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Lateral Associates

Sullivan has the perfect footprint for the growth of most practice areas with offices in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, London and Tel Aviv. The firm’s size is ideal to balance a lateral attorney’s desire for sophisticated work without the bureaucracy of a mega law firm. We recruit each associate – whether first year or lateral – with the expectation that they are going to be developed into partners of the firm. With a focus on retention, our goal is to hire and train lawyers that will stay and grow with our practices and firm. 

Hiring Process

Over the past few years, lateral hiring at Sullivan has consistently increased due to continued growth in each of our practice areas. Sullivan expects to continue hiring lateral partners and associates as demand among companies grows in many of our practice areas.

We welcome inquiries from all who are interested in learning more about our firm.

Training & Mentoring

Upon arrival at Sullivan, lateral associates can expect to have an individualized plan for their development and work directly with partners who will mentor and guide their development as a lawyer, within the practice, firm and with our clients.

For lateral associates, Sullivan is a place to take the skills you have gained through other work experiences and bring them to a higher level. We work with each lateral associate to understand what their skills are when they start at the firm, where they would like to gain experience, and help map out a path to partnership at our firm. Because we don't hire associates in large numbers, everyone we do hire is someone that we could see as a potential partner at our firm. Our talent team focuses our development program on learning by gaining targeted experience through our formal work assignment program.

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