Hiring Information
Whether you’re a second-year law student about to start your career or an attorney looking to expand your practice, the people who join us do so to practice law in a thriving, challenging environment alongside lawyers who are at the top of their fields. And our lawyers share core values of excellence, integrity, client focus, teamwork, energy, and diversity.
2L Recruiting
The firm conducts on-campus interviews at a number of schools in the United States and Canada. Following an initial screening interview, either on campus or at the firm, we will extend invitations for “callback” interviews. If you're invited for a callback interview, we will provide you with detailed information on how to coordinate your visit. During your callback, you’ll meet with approximately six lawyers. We make every effort to provide you with a mix of interviewers from different practice areas and at different levels of seniority, including both partners and associates. If you would like to meet lawyers with particular backgrounds, experiences or profiles, please let us know.
After your callback, the firm will make a decision regarding your candidacy. The timing for extending offers may vary; however, we do our best to make decisions as quickly as possible. Throughout the process, we encourage you to maintain open lines of communication with our Recruiting Team and we, in turn, will stay in touch with you.
Lateral Candidates
We’re always interested in meeting talented lawyers at all levels. Our training programs, client roster, experience, and open culture are outstanding, as are our domestic and international practices, and our level of international integration. Premier U.S.-trained lawyers are in demand across our offices. We also recruit locally trained lawyers in various locations.
Please note we do not accept judicial clerk resumes from search firms.
Judicial Clerks
We highly value the insight and experience gained from a judicial clerkship and have a keen interest in recruiting current judicial clerks who wish to pursue a career with us. Lawyers who join us after completing a one-year U.S. federal district or appellate court clerkship, highest state court clerkship, or Canadian appellate clerkship receive a bonus of $50,000. Those associates who complete an eligible clerkship of two years or two one-year clerkships will receive a total bonus of $70,000. Bonuses for any other type of clerkship will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. U.S. Supreme Court clerks receive an additional competitive bonus.
Please note we do not accept judicial clerk resumes from search firms.
Submit An Application
To view a list of open positions and submit your application materials, please visit the Shearman Careers page.
Shearman & Sterling LLP is an equal opportunity employer without regard to race or color, religion, national origin or ancestry, gender or gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Please note: all applications must be submitted through our online portal. We are unable to accept submissions via email. If you require technical assistance with the portal, please click here.
Search Firms
Please note that recruiting agency users are prohibited from completing and submitting employment applications on behalf of any applicant for open roles at Shearman & Sterling LLP. Please submit candidates through the recruiting agency portal, accessible to those recruiting agencies assigned by Shearman & Sterling to specific posted job searches. If you require credentials for the portal, please click here to submit a request.
