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INTERESTED IN WORKING IN ATLANTA? A JOB SEARCH GUIDE

Researching your available options and resources is the key to starting any effective job search. This resource is designed t o help you start

exploring local law firms, as well as employers in the public interest, government and state and federal courts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LAW FIRMS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

CORPORATE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

GOVERNMENT .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

COURTS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

ACADEMIA ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

GUIDE TO LIVING IN ATLANTA .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

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ATLANTA LAW FIRMS

GENERAL INFORMATION

List of firms based in Atlanta with more than 50 attorneys

Avery Index ranks the top patent firms in Atlanta as measured by the number of registered patent agents in the law firm.

Some additional firms of note with summer programs in Atlanta

Bondurant Mixson & Elmore (34 attys)

Ford & Harrison (43)

Freeman Mathis & Gary (46)

Rogers & Hardin (41)

50-100

Carlock Copeland—66

Drew Eckl & Farnham—80

Hall Booth Smith &

Slover—67

Hawkins Parnell Thackston

& Young—69

Parker Hudson Rainer &

Dobbs—80 (multiple

offices)

Swift, Currie, McGhee &

Hiers—91

Weinberg, Wheeler,

Hudgins, Gunn & Dial—69

100-150

Arnall Golden Gregory—148

Smith, Gambrell & Russell—

113

150-200

McKenna Long &

Aldridge—161

Morris, Manning &

Martin—165

Sutherland Abill &

Brennan—187

200-250

Kilpatrick Townsend—

225

Troutman Sanders –225

250-400

Alston & Bird—380

King & Spalding—363

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Bar membership directories can help you identify law firms in the area.

Atlanta Bar Membership Directory

State Bar of Georgia Membership Directory

To find additional firms in Atlanta, please use the additional firm resources found HERE.

FIRMS WITH W&L CONNECTIONS

Firms are included in this list if either: (1) A W&L student from the classes of 2010-2013 worked at the firm during a summer, or (2) a W&L alumnus

practices at the firm. Links to the firm’s website are provided in the title. Make sure that you research the firm before submitting application materials.

Some of the firms listed are boutique firms for particular practice areas, some are small law firms with few attorneys, and some are offices of a large

national law firm. If the recruiting contact is not yet available, send materials inquiring about positions to a partner in the office, ideally one that you

have a connection.

LAW FIRM # OF ATTYS IN OFFICE

RECRUITING CONTACT W&L SUMMER ASSOCIATE (CLASS OF 2010-2012)

RECRUIT AT W&L (FOR SUMMER 2013)

ALUMNI AT OFFICE

Alston & Bird 380 Erin L. Springer, Attorney Hiring Manager, [email protected]

X (2L) Texas Interview Program & OCI

Sarah Hess ‘09L Donald Houser ‘07L William Humphreys ‘68L Charles Yates ‘10L

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP 148 Charlotte Rigby, Attorney Recruitment Coordinator, [email protected] Summer program information and application instructions HERE

Symplicity Job Posting

Jane Ledlie ‘08L

Ashe, Rafuse & Hill (Employment Law and Litigation)

15 Camille Maldonado, Recruiting Coordinator, [email protected] T: 404-870-6897

William Hill Jr., ’74, ‘77L

Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz

65 Helen Beasley, Recruiting Assistant, [email protected]

OCI Linda A. Klein 83L

Beardsley PC 2 D. Pearson Beardsley, [email protected]

D. Pearson Beardsley ‘01L Joseph Toner ‘11L

Burr & Forman 42 Katherine Marsh, Director of Recruitment & Professional Development, [email protected]

Edward H. Brown ‘80L

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(Submit 2L resumes after August 14)

Cantor Colburn LLP (Intellectual Property Boutique)

9 Human Resources Cantor Colburn LLP 20 Church ST 22nd Floor Hartford, CT 06103, [email protected]

Blake I. Dorr 06L

Chilivis Cochran Larkins & Bever 11 William W. Fagan III ‘06L

Davis, Matthews & Quigley 16 Forward your resume to [email protected] Baxter L. Davis 66L

Fisher & Phillips, LLP (Labor and Employment boutique)

49 *Sometimes accepts entry-level attorney applications* [email protected]

Robert J. Berghel 61L

Ford & Harrison 46 Alice Trahant, Director of Recruiting, [email protected]

Michael L. Lowry ‘68L

Freeman Mathis & Gary 46 Actively recruits 3L students without summer program. Send letter of interest and resume to Paula Covington at [email protected].

