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McGuireWoods LLP

Also Known As: McGuireWoods, McGuire Woods, McGuire Woods and Battle, McGuire Woods & Battle
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GENERAL INFO

Headquarters: Richmond, VA
19 offices
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THE BUZZ…

• “Good culture”
• “Southern”
• “Bank counsel”
• “Profit-oriented”

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Vault's Scoop

Uppers

• “Variety and amount of work”
• “People and staff are top-notch”
• “Significant responsibility”

Downers

• “Low pay for the hours expected”
• “Feels disjointed, like an alliance of small firms”
• “Your career is controlled by a committee hundreds of miles away”

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ABOUT THIS COMPANY:

THE SCOOP

McGuireWoods’ roots stretch back to 1834 in Charlottesville, Virginia, when Egbert R. Watson began his law practice. Today, the firm regularly serves the automotive, banking and financial services, chemicals, energy resources, food processing, general manufacturing, government, health care, insurance, real estate, retailing, sports and entertainment, technology and telecom, and transportation industries. 

McGuire’s Mergers

Thirty-six years after Egbert Watson launched his firm, he formed a partnership with George Perkins—it was the firm’s first merger, but certainly not its last. 

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McGuireWoods REVIEWS


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McGuireWoods SALARIES


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McGuireWoods SURVEY SAYS


OUR SURVEY SAYS

Vault’s Verdict: Associates at McGuireWoods enjoy the collegial environment and gaining substantive legal experience early on in their careers. A disconnect between branches and management that seems distant, however, has left some associates feeling adrift in big firm bureaucracy.

Associate Life

Satisfaction
• “The firm expects hard work from its associates (as does any large firm), but, in my experience, allows associates to take on as much responsibility as they demonstrate a willingness and ability to handle.”
• “Biggest problem is not being overburdened with menial work, but being uncomfortable with too much responsibility with lack of access to incredibly busy partners.”
• “I generally enjoy my practice and my closest colleagues. But I feel very little attachment to the firm as a whole because I see no indication that it values me.”
• “Not much feedback and virtually no information about long term career path, but good work and good people.”




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McGuireWoods LLP Perspective

Your Career at McGuire Woods

McGuireWoods is a global law firm with approximately 900 lawyers and 19 strategically located offices worldwide. Sharply focused on our clients, McGuireWoods ensures that all of the firm's actions are based on what will best benefit our clients. Tracing the firm's roots back to 1834, McGuireWoods has a long history of growth through mergers with predecessor firms in existing markets, as well as client-centered expansion into new markets. Working with clients to develop these strategies, we are able to keep pace with their changing needs – helping them meet their goals. This has been our philosophy for more than 175 years, and it continues to direct our endeavors as we look toward the future.

As a McGuireWoods lawyer, you’ll reap the benefits of a resource-rich, large firm, but in the close-knit, supportive environment you’d expect from a small firm. McGuireWoods is a distinguished, yet familial place to work and grow. 

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Getting Hired



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Vault’s Verdict: Academic pedigree, work experience and a clerkship all help grab the attention of McGuireWoods. The firm has also turned to aggressive lateral hiring as part of its growth strategy.



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