We believe that the various perspectives and experiences of our lawyers and professionals enable us to identify creative solutions for our clients and enrich all aspects of our firm and communities.
Our focus is on building an inclusive and collaborative work environment throughout the firm. Across our offices worldwide, we are committed to reaching out broadly to recruit exceptionally well-qualified lawyers and professionals, and our people collaborate with local and national organizations to support the communities where we live and work.
To learn more about Akin’s core values, please visit our About page.
Professional Development
Our commitment to recruiting exceptionally talented law students, lawyers and professionals with a broad range of experiences is also our promise to invest in their development. Throughout the firm, we are committed to empowering, developing and promoting lawyers and professionals with the skills, experiences, and perspectives to best serve our clients.
Experience & Engagement
Opportunity & Inclusion Councils
For more than a decade our firmwide and local Opportunity & Inclusion councils have helped promote a breadth of experiences and perspectives across the firm, and have been instrumental in Akin’s offerings of flexible work arrangements and holistic wellness benefits.
Firmwide Resource Groups
Open to all of our people, our firmwide resource groups (FRGs) are a natural extension of our commitment to the collegial and collaborative culture our founders envisioned long ago. Below please find a list of our current FRGs.
- Women’s FRG
- Parents & Caregivers FRG
- Disability & Neurodiversity FRG
- First Generation/Social Mobility FRG
- Veterans FRG
- Asian FRG
- Black FRG
- LatinX FRG
- Middle Eastern & North African FRG
- Native American & Indigenous People FRG
- Out & Allied FRG.
Balance
Starting a family, caring for an older family member or pursuing an outside professional development opportunity are never reasons to take a step back.
Our Reduced Work Schedule Policy specifically provides that lawyers working on a reduced work schedule remain eligible for counsel and partnership promotion and we have a demonstrated track record of success for such promotions.
Akin offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to help our lawyers and professionals excel at the office and have meaningful personal lives. We also have an industry-leading Be Well program.
Learn more about our Be Well program by visiting our Careers page > Your Wellbeing section.