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Year of establishment | 1993 | Number of partners | 87 |
Number of offices | 9 | Partner to associate ratio | 0.80 |
Biggest office | New York City | Percentage of women attorneys | 36.40 |
Number of attorneys | 258 | Percentage of minority attorneys | 22.10 |
Number of associates | 112 | Percentage of LGBT attorneys | 3.50 |
Current Employee
- Reviewed on December 16, 2017
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- Reviewed on October 24, 2017
Kasowitz is one of the leading litigation law firms in the country. The firm believes that our unique structure and collegial culture distinguish us from other prominent law firms. Profiled by Chambers Associate, a prominent career guide published by the leading legal publisher Chambers and Partners, the firm’s “aggressive litigation stance has put it firmly on the map. Its formidable courtroom approach attracts go-getting, self-assured associates.” Chambers Associate also notes that Kasowitz is a firm that “should appeal to bold, dynamic and proactive types.”
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP practices law in the following areas and works with its clients to provide the best possible legal solutions.
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.
Applicants should have strong academic achievement, outstanding judgment and personal skills like effective communication, leadership qualities, interpersonal abilities, teamwork, and diversity sensitivity.
Kasowitz is dedicated to serving the needy who cannot afford to pay for legal services. Recognizing the importance of providing pro bono services to needy individuals and organizations, it treats its pro bono clients on par with its other clients. The firm encourages its attorneys to take up pro bono matters in any area in which they are interested.
Attorneys of the firm serve on the board of legal services organizations and are involved in advising community, religious, charitable and other no-profit entities as part of the firm's pro bono mission. When making advancement and compensation decisions, legal experience gained from pro bono work and hours spent on such involvement are treated on par with experience and hours on usual client matters.
The firm has received many an award for its pro bono work in the last several years, including pro bono publico awards from the Legal Aid Society. In addition, an attorney received the John Geiger Award for work on behalf of inMotion's disadvantaged clients in family court matters. This award was also received for mentoring attorneys and summer associates in these matters. The firm received the Safe Haven Award from Immigration Equality for its work representing LGBT applicants for asylum in the U.S.
The firm handles matters referred by various legal services organizations and courts, including The Legal Aid Society, inMotion, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Human Rights First, Immigration Equality, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), the Veteran Advocacy Project (affiliated with the Urban Justice Center), Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), the SDNY Pro Se Office, the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Association, the Northern District of California Pro Bono Project, the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office and the SF Volunteer Lawyers Services Program.
Kasowitz attorneys have handled pro bono cases involving a wide array of issues, including child custody and support, divorce, political asylum, immigration, landlord-tenant, government benefits, employment discrimination, foreclosure defense, veterans' rights, special education, civil rights and representation of not-for-profit organizations.
The firm Represented refugees from Tibet, Bhutan, Sudan (Darfur), Brazil, Guinea and other countries in applying for political asylum and handling related immigration issues, including family reunification. Kasowitz attorneys have worked on a number of successful reunification cases involving Darfuri families caught in an immigration loophole that had prevented their young children from being eligible to enter the U.S.
Kasowitz represented refugees from Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Brazil and other countries who were persecuted on account of their sexual orientation in applying for asylum in the United States.
The firm represented victims of domestic abuse and other disadvantaged mothers in obtaining custody orders, divorces and additional child support, in conjunction with inMotion.
Kasowitz has achieved high rankings in the 2012-2013 publication of U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms." The firm has been ranked, locally and nationally, in the areas of General Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Patent Litigation, Eminent Domain & Condemnation, White-Collar Litigation and Family Law.
Kasowitz's Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy group has been ranked in the 2013 edition of IFLR 1000 in the area of restructuring and insolvency.
The firm has been recognized in Benchmark Litigation's 2013 edition. The firm was ranked as "Highly Recommended" for Litigation in New York. It was also nationally ranked for General Commercial Litigation, with Marc E. Kasowitz ranked as a star in the area, for Bankruptcy, with David M. Friedman ranked as a star in the area, and for Insurance, with Robin L. Cohen ranked as a star in the area.
The American Lawyer listed Kasowitz as a "2011 Newsmaker of the Year," describing the firm as a "litigation heavyweight" and highlighting the firm's complex financial litigation experience and expertise.