Benton J. Mathis 84L

Jones Day 127 Ms. Emily Cuff, Recruiting Manager, [email protected]

X (2L) Symplicity Job Posting

Randall M. Hawkins 01L Lizanne Thomas 82L

Herman Gerel 2 David A. McKay 89L

Huff Powell Bailey 16 M. Scott Bailey, Managing Partner, [email protected]

David Mackenzie’11L

Hunton & Williams 47 Becky Chavez, [email protected]

Mathew Calvert ‘79L

James D. Humphries ‘07L Kurt A. Powell 85L

Kim & Kert 2 Chong J. Kim 92L

King & Spalding 363 Amy Marsh, recruiting manager, [email protected]

Symplicity Job Posting

W. Austin Jowers ‘03L Mark Maloney ‘94L Michael E. Paulhus 02L William R. Spalding 84L Tyler Wolf ‘08L

Krevolin Horst 13 Stanley G. Brading ‘79L

Littler Mendelson 39 Michele LeSieur, [email protected] Apply online, specify office of interest.

X (1L)

McGuire Woods 45 Ann D. McGhee, Firmwide Manager of Attorney Recruiting, [email protected]

Andrew G. Phillips 03L

Moore Law Group 1 X (2L)

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Morris, Manning & Martin 165 Kim Hensarling Director of Attorney Recruiting & Development, [email protected]

Summer and permanent positions posted HERE

David W. Cranshaw 77L

Obenschain & Chandler, P.C. (Real Estate Boutique)

4 Samuel L. Obenschain 72L

Ogletree Deakins (Labor and Employment Boutique)

48 Sharon Wardrip, SPHR, Director of Attorney Recruiting and retention, [email protected]

Margaret H. Campbell 81L

Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough 93 Emily Martin Legal Recruiting and Development Administrator, email

Matthew T. Gomes 98L James R. Kanner 82L Elizabeth McKee

Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs 80 (multiple offices)

Ms. Michelle M. Reed Recruiting and Professional Development Manager, [email protected]

Daniel H. Ennis 09L

Paul Hastings 61 Ms. Kelley Browning, Senior Coordinator of Attorney Recruiting (Firmwide), [email protected]

Symplicity Job Posting

Erika L. Leonard 03L

Ray & Sherman (healthcare and commercial litigation)

6 Lottice Bolton at (404) 892-3600, or [email protected]

Kara A. Davis 93L

Seyfarth Shaw LLP 88 Jennifer Carrion, Legal Recruiting Manager, [email protected]

John T. Murray 85L

Smith, Currie & Hancock 35 Human Resources, [email protected]

Information

Eric L. Nelson 92L

Stites & Harbison 26 Cheri Upchurch, Atlanta Office Manager, [email protected]

B. Walker Entwistle 07L J.D. Humphries ‘69L

Taylor English Duma LLP 117 Tobi B. Wiseman ‘02L

Troutman Sanders 225 Summer Associate: Lauren W. Stone, Recruiting Manager

X (2L) Brandon Marzo ‘99L Andrew Pittman ‘01L

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[email protected] Lateral and Entry-level: Clare Roath, Director of Recruiting, [email protected]

Wagner, Johnston & Rosenthal, P.C. 12 C. David Johnston, [email protected] C. David Johnston 74L

Weissman Nowack Curry & Wilco 52 Ms. Regan Holroyd, Professional Development Manager, [email protected] Search for open positions HERE

George E. Nowack 81L

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

63 Beth Keasler Director, Entry-Level Recruiting & Development, [email protected]

Carolyn S. Wilson 81L

CORPORATE

GENERAL INFORMATION

Atlanta ranks third in the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in its metropolitan area, behind New York City and Houston. Several major

national and international companies are head-quarted in Atlanta or its nearby suburbs, including 10 Fortune 500 Companies:

Home Depot

United Parcel Service

Coca-Cola

Delta Air Lines

Southern

Genuine Parts

First Data

SunTrust Banks

Newell Rubbermaid

Other headquarters for some major companies in Atlanta include:

Arby’s Restaurant Group

Chick-Fil-A

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Earthlink

Equifax

Georgia-Pacific

Waffle House

Employment information can usually be found on the Career section of the website for the company and internship opportunities are often available.

