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Birmingham

100 Brookwood Place
7th Floor
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 868-6000

Mobile

RSA-Battle House Tower
11 North Water Street
P.O. Box 1578
Mobile, AL 36633
(251) 433-6049

Careers

Starnes & Atchison is one of the country's leading civil litigation firms, and the firm's continued success depends upon attracting the best and brightest legal talent. Each summer the firm brings in a small number of top law students: those who are looking for an exciting and challenging career in the comfort of a close-knit firm. Although all are exceptionally intelligent and have unsurpassed academic credentials, transcripts alone don't determine the firm's hiring decisions. Starnes & Atchison is looking for affable, well-rounded advocates who work well with a team while adhering to the highest standard of professional ethics.

Starnes & Atchison believes that the practice of law should be an enjoyable profession. The firm values its attorneys not just as colleagues, but as friends. The firm is an informal, open-door culture where everyone is on a first-name basis. This high-energy, friendly atmosphere fosters teamwork among the lawyers, enhancing both their professional and personal lives.

The focus of Starnes & Atchison's summer program is giving law students an unvarnished view of the legal practice. The firm offers a unique opportunity for law students to do much more than legal research and writing. Summer associates view the litigation process first-hand by accompanying attorneys out of the office to attend activities such as meetings with witnesses, depositions, hearings, and trials. The firm also presents a firm-wide training session during the summer with instructions from top trial lawyers, as well as outside speakers and judges. The law students also attend weekly small group discussions where firm attorneys provide guidance on the art of litigation.

The firm is founded on a mentoring system where each new associate is partnered with a senior attorney who offers guidance and training. Likewise, each summer associate is assigned mentors to advise and assist him or her during the summer. These mentors are a valuable source of information on the summer program, the firm, and the summer associates' ultimate decision on their careers.

Projects assigned to summer associates vary, but typically range from short research projects and preparation of memoranda of law to more extensive research projects and assisting attorneys in preparation of legal briefs. The firm's diverse clientele allows for a wide range of assignments and numerous different activities outside of the office.

Starnes & Atchison's summer program includes a variety of social events, which have in years past included a private party at the Birmingham Museum of Art, a firm golf tournament, a party at Lake Martin, a crawfish/shrimp boil and various informal events at the homes of the attorneys. These provide an opportunity for summer associates to get to know the attorneys and their families in an informal setting.

Salaries for summer associates and first year associate attorneys are competitive with those offered by other prominent law firms in the state.

For more information, send an e-mail to the firm at info@starneslaw.com. Resumes (along with transcripts and writing samples) may be sent to the following address: