an After-Tax Basis)
  • Basic Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance (Domestic Partner Coverage Available on an After-Tax Basis)
  • Business-Travel Accident Insurance
  • Personal-Accident Insurance (Domestic Partner Coverage Available on an After-Tax Basis)
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Health-Care Reimbursement Account
  • Dependant-Care Reimbursement Account
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Employee-Assistance Program
  • Transportation Benefits
  • 401(k)
  • CLE

Areas of Practice10
  • Business
  • Communications
  • E-Commerce
  • Energy
  • Environment & Natural Resources
  • Fiduciary & Investment Services
  • Finance
  • Forest Products
  • Franchising & Distribution
  • Games
  • Government Contracts
  • Government Relations
  • Hotels & Leisure
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Business
  • Labor and Employment
  • Life Sciences
  • Litigation
  • Media Law
  • Personal Planning
  • Political Law
  • Product Liability
  • Real Estate & Land Use
  • Retail & Consumer Products
  • Winery & Vineyard

Other Offices11
Firm Location Address
Anchorage 1029 West Third Avenue, Suite 300
Anchorage, AK 99501-1981
Phone: 907-279-8561
Fax: 907-276-3108
Bellevue The PSE Building
10885 NE Fourth Street, Suite 700
Bellevue, WA 98004-5579
Phone: 425-635-1400
Fax: 425-635-2400
Boise 251 East Front Street, Suite 400
Boise, ID 83702-7310
Phone: 208-343-3434
Fax: 208-343-3232
Chicago 131 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603-5559
Phone: 312-324-8400
Fax: 312-324-9400
Denver 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202-1043
Phone: 303-291-2300
Fax: 303-291-2400
Santa Monica Los Angeles 1620 26th Street, Sixth Floor, South Tower
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4013
Phone: 310-788-9900
Fax: 310-788-3399
Menlo Park 101 Jefferson Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1114
Phone: 650-838-4300
Fax: 650-838-4350
Olympia 111 Market Street NE, Suite 200
Olympia, WA 98501-1008
Phone: 360-956-3300
Fax: 360-956-1208
Phoenix 2901 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2788
Phone: 602-351-8000
Fax: 602-648-7000
Portland 1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor
Portland, OR 97209-4128
Phone: 503-727-2000
Fax: 503-727-2222
San Francisco Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94111-4131
Phone: 415-344-7000
Fax: 415-344-7050
Washington, DC 607 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005-2011
Phone: 202-628-6600
Fax: 202-434-1690

References
1. http://www.perkinscoie.com/Firm/History.aspx
2. http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp?fscid=f034201&yr=2007&orgtypeid=F
3. http://www.perkinscoie.com/Firm/Firm.aspx
4. http://www.perkinscoie.com/Firm/History.aspx
5. http://www.perkinscoie.com/careers/summer/careers_detail.aspx?op=overview
6. http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp?fscid=f034201&yr=2007&orgtypeid=F
7. http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp
8. http://www.perkinscoie.com/careers/entry/careers_detail.aspx?op=evaluation
9. http://www.perkinscoie.com/page.cfm?id=147
10. http://www.perkinscoie.com/services/services.aspx
11. http://www.perkinscoie.com/Locations/locations.aspx

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