To find additional corporations in Atlanta, please use the additional resources found HERE.

CORPORATE WITH W&L CONNECTIONS

Businesses are included in the list below if either: (1) A W&L student from the classes of 2010-2013 worked in the office during a summer, or (2) a

W&L alumnus practices at the business. Most of the featured alumni contact information can be found in Colonnade Connections. If available,

application instructions are provided. If no application instructions are provided, try to reach out directly to the general counsel’s office to inquire about

whether legal internships are available.

BUSINESS APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS (IF AVAILABLE) SUMMER INTERN (CLASSES OF 2010-2013)

ALUMNI

DS Waters of America, Inc.

Search for jobs HERE Katherine T. Boone 06L, Counsel

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Search for jobs/internships HERE Human resources Entry level positions available

Courtney C. Enloe 97L, Senior Litigation Counsel

Heery International Richard J. Nikonovich-Kahn 82L

Home Depot, Inc. Search for positions HERE Kristin L. Ray 96L, Senior Attorney

Melrose Matthew R. Nozemack 99L, General Counsel

MLQ Attorney Services, Inc.

Lever F. Stewart 84L, President and CEO

NationsBuilders Insurance Services Inc.

Contact Chief Legal Counsel Robert Moore, [email protected] to inquire about internship opportunities. Or send materials to HR, [email protected].

John C. Parker 78L, Corporate Counsel

SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.

Search for positions HERE Brian S. Dowhower 96L, Vice President Investment Banking

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GOVERNMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION

State of Georgia agency job sites can be found HERE

Links to Atlanta government agencies can be found HERE.

Additional links to Georgia Government agencies

Attorney General of Georgia

Office of the Fulton County District Attorney

U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia

Fulton County Office of the County Attorney

The Atlanta Attorney General’s Office Hiring Information

Takes summer interns

Hires entry-level attorneys, but must first be a member of the GA bar.

To identify additional government agencies in Atlanta, please use the additional resources found HERE.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH W&L CONNECTIONS

Government agencies are included in the list below if either: (1) A W&L student from the classes of 2010-2013 worked at the agency during a summer;

(2) a W&L alumnus practices in the agency. Most of the featured alumni contact information can be found in Colonnade Connections. If available,

application instructions are provided. If application instructions are not available, reach out directly to the government office to inquire about internship

information.

GOVERNMENT OFFICE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS (IF AVAILABLE) SUMMER INTERN (CLASSES OF 2010-2013)

ALUMNI

Atlanta City Attorney’s Office Internship information HERE Jennifer Andrews, ‘04L

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Assistant City Attorney

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Government Honors and Internship Handbook has information on internship and entry-level positions.

Andrea F. Toliver ‘84L

Federal Defender Program Internship information HERE Richard B. Holcomb ‘00L

Fulton County District Attorney’s Office

Internship information HERE Full-time position information HERE

X (2L)

Georgia Department of Driver Services

Positions posted HERE Rob Mikell ‘95L, Deputy Commissioner

Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council

Internship information HERE X (2L)

Georgia Public Service Commission Career information HERE X (2L)

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of

the U.S. Trustee

Internship information HERE Honors Program for Entry Level positions HERE

Lindsay N. Swift 08L

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Roanoke office interviews on campus for summer positions in multiple offices, including this one.

X (2L)

PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS

Nonprofit organizations are included in this list if either: (1) A W&L student from the classes of 2010-2013 worked at the organization during a

summer; (2) a W&L alumnus practices at the organization. To identify additional nonprofit organizations in Atlanta, please use the additional resources

found HERE. Most of the featured alumni contact information can be found in Colonnade Connections. If available, application instructions are

provided.

