Patterson Belknap looks for intellectually curious, engaging, collaborative people who desire early responsibility and are highly motivated to solve complex legal problems. We hire new associates directly from judicial clerkships and following law school graduation. We also attract exceptional lateral talent who share our firm values and complement our client offerings.
We are a firm of approximately 200 lawyers, delivering a full range of services centered around three key areas: litigation and disputes, corporate and transactions, and the affairs of tax-exempt organizations and private clients. Our clients include a diverse group of institutions and individuals including major pharmaceutical and medical device companies; media and publishing empires; household name consumer products companies, leading financial institutions; and various private foundations and charities. We have a global client base ranging from foreign companies seeking to transact business on U.S. stock exchanges to U.S. companies doing business abroad.
Our single office, in New York, allows us to foster a unique and successful culture of collaboration in which we know each other personally and professionally and are able to respond in a quick and agile manner to our clients’ most critical legal needs.
At Patterson Belknap, we believe that attorneys develop their best skills through hands-on learning and mentorship. Associate development is guided by our core competencies focused around the Practice of Law, Business of Law, and Firm Citizenship and tailored to the unique aspects of each department and each attorney.
A commitment to public service is, and has always been, a key principle of our firm. Giving back to our community is demonstrated in our long history of service and in our unparalleled pro bono program. For the last consecutive 20 years, 100% of our attorneys have participated in pro bono projects.
Our attorneys and staff draw on one another’s skills and unique experiences, providing the responsiveness, efficiency and collaborative approach necessary to address our clients’ complex legal matters in a thoughtful and collegial atmosphere.
One of Patterson Belknap’s greatest strengths is the high caliber of our associates, who are encouraged to take on significant, hands-on responsibility early in their careers. Our firm offers associates substantive responsibility, client contact and interaction with partners. We proudly serve an elite and diverse roster of clients through our leading practice areas.
