Miller Canfield has earned its reputation for excellence among the nation's law firms. This success has been built on hard work and a tradition of working together as a team, by blending the talents of many fine attorneys to deliver services of the highest quality to our clients. The concept of team permeates our work life and our service to clients--we believe that the team approach allows us to perform the client's work in high-quality, cost-effective fashion, and that it is a natural impetus for effective training. Like any other team, Miller Canfield requires members with a wide variety of skills and experience, so we believe it is imperative that we make smart hiring decisions about laterals as well as entry level lawyers. Many, but not all, of our entry level lawyers come to us through our Summer Associate Program. Among our lateral hires are lawyers who sought us out, those who were recommended to us by others as being of Miller Canfield caliber, and lawyers who we believed would add special value to the firm and our clients. No matter what road they travel to our door, however, new lawyers are welcomed, oriented to their new firm and practice group, and given the support they need to immediately take on challenging work. Our support system includes orientation, training and mentoring, and important benefits as indicated on the Associate Benefits Summary. Finally, here are some common questions, and their answers, regarding our hiring of entry level and lateral lawyers: Q: Does the firm ever hire lawyers at the entry level, who did not go through the summer program? A: Of course. Sometimes, our groups or offices have hiring needs that cannot be met with candidates from the summer program. In those cases, we schedule in-office interviews for those groups or offices, from among entry-level candidates we have identified. Q: Are all of your lawyers either associates or principals in the firm? A: No. We hire to meet our clients' needs, and sometimes we need lawyers on a temporary basis, or on a project basis, so we may hire "contract" attorneys to meet such needs. Additionally, since the firm rarely brings a "lateral" attorney directly into the principalship, and since some attorneys remain as valued members of our team outside the principals' ranks, we have established attorney classes such as "Senior Attorney" and "Senior Counsel." And, some of our most highly-valued lawyers, with the sharpest legal minds and the greatest expertise, are those "retired" principals who remain active contributors to the firm as "Of Counsel" attorneys. Q: Is the compensation set in advance for each of those attorney classes? A: With the exception of the Associate Salary Schedule, compensation is not set in advance but is determined on a case-by-case basis. Q: If I want to be considered for an entry-level position, but I did not go through the Summer Associate Program, who do I contact? A: Michael P. McGee, Hiring Chair, Entry Level and Summer Program Mary Wassel, Manager of Professional Recruitment Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. 150 West Jefferson, Suite 2500 Detroit, Michigan 48226-4415 Q: If I want to be considered as a lateral hire, what does Miller Canfield want to know about me? A: We want to know all we can, to make an informed decision about whether your experience, practice area, client base, career objectives and values make a good fit with our firm. You should provide us with detailed resume information as well as a description of what you think you will bring to the table at Miller Canfield. Q: Who should I contact if I want to be considered as a lateral hire? A: Michael P. McGee, Lateral Hiring Chair Mary Wassel, Manager of Professional Recruitment Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. 150 West Jefferson, Suite 2500 Detroit, Michigan 48226-4415
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