Choate, one of the nation’s premier law firms, is different from most other Biglaw firms in ways we believe materially benefit our clients and our talent. All our lawyers are under one roof in Boston, focused on a select group of areas where we practice at the top of the market, nationally and internationally, and represent clients in their largest and most significant matters.
Our single-office model gives us the ability to provide clients with a dedicated, leanly staffed team of lawyers led by highly experienced, hands-on partners, and associates working under their direction. Choate’s lawyers work together in one location and across services, maximizing value for clients by developing a sophisticated understanding of their businesses and goals and fostering long-term, collaborative relationships. Through independent research with our clients, we’ve confirmed that the teamwork of our lawyers affords us the unusual ability to partner with clients in their success by offering customized, high-quality, practical, business-oriented solutions.
Our practice areas include Private Equity / M&A, Finance and Restructuring, Complex Investigations and Litigation, Life Sciences and Technology Companies and Family Office Services. Choate’s clients extend across the US and many foreign countries and include Fortune 500 companies, public and private companies, PE/VC firms, financial institutions, and wealthy individuals. Choate is consistently recognized by third parties for excellence, including: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business; The Legal 500, World’s Leading Lawyers and International Who’s Who of Lawyers.
I. How we work.
Choate is built different than other leading law firms. We conduct our highly-focused national and international practice from one office in Boston, giving our 220+ lawyers the best of both worlds: high-stakes work in a close-knit environment, where partners truly care about associates’ long-term development and work every day to help them improve.
II. Built for more impact.
Thanks to Choate’s balanced partner-to-associate ratio, our associates typically have the opportunity to work directly with partners from day one, and generally do more advanced work earlier in their careers, developing a stronger skill set sooner than peers at other firms. And because we don’t typically have large, hierarchical teams, our associates get more exposure to the impact of their work at our clients.
III. Focused on your long-term growth.
Our partners work directly with associates to train and develop the next generation of exceptional lawyers. In addition to a comprehensive, individualized mentorship program, we take a personalized approach to all training, work allocation, and feedback to ensure that each associate receives actionable support and guidance. In addition, our professional development team is continually innovating as well as working individually with all of our attorneys to make Choate the best place to develop and grow in the country.
Attorneys and other practitioners who have begun successful careers with other firms, in-house, in academia, or in public service often seek a lateral transition to Choate. Our practice focus and commitment to lean staffing with dedicated teams enable our people to develop expertise and play important roles in client relationships early in their careers. Because integration is critical to the success of our laterals, every one of them is paired with a partner and peer mentor who focus on ensuring a smooth and quick integration into the Firm.
IV. Importance of pro bono and giving back.
Choate maintains a proud tradition of serving our community. Our public service includes traditional pro bono work for the underserved across a broad spectrum of needs, creative collaborations with public and private organizations, and volunteer work for numerous non-profit organizations.
V. Commitment to diversity.
Embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to Choate’s success. We strive to foster an exceptionally inclusive culture and community because it enables us to deliver the best possible experience for our clients and our talent. In 2023, the Firm launched a multi-year Strategic Plan for Diversity Equity and Inclusion that focuses on the core concepts underpinning DEI – attracting, developing, retaining, and promoting the best team. This Plan builds on past Firm efforts in DEI by embracing engagement of everyone at the Firm and setting a course for ongoing innovation and continuous improvement.
VI. The Choate Bonus Program.
Choate’s differences provide material benefits to our clients and the best-in-class talent who join us. We are focused on capitalizing on our unique model in everything we do. This includes compensation. Choate pays base salaries and “market” bonuses which are consistent with the top firms in the country.
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