Associate Attorneys
Does this sound familiar to you? You’re assigned a mentor you have little in common with or never hear from. You’re surrounded by boxes and spend hour after hour looking through documents. You’ve waited years to meet the client for whom you’ve been working. While this may sound familiar to new attorneys at other law firms, it’s not the experience new attorneys have at Boutin Jones. We don’t just talk about mentoring programs—we spend time developing associates because we enjoy it and it’s the right thing to do. We are the ideal size to make sure associates have engaging work and learn from more experienced attorneys. We aren’t afraid to let associates work directly with our clients. If you’re not sure all that is possible, we invite you to speak with one of our associates.
One thing that sets Boutin Jones apart is how accessible shareholders are to associates. As an associate, I immediately began working alongside shareholders, and I’m never afraid to speak up and ask for an opportunity. – Mollie Murphy, associate attorney at Boutin Jones
Law School Recruiting
We participate in on-campus interviewing for
- University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- University of California, UC Berkeley School of Law
- University of California, Hastings School of Law
Examples of work assignments from an actual first year attorney:
I met directly with clients, visited clients’ facilities, helped to close large transactions, prepared template agreements, drafted motions for summary judgment, drafted writs, wrote preliminary injunctions, wrote complaints, and appeared by myself at ex parte hearings.
Benefits
- Vacation/sick leave/etc.
- Wide variety of different health plans to choose from, and a contribution toward premiums for medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401k with employer match
- Bonus program with both subjective and non-subjective components
- Discretionary profit sharing plan
- Short and long term disability
- Long term care insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee parking/transportation allowance
- Flexible spending account
- Dependent care account
- Bar expenses
- Up to $5,000 of bar-exam expenses