Links to the organization’s website are provided in the title. Make sure that you research the agency before submitting application materials.

ORGANIZATION APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS (IF AVAILABLE) STUDENT INTERN (CLASS OF 2010-2013)

ALUMNI

Atlanta Legal Aid Society Employment information HERE Erin Willoughby ‘08L

Georgia Justice Project Internship information HERE. For post-graduate employment, accepts fellows through Equal Justice Works and other fellowships

X (1L) Douglas B. Ammar 89L, Executive Director

The Carter Center--Sudan

Beth Plachta ‘09L, Assistant Project Coordinator

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COURTS

Courts are included in this list if either: (1) A W&L student from the classes of 2010-2013 worked at the court during a summer; (2) the court had a

W&L post-graduate clerk from the Classes of 2005-2010, (3) the judge is an alumnus of Washington and Lee.

To identify additional courts and judges, please use the additional resources found HERE. If you are interested in post-graduate clerkships in these

courts, set up a meeting with Lorri to discuss your application strategy. If you are interested in a summer internship, reach out to the judge or clerk

directly to inquire whether the judge/court takes judicial interns and how you should apply.

COURT CONTACT STUDENT SUMMER INTERNS (CLASS OF 2010-2013)

ALUMNI CLERKS

Georgia Court of Appeals Clerk: Holly Sparrow 404-656-3450 Hon. Anne Barnes 404-656-3454

X (Hon. Anne Barnes) (1L) Paul A. Robblee 72L, Staff Attorney

Fulton County Juvenile Court List of Judges Internship information

Cassandra Kirk 92L. Associate Judge

Fulton County Superior Court

Clerk: Cathelene Robinson 404-730-7993 Hon. Craig Schwall: 404-612-8667

X (Honorable Craig Schwall) (1L)

Adam M. Goodman, Chapter 13 Trustee

Jason L. Rogers 05L

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia

Hon. Horner Drake: 678-423-3080 Michael Hill ‘12L (Hon. Judge Horner Drake)

U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit Clerk: John Ley 404-335-6100 Hon. Frank Hull: 404-335-6550 Hon. Stanley Birch: 404-335-6333

Charles Yates ‘10L (Hon. Frank M. Hull) Josh Humphries ‘07L (Hon. Stanley Birch)

U.S. District Court for Northern District of Georgia

Clerk: James Hatten 404-215-1600 Hon. Orinda Evans: 404-215-1390

Donald Houser ‘07L (Hon. Orinda Evans)

ACADEMIA COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ALUMNI

Emory University Timothy D. Downes 93L, Director, Athletics & Recreation

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John Marshall Law School Erika M. Walker-Cash 07L, Assistant Director Office of Academic Achievement

LIVING IN ATLANTA

Bar Associations

State o Georgia State Bar Association

Local

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o Atlanta Bar Association o Sandy Springs Bar Association

Specialty o Gate City Bar Association (African American Bar Association) o Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association o Georgia Hispanic Bar Association o South Asian Bar Association of Georgia o Stonewall Bar Association (GLBT)

General Georgia Job Search Resources

Georgia Careers

Georgia Department of Labor

Looking for Housing?

Emory Summer Housing

NALP Apartment Exchange Search for housing opportunities posted by students in NALP member schools.

Padmapper allows you to search for apartments by looking at a map and choosing location.

Atlanta Craigslist.

Things to Do on Weekends

This resource describes how to have fun in Atlanta on the cheap.

Business Journal’s list of top rated cocktails, restaurants, and attractions

Legal News Publications

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Fulton County Daily Report

Georgia Bar Journal Local Newspapers

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Nation

Salary Information

Visit www.nalp.org, go to “research and statistics” and click on “salaries & Compensation.”

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Cost of Living Comparison – Compares salaries in different locations, as well as prices of transportation, groceries, housing, utilities, and healthcare.

Payscale.com includes tools for calculating salary ranges.

Paycheck City offers tools to calculate take home pay, gross pay, etc.