July 23, 2008
 
Why Choose Davies?
 
 

We are recognized as the pre-eminent business law firm and consistently ranked as a market leader in each of our core practice areas.  Our early partnership structure is unique among law firms and we have a very high ratio of partners to associates.  Due to our non-hierarchical environment and smaller size, students assume considerable responsibility early in their careers and have abundant opportunities to work directly with partners in a very informal and collegial setting.  Our generalist approach to the practice of law trains students to become well-rounded lawyers as opposed to specialists in particular transactions or practice areas.  Our non-structured setting promotes the sharing of work and a cooperative team spirit.  For example, we believe clients belong to the firm, not to a particular lawyer.  We also believe that targets for billable hours are not in our best interests so have not set targets for students or lawyers.  Internal competition and self-promotion are counter-cultural to our sense of community.  This mutually respectful atmosphere naturally results in increased opportunities for students to become involved immediately with meaningful and interesting work.  This hands-on training and learning allows students to contribute to the success of transactions and cases by quickly becoming highly valued members with direct client contact.  We dedicate significant resources (including all of the support, assistance and technology that is available for our lawyers) to our student program and are committed to providing our students with the tools necessary to become partners.  In a nutshell, Davies is a great place to quickly build a rewarding and successful legal career.