Winston Meets More Talented 1Ls at Winter/Spring Semester Law School Events

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 winter/spring, our attorneys have enjoyed meeting talented 1Ls and introducing them to law firm life during events with top law schools across the country:

January

• Columbia Law School (EWOC)
  • Winston New York Dinner – Cesie Alvarez, Michelle Chan (Columbia ’13), Lelise Gobena (Columbia ’13), and Anora Wang
  • Practice Interview Program – Cynthia Suarez
• Georgetown Law (RISE), Mock Interviews – Heather Lamberg (Georgetown ’98) and Christopher Man
• Georgetown Law (Latinx), Winston Washington, D.C. Panel – Paul Goulet, Christopher Man, Halima Nguyen, Ariane Andrade
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (BLSA), Winston Chicago Networking Panel and Reception – DaWanna McCray, Tim Kincaid, Sean Suber, Chris Parker, and Angela Smedley

February

• Cornell Law School (OUTLaw), Career Boot Camp – David Sakowitz
• Georgetown Law (APALSA), Lunch Initiative Program – Anora Wang
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (APALSA), Exploring Specialty Practice Areas Panel – Saranya Raghavan
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (BLSA), Owning Your Career in Big Law Panel – Sean Suber
• University of Chicago Law School (Women in Law), Women of Color Panel – Neha Nigam (UChicago ‘17)
• University of Chicago Law School (BLSA), James B. Parsons Legacy Dinner – Chris Parker (UChicago ‘18), Kevin Waklatsi (UChicago ‘14)
• University of Pennsylvania Law School (APALSA), Fighting for Visibility: Asian Americans in Law and Politics – Anora Wang, Winston Gu, Jennifer Stadler, Nasir Hussain
• University of Pennsylvania Law School (BLSA), Sadie Conference and Career Fair – Kyle Foley (Penn ’02), Errol Norman, Malik Williams

March

• Georgetown Law (APALSA), Virtual OCI Mock Interview Program – Sharon Lin (Georgetown ’16)
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (BLSA/APALSA), Spring Affinity Group Mixer – Joanna Travalini (Northwestern ’09), Nasir Hussain
• University of Pennsylvania Law School (Lambda), Firm Hosted Dinner – David Sakowitz, David Valk, Bryce Cooper, Jennifer Stadler, Jack Cartwright (Penn ’19), Jason Pesick

Our firm’s commitment to recruiting and retaining diverse attorneys includes offering Winston & Strawn Diversity Scholarships. Please visit our Diversity & Inclusion page for more information.