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Diversity

"Sidley's comprehensive diversity and inclusion programming is thoughtfully designed to build our firm's diversity, strengthen our inclusive culture, and provide opportunities that enable diverse and women lawyers to succeed at Sidley and beyond. Talent Development Early Outreach Our pipeline programs begin as early as elementary school and continue through college with our award-winning Sidley Prelaw Scholars Program. A "first of its kind" among law firms, Sidley Scholars subsidizes LSAT preparatory courses..."

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Sidley Austin LLP

One South Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 853-7000

Firm Stats

Executive Committee Chair: Michael Schmidtberger
Management Committee Chair: Yvette Ostolaza
Firm Hiring Partners: Kwaku Akowuah (Washington, D.C.), Sean Carney (Chicago), Kelly Dybala (Dallas), John Kuster (NY), and Jack Yeh (Century City)
Total No. Attorneys (2024):
2K - 2.5K
No. of Partners Named 2023:
44
Billable-Hour Requirement:
2000

Base Salary

1st year: $225,000
2nd year: $235,000
3rd year: $260,000
4th year: $310,000
5th year: $365,000
6th year: $390,000
7th year: $420,000
8th year: $435,000
9th year: $445,000
Summer Associate: $4,400 per week

Employment Contact

Jenny Connelly
National Legal Recruiting Director
(312) 853-7495
jlconnelly@sidley.com
Recruiting contacts for specific offices can be found at www.sidley.com/careers.

No. of U.S. Offices: 11

No. of International Offices: 10

Major Office Locations

Chicago, IL (HQ)
Boston, MA
Century City, CA
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL
New York, NY
Palo Alto, CA
San Francisco, CA
Washington, D.C.
Beijing
Brussels
Geneva
Hong Kong
London
Munich
Shanghai
Singapore
Sydney
Tokyo

Major Departments

Capital Markets
Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure
Entertainment, Sports and Media
Financial Institutions
Global Finance
Health Care and FDA
Investment Funds
Life Sciences
Litigation
M&A and Private Equity
Real Estate
Regulatory and Enforcement
Restructuring
Tax
Technology
White Collar and Investigations
*See firm website for complete list of practice areas and industries.