Sidley’s DC Hiring Partner Doesn’t Want ‘Sharp-Elbow Types’
The hiring partner at Sidley & Austin’s Washington, D.C., office isn’t looking for cutthroat lawyers.
“We pride ourselves on our collegial and collaborative environment,” D.C. hiring partner Karen Popp tells the Careerist blog. “We look for lawyers who are not sharp-elbow types, who show maturity and good judgment. We give them a lot of responsibility early on.”
Popp tells the Careerist that she looks for hints about personality in substantive conversations during interviews. “We ask them about their law review notes or their judicial clerkships. You can gauge a lot from how someone explains what they’ve worked on,” she says.
The Careerist notes that Sidley has been noted for its work-life balance policies by Yale Law Women and Working Mother magazine. Popp agrees the firm “is a wonderful place for women,” a fact that is touted during interviews. “There’s such a sisterhood in this firm; there’s no messing with us,” she says.
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