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BrownWinick is widely regarded in the legal and business communities as one of Iowa's major firms. The firm has a sophisticated and respected transactional practice and an equally respected active litigation practice. The firm also offers a very strong lobbying group to assist clients with legislative and governmental needs. We serve a diverse clientele which includes large corporations, farm cooperatives, small family-owned businesses and individuals.

 

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BrownWinick attends several on-campus law school interviews during the fall every year to help the firm identify qualified candidates for the firm's Summer Associate Program. The firm's purpose in this interview process is to find applicants who have all the necessary tools for an outstanding legal career and other qualifications that will allow those individuals to make a contribution to the firm, our clients and the community. BrownWinick's Summer Associate Program introduces second year law students to the practice of law. The Summer Associate Program is designed to offer summer associates the benefit of working at a full-service law firm, while providing the personal attention more characteristic of a smaller firm.

 

Summer associates are encouraged to undertake projects in a variety of BrownWinick's practice areas, without a forced rotation system. Summer associates are given challenging assignments that reflect work typically done by junior associates. Lawyers at all levels work closely with summer associates and the firm strongly encourage the lawyers to involve summer associates in the cases and transactions on which they are working. For example, summer associates often have the opportunity to attend client meetings, help to prepare witnesses for their testimony at trial, and to attend depositions, hearings and trials.

 

BrownWinick also offers a wide variety of educational programs and social events. These events allow summer associates to get to know BrownWinick's lawyers as well as one another outside the work setting.

 

BrownWinick believes in the importance of communication from each summer associate on the quality of their assignments and on the firm's Summer Associate Program. In addition, the summer associates will receive a formal evaluation of their performance at the midpoint of their summer employment. We encourage summer associates to provide comments and feedback on any assignment or the Summer Associate Program to Rebecca A. Brommel, Chair of the firm's Recruiting Committee.

 

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In addition to identifying candidates through BrownWinick's Summer Associate Program, the firm hires associates through on-campus interviewing of third-year law students and a review of resumes received by the Recruiting Committee from interested applicants. Some of BrownWinick's associates are hired after completion of federal and state judicial clerkships. The firm also hires lateral attorneys for associate and partner positions as needed.

 

A list of current job opportunities at BrownWinick are listed below.

Des Moines
666 Grand Avenue
Suite 2000, Ruan Center
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-242-2400 main
515-283-0231 fax

Pella
616 Franklin Place
Pella, IA 50219
641-628-4513 main
641-628-8494 fax

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