choate checklist
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| leading law firm |
Among the 200 largest US firms Choate ranks: |
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| blue chip clients |
Akamai, Bank of America, BV Investment Partners, Cabot Corporation, Citigroup, EMC, Fidelity, Forrester Research, Harvard, HP, John Hancock, Liberty Mutual, MassMutual, Merck, MIT, Momenta, NV Energy, RIM, Riverside Partners, Shire, Spectrum Equity, Summit Partners, Swiss Re, Takeda, Teradyne, The Hartford, Travelers, Wells Fargo |
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| excellent work environment |
Lean staffing model ensures direct involvement with partners, other associates and clients and greater responsibility from day one Junior associates gain broad experience working across practice groups within one of five departments: business, litigation, intellectual property, wealth management and real estate Associates sit on key firm committees and have access to firm financial information Great benefits, including back-up childcare, subsidized gym memberships, daily fresh fruit, regular pizza nights |
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| large, yet personal |
Represent clients across and outside the country in sophisticated deals and bet-the-company litigation, all from a single office Associates play key roles in case and deal teams Personalized mentoring program Comprehensive training program delivered by internal and external experts Associates receive formal feedback on their work twice each year |
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exceptional summer program
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Real contributions to real work for real clients Individualized professional development facilitated by partner and associate mentoring teams Meaningful feedback Direct contact with partners Opportunity to work in areas of interest Great social and cultural events |
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super lawyers across the board
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Lawyers and practice areas consistently recognized for excellence Over half of equity partners ranked as Best Lawyers in America (Best Lawyers) Lawyers recognized for excellence in majority of practice areas (Chambers USA) Majority of partners ranked as Super Lawyers (MA Super Lawyers) |
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| corporate powerhouse |
National Tier One Middle-Market M&A Firm (The Legal 500 2012) One of the most active law firms worldwide in PE/VC (Private Equity Analyst 2012) Choate lawyers completed over 535 mergers & acquisitions with an aggregate value of over $49 billion since 2000 Choate lawyers have been involved with public company securities offerings with aggregate proceeds of over $17 billion since 2000 |
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| litigation leader |
“Go-to-firm” in litigation (Corporate Counsel 2012) Leading US firm for litigation/dispute management (Reactions 2011) Recognized as a leading firm for litigation (Chambers USA) Successfully resolved one of the most extensive health care fraud investigations ever conducted by the Department of Justice Litigators have handled significant complex civil and criminal litigation matters in federal and state courts in 41 states First woman Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently rejoined the firm |
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outstanding pro bono
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Ranked among the top 10 firms in the AmLaw 200 for pro bono performance (The American Lawyer) Majority of lawyers involved in pro bono work, including summer associates Unique collaboration with Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice “School to Prison Pipeline Project” at Harvard Law School Significant involvement in: Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR); Center for Women and Enterprise; Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights (founder); Citizen Schools Apprenticeship and Writing Program Litigation associates rotate through Suffolk County Prosecutor’s Program in six-month Assistant DA rotations Partner appointed as Special Counsel to the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court to conduct independent preliminary inquiry related to the District Court and Boston Municipal Court Departments Won precedent-setting challenge in “zero tolerance” school weapons policy in Federal Court Associates recognized for leadership including BBA Public Interest Leadership Program and Boston’s Future Leaders Program |
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commitment to diversity
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First major Boston law firm to name women partners Standing Diversity Committee co-chaired by Managing Partner Major firm-wide initiatives in recruitment, retention and promotion of lawyers from under-represented groups Active affinity groups focused on retention and promotion of lawyers of color, women and LGBT lawyers 100% - Best Place to Work Score for LGBT Equality (Human Rights Campaign 2011) Partner received Burton Award for thought leadership article on diversity (Burton Foundation, Library of Congress 2011) Partner received Latino Leadership Award (MA Assoc of Hispanic Attorneys 2011) Long supporters of Women’s Bar Association and Boston Lawyers Group (founder) |
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| distinguished alumni |
Distinguished Choate alumni include US business leaders, general counsel of leading corporations, entrepreneurs, academics and federal and state judges |
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