Careers
Build your career here
A 24-attorney boutique. Lean teams. Senior-driven matters. Lateral and clerkship hires welcome; we recruit selectively from the top end of the market.
Why lawyers join
The Westbrook & Hayes practice
First-chair experience early
Junior associates here are first chair in motion practice within 18 months. Mid-levels regularly run trials and depositions.
Compensation parity with AmLaw 50
Salaries match the Cravath scale at every class year. Bonuses are merit-based and competitive.
Predictable hours
Average billable target: 1,950 hours. We’re lean and senior-heavy — partners do the work, not the timesheets.
Real partnership track
Equity partnership averaged at year 7–9. We don’t use the title to retain — we elevate.
Pro bono first-chair work
Every associate handles a pro bono matter as first chair within their first three years.
Selective culture
We hire 4–6 associates per year and lateral hires sparingly. The cohort is small and tight.
Open positions
- Apply →Mid-level associate · Securities defense5–7 yr class · NY office
- Apply →Senior associate · M&A6–8 yr class · NY office
- Apply →Litigation associate3–5 yr class · NY or DC
- Apply →Counsel · Government investigationsLateral (former AUSA preferred) · DC office
- Apply →Summer associate (2027)Rising 3L · NY office
- Apply →Federal clerk recruitingPost-clerkship · All practices · Open recruiting