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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Main Office1-3 7800 Sears Tower
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606-6404
Website: www.sonnenschein.com
Main Contact: Ms. Nicole L. Foster (Recruitment Coordinator)
Email: nfoster@sonnenschein.com
Phone: 312-876-7934
Fax: 312-876-8000

Facts:4, 5
Year of Establishment 1906
Number of Offices 14 (worldwide)
Number of Attorneys 700

About the Firm
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP is a very large and prestigious law firm that represents many of the world’s best-known businesses, financial-services companies, entrepreneurs, investors, government agencies, and other nonprofit entities and organizations. The firm’s 700 attorneys focus their practice on litigation, tax, real estate, corporate, and securities matters. They also specialize in areas such as employee benefits, labor and employment matters, healthcare, and some areas of intellectual property. The firm’s philosophy of inter-office cooperation and teamwork has created a friendly and comfortable working environment. Associates undergo training and mentoring and receive competitive pay. The firm pays a great deal of attention to diversity issues and pro bono services.

Hiring Criteria6
The firm hires candidates with excellent academic records and individual achievements in law school activities, undergraduate, and extracurricular activities.

Salary7
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; San Francisco, Menlo Park, CA; Washington, DC (2007) $160,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $3,080/week
New York, NY (2007) $160,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $3,075/week
Kansas City, MO (2007) $105,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $1,825/week
St. Louis, MO (2007) $110,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $1,825/week
Phoenix, AZ (2007) $120,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation8
  • 401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan
  • Sick Leave
  • Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
  • Vacation Leave
  • 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
  • Life/AD&D
  • Long-Term Care Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Parking/Transportation
  • Relocation Expenses
  • Maternity/Paternity Leave
  • Off-Site Emergency Childcare and/or Emergency Dependent-Care Reimbursement
  • Other Alternative Work Schedules

Areas of Practice9
  • Antitrust, Marketing Practices, and Franchising/Distribution
  • Asia Pacific Practice
  • Bankruptcy & Restructuring
  • Capital Markets
  • Climate Change
  • Congressional Investigations
  • Corporate
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Energy
  • Environmental
  • Financial Institutions & Lending
  • Fund Services
  • Government Contracts
  • Healthcare
  • Healthcare Information Technology
  • Hospitality & Leisure
  • Indian Law & Tribal Representation
  • Insurance
  • Insurance Regulatory
  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • International
  • Internet, Communications, and Data Protection
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation
  • Outsourcing
  • Patent Litigation
  • Public Finance & Government Law
  • Public Law & Policy Strategies
  • Real Estate
  • Taxation
  • Trusts & Estates
  • Venture Capital/Emerging Growth Companies

Other Offices10
Firm Location Address
Charlotte 2100 Rexford Rd., Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28211-3484
Phone: 704-972-9000
Fax: 704-972-9010
Dallas 1717 Main Street, Suite 3400
Dallas, TX 75201-4612
Phone: 214-259-0900
Fax: 214-259-0910
Kansas City 4520 Main Street, Suite 1100
Kansas City, MO 64111-7700
Phone: 816-460-2400
Fax: 816-531-7545
Los Angeles 601 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 2500
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5704
Phone: 213-623-9300
Fax: 213-623-9924
New York 1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1089
Phone: 212-768-6700
Fax: 212-768-6800
Phoenix 2398 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1060
Phoenix, AZ 85016-9009
Phone: 602-508-3900
Fax: 602-508-3914
San Francisco 525 Market Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-2708
Phone: 415-882-5000
Fax: 415-882-0300
Short Hills 101 JFK Parkway
Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
Phone: 973-912-7100
Fax: 973-912-7199
Louis St. One Metropolitan Square, Suite 3000
St. Louis, MO 63102-2741
Phone: 314-241-1800
Fax: 314-259-5959
Menlo Park Silicon Valley 990 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1949
Phone: 650-798-0300
Fax: 650-798-0310
Washington, DC 1301 K Street NW
Suite 600, East Tower
Washington, DC 20005-3364
Phone: 202-408-6400
Fax: 202-408-6399
West Palm Beach Phillips Point, East Tower
777 South Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6144
Phone: 561-833-2410
Fax: 561-833-8387

References
1. http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp?fscid=F125201&yr=2007&orgtypeid=F
2. http://www.sonnenschein.com/firm_facts/offices/chicago/index.aspx
3. http://www.sonnenschein.com/centennial/timeline.htm
4. http://www.sonnenschein.com/firm_facts/index.aspx
5. http://www.sonnenschein.com/firm_facts/offices/index.aspx
6. http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp?fscid=F125201&yr=2007&orgtypeid=F
7. http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp
8. http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp?fscid=F125201&yr=2007&orgtypeid=F
9. http://www.sonnenschein.com/practice_areas/index.html
10. http://www.sonnenschein.com/firm_facts/offices/index.aspx

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