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Lateral FAQ
Who are the Firm’s clients?
LeClairRyan’s clients range in size from Fortune 500 companies to local, family-owned businesses to start-ups in emerging markets. We represent clients from varied industries, such as banking and financial services, health care and insurance, construction and real estate, manufacturing and retail, and biotech and e-commerce.
Who are the Firm’s people?
LeClairRyan attorneys are well known to the legal, business and civic communities in Richmond and throughout Virginia and Washington, D.C. In fact, their peers consistently recognize them among the “Legal Elite” in the annual Virginia Business list. They hail from renowned universities and law schools, with significant legal experience and established reputations gained in law firms, federal and state government agencies, the military, and the corporate world. It is this level of professionalism that allows LeClairRyan to recruit and retain bright, energetic associates and partners, and that also garnered the Firm recognition among America’s Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree.
What is the management structure?
A Board of Directors, composed of shareholders, governs LeClairRyan. The Board has vested substantial management authority in the Firm’s Executive Officers (Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and President) and Executive Committee. Additionally, responsibility for hiring and promotion is largely vested in the Associates Committee, the Officers Committee and the President.
What is the daily office environment?
LeClairRyan offers a professional office environment with the autonomy to work in the manner that is most relevant and valuable for the attorney’s individual client, and most rewarding and professionally satisfying for the attorney.
What is the relationship among firm offices?
Each office has its own personality, but functions as an extension of LeClairRyan and enjoys all Firm resources. Attorneys frequently travel between offices, and, if not able to travel to Richmond, participate via teleconference in monthly Firm and Board meetings.
Does LeClairRyan offer CLE programs?
At all levels, LeClairRyan supplements day-to-day learning with an emphasis on legal training and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes. The Firm frequently sponsors in-house training sessions for all attorneys. Overall, LeClairRyan is committed to the professional and personal development of each of its attorneys.
Does LeClairRyan contribute to the community?
LeClairRyan believes strongly in doing its part as a catalyst for positive change in the communities where we live and work. Each year, the Firm supports the American Heart Association Heart Walk, the Salvation Army Angel Tree and the United Way. The Paralegal Civic Committee recruits volunteers for events such as the Special Olympics. Additionally, many of our attorneys serve in leadership positions in civic organizations such as the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the Richmond Children’s Museum, the Better Business Bureau Foundation, and the American Heart Association.
Does LeClairRyan value diversity?
LeClairRyan has chartered a Diversity Committee to work toward aligning the Firm with the American Corporate Counsel Association’s Diversity in the Workplace initiative. In addition the Firm has adopted a formal diversity policy, which you may read about on the Firm's website.
Does the Firm offer a mentoring program to new attorneys?
Each new attorney (associate or partner) is assigned a partner mentor for a one-year formal mentoring relationship. Mentors assist new attorneys with the transition to the practice of law within the unique LeClairRyan culture. The Mentoring Program at LeClairRyan is an important component of the Firm’s overall effort to provide the training, support and guidance needed by all new attorneys to realize their potential and succeed within the Firm.
Do associates have a future at LeClairRyan?
Yes. The Firm’s focus on sophisticated legal work with a low-overhead cost structure offers new associates unparalleled opportunities to rapidly develop their legal skills. Associates are expected to work closely with senior attorneys and to accept significant work and client contact responsibilities so they can immediately begin to shape their careers.
How does the Firm evaluate performance and determine compensation?
Committees composed of directors evaluate attorney performance and make compensation and promotion recommendations to the Executive Committee.
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