Sidley Austin LLP
- Employees in region:
- 1,184
- Sector:
- Services
- HQ location:
- Chicago, IL
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Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world's premier law firms, with a practice highly attuned to the ever-changing international landscape. The firm has built a reputation for being a powerful adviser for global businesses, with approximately 1,700 lawyers in 18 offices worldwide. The firm was founded in Chicago in 1866 and has 515 lawyers and 647 staff here. Sidley maintains a commitment to providing quality legal services and to offering advice in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters spanning virtually every area of law. The firm's lawyers have wide-reaching legal backgrounds and are dedicated to teamwork, collaboration and achieving superior legal results for our clients.
Many of the world's leading organizations often turn to Sidley with their most important legal matters.
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“I love working at Sidley because of the intellectual stimulation, but more importantly, because of the people I work with and the atmosphere and culture.”
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“Good benefits and the easy and intelligent environment. Despite the heavy workload, working at Sidley is fun and challenging at the same time. ”
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“The leaders of the firm have great vision and direction and challenge those of us that need to be challenged professionally with interesting and thought-provoking projects. ”
“The respect I'm given as an individual, the environment and the people.”