How Do I Apply?

We appreciate your interest in employment with Sidley. Because of the volume of resumes we receive, we ask that candidates for both legal and staff positions follow the procedures detailed below to assist us in the processing of applications.

Application Procedure for Legal Positions

Position Sought	Method of Submission
Summer Associates – 2L and 3L On-Campus/Job Fair Recruiting	Candidates for a summer associate position currently enrolled at a law school where we conduct on-campus interviews should apply through their law school’s career placement office. Candidates enrolled at a law school participating in one of the job fairs we attend should apply through the law school coordinating that job fair. For more information about on-campus and job fair recruiting please explore the Law Students section of the site or to view a list of scheduled law schools and dates for on-campus or job fair interviews, please refer to On-Campus Interviews.
Summer Associates – 2L and 3L Off Campus Recruiting	2L and 3L candidates for a summer associate position not enrolled at law schools where we recruit on campus should e-mail both their resume and their law school transcript to the legal recruiting contact in the location where you want to work (see Offices). Such applications are generally considered from August 1 to December 31. If you choose to complete the Voluntary Equal Employment Opportunity Self-identification Survey* you may submit it with your resume or at any other time in the application process.
Summer Associates – 1L	We have a limited number of summer associate positions for first year law students. We generally consider applications from December 1 to February 28. Interested candidates should e-mail both their resume and their law school transcript, (transcript may be submitted separately from resume if not yet available) to the legal recruiting contact in the location where you want to work (see Offices). If you choose to complete the Voluntary Equal Employment Opportunity Self-identification Survey* you may submit it with your resume or at any other time in the application process.
Judicial Clerks	We are always considering applications from judicial clerks. Interested candidates should e-mail both their resume and their law school transcript to one of our legal recruiting contacts (see Offices). If you choose to complete the Voluntary Equal Employment Opportunity Self-identification Survey* you may submit it with your resume or at any other time in the application process.

If you have any questions regarding the application process for legal positions, please send an e-mail to the respective legal recruiting contact in your area (see Offices).

Hiring Policy

Sidley is an Equal Opportunity Employer that offers challenging employment opportunities. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, veteran status and any other factor protected by applicable law.

In addition to our nondiscrimination policy, the firm is committed to encouraging diversity in its professional ranks.

* Voluntary Equal Employment Opportunity Self-identification Survey for Legal and Staff Applicants

To comply with government regulations, we must maintain and report statistical analyses of the demographics of our applicants for employment. Your completion of the Voluntary Equal Employment Opportunity Self-identification Survey gives us data to use to provide these statistical analyses. Submission is entirely voluntary, confidential and it is not used in the application process. To voluntarily self-identify, please download and complete this form and submit it with your resume or at any other time in the application process. Candidates applying through law school career centers will have the opportunity to self-identify through the recruiting process. Candidates applying through HotJobs.com will have the opportunity to self-identify through that forum.