Lawyers work across many different settings and industries. Utilizing their skills of research, analysis, organization, writing and oral advocacy they help their clients meet their goals and accomplish what they set out to do.
Legal professionals may work in government agencies, non-profit organizations or solo practices; each of these environments offers its own set of challenges and opportunities for legal professionals.
San Francisco
San Francisco is an excellent place for technology workers, intellectual property attorneys and entertainment lawyers looking to start their careers. Many firms there offer summer associate positions that require hard work and dedication in order to secure them.
San Francisco Office: Our San Francisco Office boasts an active Labor and Employment Practice that spans litigation of class and individual employment actions, wage and hour issues, discrimination (race, national origin, gender religion age sexual orientation disability), harassment retaliation breach of express and implied contracts as well as traditional labor matters such as representation before the NLRB or arbitration of traditional union disputes.
San Francisco lawyers specialize in representing public entities in construction, government contracting, mass torts and commercial class action litigation matters. Furthermore, these legal professionals possess extensive experience with corporate transactions involving real estate and finance; patent infringement litigation; as well as representing technology companies facing theft of proprietary information or theft of proprietary material theft.
New York
New York is the largest legal market in the world and home to some of the most renowned firms. Many of these firms specialize in corporate work for financial institutions as their main clients, while consumer product companies and retail businesses also benefit.
New York boasts an extensive manufacturing sector that produces electronics, computers and components for railroad and automobile industries. Major export products include prepared foods, computer and electronic equipment, furs and cut diamonds.
New York residents considering careers in New York should be mindful that its high cost of living can make managing finances a challenge. One solution for managing expenses more easily may be shared office space like Law Firm Suites offers professionally managed shared offices for attorneys – book a tour now!
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, as an epicenter for innovation and creativity, boasts numerous industries that require sophisticated legal services to thrive, such as intellectual property law that safeguards inventions and creative works. Furthermore, its bustling real estate market and international trade connections create opportunities in corporate transactions.
Healthcare law is another area where Los Angeles attorneys excel. They assist their clients with complex regulatory compliance and transactional matters related to this sector.
The City Attorney’s Office offers an exceptional intern program, giving qualified students experience working and receiving feedback in their area of law. From employment law and public finance to utilities law and public utilities regulation, you’re sure to gain knowledge from attorneys practicing those areas within our Office. It can be completed remotely or in-person; participants even have the option of attending commission meetings and court-hearings as part of their internship!
Washington D.C.
DC market is driven by regulatory work, which tends to focus on business sectors that are most directly impacted by government actions. At other firms, these practice areas may take second place to transactional or litigation work; not so in DC where environment projects, space law, life sciences, telecoms and healthcare are key sectors requiring regulatory expertise or engagement with government-related issues are valued assets for candidates looking for work here.
As in New York, Washington DC is home to law firms that litigate on behalf of plaintiffs and in the public interest. While these firms typically prefer lateral or post-clerkship candidates, summer and term-time interns are also welcomed at such firms. Working here offers you an opportunity to pursue social justice while dismantling injustice – something particularly prevalent at firms specializing in labor and employment, public finance, antitrust or international trade work as well as government investigations or securities and capital markets work.
