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Recognitions

WilmerHale was awarded the 2009 Employer Diversity Award by the Hispanic Bar Association of DC (HBA-DC). The firm was selected among 58 law firms and government agencies based on its diversity practices and “success in integrating Latino attorneys at all levels of leadership.” Read More
Minority Corporate Counsel Association 2009 winner of the Thomas L. Sager Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region. The Sager Award is given to law firms that promote diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
MultiCultural Law Magazine's "Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity" 2009 listing, ranked No. 30 for diversity and No. 3 in the "Top 100 Law Firms for Women."
100 percent rating in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2009 and 2010 Corporate Equality Index and Best Places to Work Survey (GLBT). This index is a comprehensive annual rating of corporations and law firms with respect to their policies and environment for their Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) employees.
2007-2009, 2011 "Best Law Firms for Women”, NAFE & Flex-Time Lawyers.
2008, 2009, and 2010 Top Ten Family Friendly Firms by Yale Law Women.
The American Lawyer "A-List" 2010, ranked No. 5 (A-List scores are based on data collected from its annual AmLaw 200, pro bono, associate satisfaction surveys, and the Diversity Scorecard compiled by its sibling publication, Minority Law Journal.

WilmerHale has partnered with the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity to expose rising 1Ls to the practice of law through SEO's Corporate Law Program. Graduating seniors participate in a 10-week internship program that occurs from June through August. As a result, participants are included in WilmerHale's summer associate program and gain practical experience by working on substantive legal projects. At the conclusion of the summer program, interns participate in SEO's Corporate Law Institute (CLI) in New York City. The CLI is a two-week lecture series and networking forum led by practicing lawyers and law school professors. The lecture series provides interns with guidance on developing study strategies and exam-taking skills.

WilmerHale has partnered with Law Preview, a pipeline program that helps law firms support and recruit underrepresented law students. Established in 1998, Law Preview has taught thousands of law students what to expect and how to excel in law school. The program involves a week-long, 45-hour, summer prep course that teaches students how to brief cases, prepare course outlines, take law school examinations, and manage their time effectively. Sessions are taught by law school professors and attorney-lecturers in various cities across the country. This year, WilmerHale will offer scholarships to 20 students total at Columbia and UC Berkeley Boalt Hall Law schools.