Florida Biglaw SA Positions Forum

[Anonymous User]

I've seen a lot of posts on here asking about Florida biglaw SA positions. The general answer is that they're hard to come by, but when I went through my OCI process, I pulled available 2021 SA data to give a more specific answer. This is what I found. Of course, hiring patterns change year to year and things will be different this summer; my hope is that this can give a general idea of what to expect.

Note: It's difficult to find information about non-v100 firms, as they aren't listed on NALP Directory or Chambers Associate, so this list is restricted to v100s in Florida.

Total v100 SA Positions in Florida: 53
2L positions: 24
1L positions: 1
Unknown: 28

Breakdown by Firm and Office (where available):

Baker McKenzie
Miami - 1 (2L)

Boies Schiller
Fort Lauderdale - ?
Hollywood - ?
Miami - ?
(May not hire SAs in Florida)

DLA Piper
Miami - ?
(May not hire SAs in Florida)

Foley & Lardner
Jacksonville - 1 (2L)
Miami - 0
Orlando - 1 (2L)
Tallahassee - 1 (2L)
Tampa - 2 (2Ls)

Greenberg Traurig
Fort Lauderdale - 3 (2 2Ls, 1 1L)
Miami - 10 (2Ls)
Orlando - 2 (2Ls)

Hogan Lovells
Miami - 2 (Unknown ratio of 1Ls/2Ls)

Holland & Knight
Unspecified office - 15 (Unknown ratio of 1Ls/2Ls)

Jones Day
Miami - 2 (2Ls)

K&L Gates
Miami - 1 (2L)

McDermott Will & Emery
Miami - 3 (Unknown ratio of 1Ls/2Ls)

Morgan Lewis
Miami - 0

White & Case
Miami - 8 (Unknown ratio of 1Ls/2Ls)

Weil
Miami - 1 (2L)

[Anonymous User]

I've seen a lot of posts on here asking about Florida biglaw SA positions. The general answer is that they're hard to come by, but when I went through my OCI process, I pulled available 2021 SA data to give a more specific answer. This is what I found. Of course, hiring patterns change year to year and things will be different this summer; my hope is that this can give a general idea of what to expect.

Note: It's difficult to find information about non-v100 firms, as they aren't listed on NALP Directory or Chambers Associate, so this list is restricted to v100s in Florida.

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53 SA spots may seem like a lot at first glance, but it really isn't when you consider that Florida has 11 law schools + that plenty of T14 students fight for the chance to get back "home" to the Sunshine State. No one should bet on this outcome.

[Anonymous User]

BSF hires 2Ls in its Miami office