Winston Kicks Off 1L Recruiting at Top Law Schools Across the Country

Recruitment and development of diverse law students is a centerpiece of Winston & Strawn’s efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Our firm identifies diverse candidates for our highly rated Summer Associate Program through a variety of programs and initiatives, including sponsoring and participating in recruiting events and career fairs hosted by these and other diverse student organizations:

• Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)
• Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
• Empowering Women of Color (EWOC)
• Hispanic Law Students Association (HLSA)
• Lambda Law Students Association
• Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA) 
• Latino/a Law Students Association (LLSA)
• OUTLaw
• RISE – Students Fighting for Free College
• South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA)
• Women’s Law Students Association (WLSA)

This fall, our attorneys have enjoyed meeting talented 1Ls and introducing them to law firm life during events at top law schools across the country:

October

• Columbia Law School (LLSA), Fifteenth Annual Awards Banquet – Michael Fernandez (Columbia ’12)
• Georgetown Law (APALSA), Big Law 101 Cocktail Reception – Sharon Lin (Georgetown ’16) and Halima Nguyen
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (BLSA and LLSA), Meet the Employers Networking Reception – Kevin Waklatsi and Tim Kincaid
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (LLSA), Big Law Lunch Panel – Don Goff (Northwestern ’10)
• University of Michigan Law School (OUTLaw), Fellowship Gala – Jennifer Stadler and Bradley Schlotter
• Washington University School of Law, 1L Diversity Expo – Marissa Sims (WashULaw ’16) and Nassir Hussain

November

• University of Chicago Law School, Diversity Panel – Director of Diversity & Inclusion Sylvia James
• Georgetown Law (RISE), Exam-Taking Workshop – Ade Johnson and Nassir Hussain
• Duke University School of Law (BLSA, LALSA, APALSA, SALSA, OUTLaw), Sharing Our Affinities: 1L Diversity Networking Reception – Lauren Randle (Duke ’10) and Marcus Garcia (Duke ’17). Marcus also spoke on the Employer Panel.
• Columbia Law School (BLSA), Annual Interview Workshop – Lelise Gobena (Columbia ’13), Kyle Foley, Stephen Millington, and Stephanie Parker
• Columbia Law School (BLSA), 1L Diversity Panel – Angela Smedley (Columbia ’10)
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (APALSA), Mock Interview and Resume Review Workshop – Pat Doyle (Northwestern ‘86), Joanna Travalini (Northwestern ‘09), Winston Gu, Neha Nigam, Saranya Raghavan
• University of Chicago Law School (BLSA), Exam-Taking Workshop – Nassir Hussain, DaWanna McCray, and Sean Suber
• University of Virginia School of Law (BLSA), Winter Diversity Reception – Sean Suber (UVA ’14) and Halima Nguyen (UVA ‘18)
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (LLSA), Exam Writing Workshop – Jack Leon (Northwestern ’19), Steve Flores, and Marcus Garcia
• Columbia Law School (EWOC), 1L Diversity Statement Workshop – Cynthia Suarez
• University of Chicago Law School, Resume Review Session – Winston Gu (UChicago ‘12)

December

• Harvard Law School (BLSA), 1L Job Fair – Leo Delgado (Harvard ’13), David Sakowitz (Harvard ’94), and Angela Smedley

Our firm’s commitment to recruiting and retaining diverse attorneys includes offering Winston & Strawn Diversity Scholarships and participating in Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholars. 

Please visit our Law Students section to learn about the application process for Winston’s 2020 summer program.