The firm was honored by The Legal Aid Society as one of the recipients of its 2011 Pro Bono Publico Awards for outstanding service to The Legal Aid Society and its clients.
Kasowitz's insurance recovery practice received the Chambers USA 2011 Award for Excellence. The award honors outstanding lawyers and law firms across the U.S., reflecting both pre-eminence in key practice areas and achievements over the last 12 months. Chambers USA ranked Kasowitz as one of the leading insurance coverage practices both nationally and in New York.
Kasowitz has diverse and inclusive work environment. It values the individual abilities and perspectives of each employee. The firm strongly believes that diversity attracts talented attorneys who can give its clients excellent service. It acknowledges its success to its personnel of all backgrounds with unique skills, talents, perspectives and experience.
The firm devotes time and resources to maintaining a diverse workplace. Kasowitz recruits at Howard Law School and the Northeast Black Law Student Association (NEBLSA) Job Fair, utilizes various law school diversity directories and participates in the LeGal Job Fair. To enhance and maintain its diversity, the firm increases the number of minorities in its workforce.
Committed to the development of minority attorneys, Kasowitz creates opportunities for those with minority backgrounds and uses their skills and knowledge for fostering both personal and professional advancement. With such an aim, the firm supports minority organizations such as the Cuban and Puerto Rican Bar Associations. In addition to yearly training programs and networking events, Kasowitz provides every diverse attorney the opportunity to attend a minority program of his/her choice.
The firm was ranked 33rd in the nation in the Corporate Counsel Diversity Scorecard, placing Kasowitz in the top 15 percent of most diverse law firms in the country.
Kasowitz is committed to recruiting, mentoring and retaining woman attorneys. It gives all the support its woman lawyers need for their professional development and fosters a supportive and inclusive work environment. The firm sponsors attendance at the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law, organized by the New York City Bar.
This law firm is known for promoting woman attorneys and is dedicated to women's initiatives and gender equality in the legal profession. Half of Kasowitz attorneys are women and over the past few years approximately half of the attorneys promoted as partners have been women. Its women's initiatives are a testimony to its overall approach to achieving a diverse workplace.
Kasowitz offers an 11-week summer program in its New York office and pursues a relatively small class size (approximately 15-20 summer associates) so that each associate gets individual attention. Selected mid-level associates, referred to as work assignment coordinators, provide work assignments to summer associates who are free to choose practice areas they are interested in. The firm takes care to help them become top lawyers.
The primary objective of the summer program is to provide students with quality work assignments and professional experiences reflective of the depth and complexity of the firm's practice. Summer associates get hands-on experience of trying cases, drafting motions and agreements, and are exposed to courtroom appearances, depositions and client meetings. The program provides law students with an experience as close as possible to that of a first-year associate, as well as the opportunity to gain insight into the work and culture of the firm.
Summer associates take part in formal training programs, a partner lunch series and an associate mentor program, all of which are devised to help them understand the working of the firm. Summer associates receive continuous feedback from the attorneys with whom they work and are provided with a formal exit review.
Training programs for summer associates is an ongoing process. Mock deposition programs with court reporters and videographers present are held as part of the summer program. The working hours are manageable.
Each associate gets $55 per person budget for a lunch, and $70-100 for cocktails/dinner. Social events, including Yankees game, Karaoke Night, a community service event through Project Sunshine and an art tour, are organized twice a month. The annual all lawyer and summer associate retreat is held at a country club in Westchester, New York.
Kasowitz matches contributions to student-funded law school programs, while the summer associate is at school. Since 2009, the firm has made permanent offers of employment to 100 percent of its summer associates.
Every year, a few summer associates have the opportunity to participate in a two-week pro bono externship with a legal services organization. This program is organized by New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. Associates will work on child support, custody and other matters on behalf of low-income clients referred by inMotion.
The firm coordinates various charitable events like the Citymeals-on-Wheels "Eat Cheap for Charity" program and Operation Backpack. It also hosts social events throughout the summer, in an informal environment that gives an opportunity to associates to know its attorneys and vice versa.
Campus interviews are usually held at the following places:
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Columbia University Law School
Cornell Law School
Duke University School of Law
Emory University School of Law
Fordham University School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Harvard Law School
Howard University School of Law
New York University School of Law
University of Michigan Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Virginia School of Law
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