Application & Recruiting
Recruiting Events & Schedule
If you are interested in working at the firm, we encourage you to send us your résumé, transcript and a writing sample directly. We also host events and interview at certain law schools. Of course, if you see us at a campus event or on campus interviews, please feel free to contact us there or sign up for whatever interviews slots we have available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Meet Us On Campus
We host events on law school campuses throughout the country each spring. Our goal is to meet prospective summer and first year associates. Please contact the Recruiting Coordinator in your preferred office to obtain a schedule of these events.
Send your résumé and transcript to the recruiting contacts at the office in which you are most interested. If you are interested in more than one office, send them to the recruiting contacts at each of those offices, with a note that you are applying to multiple offices. Our recruiting contacts all work closely together.
Feel free to get in touch with any of our recruiting contacts, or any of the lawyers you meet from the firm.
Click here to view our recruiting contacts.
Yes. A very significant percentage of our lawyers clerked for U.S. District Courts, Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. If you are interested, simply send your resume to our recruiting contacts listed above.
Generally yes for both seniority and compensation purposes. Federal judicial clerks are eligible for a $175,000 clerkship bonus.
Quinn Emanuel is an equal opportunity employer. The firm is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member and Vietnam Era veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, handicap, genetic information, disability or any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.
Recruiting Contacts
US Offices
Our U.S. offices are currently accepting applications for associates. We are also interested in receiving applications from associates who are completing federal judicial clerkships. To apply for an associate position, please send your resume, law school transcript, and cover letter to the appropriate recruiting contact at the office of your interest.
Foreign Offices
If you are interested in working at one of our offices outside the United States, we suggest you contact those offices directly.