Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP

Also Known As: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, Wildman Harrold, Wildman Dixon, WHAD, WHA&D

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GENERAL INFO

Headquarters: Chicago, IL
1 office
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THE BUZZ…

"Snooty"
"Nicest attorneys around"
"Regional"
"Superb IP department"

NEWS AND UPDATES

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ABOUT THIS COMPANY:

Ed. note: On October 1, 2011, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP merged with Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP to form Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP. The profile below refers to the pre-merger Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP.

Roots

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon was founded as the first spinoff from Kirkland & Ellis and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007. It's no secret that the firm had extensive merger discussions with Reed Smith in 2005, though the talks fell through late in the year when conflicts of interest could not be resolved. The firm also streamlined operations by closing its London office. Despite the distractions of merger discussions and internal reorganization, the firm reports that it ended 2005 with its best financial performance in firm history.

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SALARIES

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Firm culture

Wildman Harrold associates describe their firm as "social," "amicable," "friendly," "open" and "down-to-earth." One M&A expert tells us, "The firm is relatively relaxed, and many of the attorneys spend time together outside the office." An associate in another department agrees: "It is a good group of people to work with. The attorneys here even have a sense of humor (at times)." Associates appreciate the quality of work and especially "the small case program, which allows younger associates to handle small matters to gain hands-on experience." As one midlevel lawyer says, "The people are great, the work is challenging, though we could use more work and a better mentoring system, as it's tough getting a lot of the answers I need."

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Getting Hired

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Hiring process

If you want to work at Wildman Harrold as a first-year, the firm's associates recommend that you had better first land a job as a summer associate -- failing that, you may be better off trying to cross over as a lateral. "It is next to impossible to get hired here as a first-year associate without having been a summer intern, but the firm hires a lot of laterals with experience," advises one recent lateral hire. As for the specific qualities that the firm finds attractive, associates single out "experience" and "readiness to hit the ground running." According to the firm, "Individuals who have tremendous initiative, are fast learners and want an opportunity to excel are well suited for a career at Wildman Harrold."

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