Wendel Rosen’s practice combines cutting-edge legal expertise with an old-fashioned commitment to client service and maintaining a cooperative work environment for attorneys and staff. We are looking for attorneys who are eager and able to assume significant responsibility early in their careers, but we don’t ask them to completely sacrifice their personal lives in the bargain.

The firm offers attorneys a level of responsibility and client contact that can take years to attain at “mega-firms.” Our team-oriented approach to client service means that attorneys collaborate creatively among diverse practice groups and work closely with clients to make strategic and tactical decisions.

We are constantly seeking talented and energetic junior attorneys and encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

Training & Professional Development
The firm believes that skilled training, mentoring and feedback are key to attorney success. We encourage associates to attend training programs offered by law schools, bar associations, etc., at firm expense. We also invite outside consultants to provide specialized training sessions in-house on topics such as legal writing, effective billing and time management, PowerPoint presentation software, and California conflicts rules and procedures.

We believe that much of junior attorneys’ training takes place in the day-to-day working relationships that develop between associates and partners. The firm assigns a senior associate or partner “mentor” to each new associate. Mentors accept special responsibility for their associates’ training and career development and make themselves available to discuss any issues of interest or concern.

Associates receive informal mid-year reviews from supervising partners. We urge associates to seek feedback from attorneys and staff with whom they work on a regular basis.

Work Assignments
We assign work to new associates on the basis of the associate’s preferences and the current needs of the firm. We recognize that new lawyers are sometimes uncertain about the area in which they wish to ultimately practice. Transfers between departments and practice sections are not unusual. Although the firm has no formal rotation program for new associates, our teamwork structure often helps attorneys to develop experiences that draw on several different practice areas.

Summer Associates Program
Our summer associates program is designed to expose law students to the typical work experience of a new associate, while introducing them to the diversity of our practice and our people. Summer associates are encouraged to work in as many different areas as time permits. Work assignments relate to ongoing client matters and offer practical exposure to the firm’s practice. Typical activities undertaken by summer associates might include drafting motions, contracts and research memoranda; assisting in discovery and diligence activities; and attending depositions, client conferences, closings, oral arguments and trials.

Summer associates are also encouraged to take part in “after work” social outings with our attorneys and staff. In past summers, these events have included Oakland A’s baseball games, San Francisco Bay cruises, golf, and casual gatherings at attorneys’ homes. We believe that it is important for our summer associates to get to know us personally to find out why we like working with one another, our clients and our community.

We strive to hire summer associates who are diverse in their backgrounds and experiences. If you are a second-year law student and are interested in learning more about Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP, we strongly encourage you to contact us. Please send a cover letter, your resume, your law school transcript and a writing sample to:

PMM
Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
P.O. Box 2047
Oakland, CA 94604-2047
or
Recruiting@wendel.com

Contact
Please use the above contacts for general inquiries or to submit a resume for one of our current openings.