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What are the perks to working at Covington & Burling? Get the inside look at the company benefits and perks. See why you should consider working there.

Covington & Burling | Benefits and Perks - Vault

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&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Working at Covington&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our distinctively collaborative culture allows us to be truly one team globally, drawing on the diverse experience of lawyers and advisors across the firm by seamlessly sharing insight and expertise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What sets us apart is our ability to combine the tremendous strength in our litigation, investigations, and corporate practices with deep knowledge of policy and policymakers, and one of the world’s leading regulatory practices.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This enables us to create novel solutions to our clients’ toughest problems, successfully try their toughest cases, and deliver commercially practical advice of the highest quality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Learn more about our firm through videos:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cov.com/en/about/video-about-covington&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 500px; height: 275.833px;&quot; src=&quot;https://media2.vault.com/14340039/covington_wwh_aboutus.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; data-udi=&quot;umb://media/a4849a71baf54066813331826828368a&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cov.com/en/about/video-about-covington&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;About Covington&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cov.com/en/about/video-covington-a-special-place-to-practice&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 500px; height: 275.83333333333337px;&quot; src=&quot;https://media2.vault.com/14337828/what_makes_covington_a_special_place.jpg?width=500&amp;amp;height=275.83333333333337&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; data-udi=&quot;umb://media/81fd18848ec04675b06ebb9ea555ad4f&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cov.com/en/about/video-covington-a-special-place-to-practice&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;What Makes Covington a Special Place?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://players.brightcove.net/pages/v1/index.html?accountId=5748441668001&amp;amp;playerId=default&amp;amp;videoId=5817752499001&amp;amp;autoplay=true&amp;amp;_gl=1*nicmku*_ga*NTc0OTkwODA0LjE3MDQyMjQ4Mzc.*_ga_KSNMJSN08X*MTcwOTIxODc0Ny4xNy4xLjE3MDkyMTg3ODMuMC4wLjA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 500px; height: 275.83333333333337px;&quot; src=&quot;https://media2.vault.com/14337832/memorable_moments-covington.jpg?width=500&amp;amp;height=275.83333333333337&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; data-udi=&quot;umb://media/c523421709194b439a493ed6b98b6a0a&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://players.brightcove.net/pages/v1/index.html?accountId=5748441668001&amp;amp;playerId=default&amp;amp;videoId=5817752499001&amp;amp;autoplay=true&amp;amp;_gl=1*nicmku*_ga*NTc0OTkwODA0LjE3MDQyMjQ4Mzc.*_ga_KSNMJSN08X*MTcwOTIxODc0Ny4xNy4xLjE3MDkyMTg3ODMuMC4wLjA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Memorable Moments at Covington&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Professional Development&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;We provide lawyers with the resources, experience, and support necessary to succeed. This means assisting lawyers with their professional development and career satisfaction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentoring Program.&lt;/strong&gt; Mentoring is integral to our culture, and associates can expect to be supported and benefit from a variety of mentors throughout their Covington career. Upon arrival at the firm, new associates are assigned a mentor to help with their integration and guide and support their careers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Training Programs. &lt;/strong&gt;With well over 200 in-house training programs offered each year, Covington fosters a learning environment for our lawyers. Our practice group-focused and skills training complements on-the-job learning to ensure associates develop the skills and knowledge needed to be successful practitioners.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assignments.&lt;/strong&gt; Our legal personnel partners are assigned a group of associates for whom they monitor individual growth and development throughout the associates&#39; careers, whether they choose to specialize early on or try a variety of practice areas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate Advisory Committee. &lt;/strong&gt;This committee, which is comprised of both associates and partners, provides an organized way for the firm&#39;s management and associates to exchange views and perspectives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Bono&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since its founding more than 100 years ago, Covington has been committed not only to the highest professional standards of representation but also to public service. The firm’s pro bono program has long been acknowledged as preeminent in the legal community—our work is anchored in providing legal assistance to people and organizations of limited means in our surrounding communities, and we frequently take on challenging matters that affect the most vulnerable clients and address broader systemic issues and public rights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;We believe that every lawyer in the firm should be afforded a genuine opportunity for personal and professional growth.&#160; To this end, we are committed to providing all of our lawyers with the resources, experience, and support necessary to succeed.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a widely diverse group of lawyers, we advance the interests of our clients, our practice, and our entire profession.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An important part of fostering our diverse and inclusive workplace, Firm Resource Groups support the personal and professional development of their members – lawyers and business&#160;professionals – in the legal profession. Firm Resource Groups focus on enhancing the workplace experience of individuals who share common backgrounds, identities, or interests. They facilitate community-building and member connections, promote firm education and awareness on the experiences of their members, and advance practices that enrich our inclusive culture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summer Program&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Through our summer associate program, we provide a select group of law students from around the country the opportunity to actively participate in a broad and exciting range of legal matters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Through immersion into our practice, summer associates are exposed to Covington’s enduring cultural values—the values that shape our delivery of the highest quality service to our clients and our contributions to the public interest through dynamic and precedent-setting pro bono legal work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assignments: Work with Us.&lt;/strong&gt; Our interactive and individualized assignment system is the foundation of our program. We actively solicit input from summer associates on desired assignments and encourage them to try projects in multiple practice areas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Customized.&lt;/strong&gt; Summer associate assignments are tailored to individual practice interests. We encourage summer associates to explore and find those practice areas that resonate most with their individual interests.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Variety of Real Legal Work.&lt;/strong&gt; Our goal is to evaluate a summer associate’s abilities based on real assignments, whether researching issues and drafting briefs, or negotiating contracts. Our lawyers and clients rely on the work product that our summer associates help produce.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Education: Learn with Us. &lt;/strong&gt;Our substantive summer training programs include depositions, advocacy writing, communication skills, and transaction and settlement negotiations. Summer associates are also invited to participate in client and internal strategy meetings and court hearings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social: Get to Know Us.&lt;/strong&gt; We ensure that our summer associates get to know our lawyers. Typical activities include sporting events, concerts, cooking classes, and hiking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;To Learn More, Download the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cov.com/-/media/files/corporate/brochures/covington-summer-associate-program-brochure.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Summer Associate Program Brochure&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 500px; height: 281.25px; float: left;&quot; src=&quot;https://media2.vault.com/14348693/covington-summerp23.jpg?width=500&amp;amp;height=281.25&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; data-udi=&quot;umb://media/ab088af45a8e4ea1a2acb5759e41fb9d&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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