Why Sidley?
Sidley is an elite global law firm. With approximately 2,300 lawyers and nearly 160 years of experience, we have established a reputation for deploying innovative legal strategies to achieve powerful results for our clients in complex transactional, restructuring, crisis management, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters.
Our perspective and reach are truly global, supported by 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial, regulatory, and financial centers across the world. Our lawyers and business professionals, fluent in more than 75 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape.
From our offices in the commercial, financial, and regulatory centers of the world, we harness our knowledge to provide thoughtful advice for the many legal and business challenges that our clients face.
Associates are the future of the firm, and Sidley is deeply invested in their success.
At Sidley, you will find:
- An award-winning team of professionals dedicated to lawyers’ ongoing education, skills training, professional development and career advancement
- An exceptional array of training opportunities, including specialized practice group-sponsored training
- Individual partner commitment to teaching, mentoring, coaching and career guidance
All lawyers are encouraged to have meaningful discussions with their supervisors and mentors about their progress and future on an ongoing basis.Associates receive semiannual appraisals during which they are given detailed feedback about their performance and have the opportunity to discuss their career objectives and personal business development plan.
We are always looking for exceptional lawyers to join us. Our lateral hiring varies based on the needs of our offices and practice groups.
Successful candidates will have an excellent academic record, high-quality experience and a genuine passion for the law. If you are interested in a career with Sidley, please click here to access current openings for lateral lawyers.
Search Firms: contact lateralrecruiting@sidley.com if you wish to submit a candidate to Sidley and do not have a current agreement and link to the firm’s agency application. Sidley does not accept candidate introductions by email.
EEO Statement
Sidley is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and any other factor protected by applicable law. If you have any questions regarding the application process or need an accommodation to complete the application process, please send an email to Legal Recruiting Accommodation Request.
Sidley offers experienced lawyers a collegial, collaborative environment with an emphasis on continuing legal education, professional growth and career development. There are boundless opportunities at Sidley to work with leaders in the legal profession on interesting and challenging projects for high-caliber clients.
All lateral associates are hired with the hope and expectation that they will achieve long-term career success at Sidley.
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Compensation and Benefits
Sidley offers associates an attractive and competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that provides a variety of choices to meet our lawyers’ needs.
Benefits for associates include:
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Flexible spending account program
- Disability, life and AD&D insurance
- Relocation reimbursement
- Commuter benefits
- Bar association fees
Work-Life Benefits
Sidley provides a variety of benefits to help lawyers better manage their work and personal lives. These include subsidized back-up child and elder care, an employee assistance program, healthcare advocacy and wellness services, and a career coaching program for parents.
Parental Leave and Reduced Work Schedules
Sidley is committed to supporting our lawyers during significant life events, including the birth or adoption of a child. We provide associates and counsel up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave following the birth (including surrogacy) or adoption of a child; knowledge management lawyers and staff attorneys are eligible for 4 weeks of paid parental leave. The firm also provides an additional eight weeks of paid disability leave to birthing parents. Upon completion of paid disability leave and/or paid parental leave, parents can also take unpaid leave and temporarily work a reduced schedule.
We also recognize the value of and strongly support regular reduced work schedules in appropriate circumstances. Our policy allows associates to work a reduced schedule for proportional compensation while remaining on partnership track and retaining benefits and bonus eligibility. Bonus hours thresholds will be adjusted and bonuses will be prorated based on an associate’s work schedule percentage.
Training and Development
Sidley has made a deep and ongoing investment in our world-class learning and development function, which plays a critical and strategic role within the firm and supports Sidley's stellar client service ethic. For the past 10 years, Sidley has been the sole law firm to be named to Chief Learning Officer magazine’s LearningElite, in recognition of the firm’s sustained commitment to training and development. Our training opportunities for experienced lawyers reflect the firm’s dedication to career-long learning.
Tradition of Service
Sidley lawyers recognize their responsibility to use their training, skills and experience to provide legal services to underserviced communities and to charitable, community, governmental, and educational organizations that could not otherwise afford legal representation. Sidley lawyers and staff devote more than 100,000 hours annually to serving those most in need.
Your first day at Sidley is the beginning of a lifelong relationship with a dynamic community of lawyers and alumni that is committed to excellence. Our alumni comprise a prestigious group of professionals who have built diverse skill sets at Sidley as a result of their work on interesting and challenging projects for a range of high-caliber clients. We are proud of their accomplishments and proud that they are part of the “Sidley family.”
With deep roots in the legal profession, Sidley offers myriad opportunities to apply your talents to important matters on a global stage. We recognize that there are many career possibilities available in the legal field, and you may not stay in private practice for the full duration of your career. Our Alumni Network connects all of our people, past and present, to the opportunities, resources and contacts that help contribute to a thriving career path. Sidley alumni have achieved success in a variety of roles at all levels of in-house legal departments. This includes serving as General Counsel, CEOs and Executive Directors, as well as professors and other university posts throughout the U.S.
Our alumni have worked for a wide array of prominent corporations, nonprofits and trade associations at all levels of their legal departments, including numerous General Counsel, as well as in the C-suite and in other executive functions.
We are honored to include a President and First Lady of the United States among our alumni ranks. Many of our alumni have served in high-profile public sector roles as judges, law clerks and government representatives across the U.S. and internationally with organizations and agencies including:
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