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| Year of establishment | 1951 | Number of partners | 271 |
| Number of offices | 20 | Partner to associate ratio | 0.50 |
| Biggest office | Los Angeles | Percentage of women attorneys | 37.20 |
| Number of attorneys | 948 | Percentage of minority attorneys | 20.80 |
| Number of associates | 564 | Percentage of LGBT attorneys | 2.00 |
- Reviewed on December 16, 2017
- Reviewed on September 25, 2017
Paul Hastings is a leading international law firm that provides innovative legal solutions to many of the world's top financial institutions and Fortune Global 500 companies. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., we have the global reach and extensive capabilities to provide personalized service wherever our clients’ needs take us. Our recent Annual Review highlights our most significant work over the past year. We are proud to consistently rank among the best firms in leading legal publications such as The American Lawyer, Chambers and Partners, and Legal 500. Click here for a list of our recent accolades.
Paul Hastings LLP practices law in the following areas and works with its clients to provide the best possible legal solutions.
Paul Hastings LLP follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.
Paul Hastings seeks students with competencies that are the hallmarks of successful associates at the firm. These include critical thinking, strong communication skills, achievement drive, interpersonal savvy, dedication to client service excellence, and the ability to work effectively as a team member. Students have to be responsible to take initiative for complex legal matters and interface with sophisticated clients around the world.
The firm extensively participates in campus recruitment's and job fairs. In 2011, the firm visited 31 law schools for campus interviews, while it participated in 5 job fairs in 2011. Impact Diversity Career Fair, Southeastern Minority Job Fair, Bay Area Diversity Job Fair, Lavender Law, Loyola Patent Law Job Fair are among the notable ones.
The firm encourages attorneys to handle pro bono matters. The time used for pro bono activity is treated the same as time billed to any other client for all purposes including bonuses. Pro bono work is assigned in a variety of ways, including by members of the Pro Bono Committee who serve as pro bono coordinators.
Some of the areas in which Paul Hastings has performed pro bono work in the past year include, immigrant rights, veteran rights, adoptions, children's rights, homelessness prevention, non-profit counseling, and environmental sustainability.
Paul Hastings was awarded 2nd rank among law firms in the 2011 American Lawyer Pro Bono Survey. In addition, the firms and its attorneys have been honored by other organizations, including Public Counsel, ACLU, LAFLA, Casa Cornelia, and the Public Law Center.
Paul Hastings has been conferred with several industry awards and recognitions.
The firm has been ranked 3rd on The American Lawyer's A-List of the 20 most successful law firms in America.
The Financial Times recently named Paul Hastings as one of the most innovative law firms in the U.S. in its Innovative Lawyers 2011 report.
Paul Hastings has grown to become one of only two US firms founded after 1950 to reach the top 15 in the US.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund awarded Paul Hastings the 2011 Advancement in Animal Law Pro Bono Achievement Award, recognizing the firm's pro bono work to advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
Paul Hastings provides a diverse work culture. The firm's diversity recruiting efforts include sponsorships of diverse law student associations, early outreach programs to law schools and colleges, law school OCI/resume collection programs, scholarships for law students from minority backgrounds, law school panel presentations and forums, law student receptions and meetings for diverse students, and minority job fairs.
"The firm does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability or medical condition as defined by applicable equal opportunity laws, veteran status or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law," the firm states on its website.
Paul Hastings' summer associate program serves is considered important not only for the associates but also for the firm itself. During the program, summer associates in each of the firm's U.S. offices have the opportunity to work on several projects with different lawyers in a variety of practice areas. Summer associates also observe and assist in trials, hearings, depositions, and negotiations, and participate in client meetings and closings.
The summer associate program provides an opportunity to gain a realistic view of what it is like to practice law at Paul Hastings on a day-to-day basis.
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