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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)

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Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:23 pm

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.

. . . .

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.

BSF hires 2Ls in its Miami office