Paralegal Program Information
The Paralegal program at Sullivan & Cromwell emphasizes teamwork and training in order to provide lawyers and clients with the highest quality service.
Entry level Paralegals are provided with basic training upon their arrival. All Paralegals are provided with continuing education, applicable to their specific practice areas, throughout their stay at S&C. This system of training, teamwork and feedback coupled with exposure to the various practice areas, makes for a career enriched with learning and achievement.
The Firm seeks individuals for its Paralegal program who demonstrate high standards of intellect, character, motivation and energy. The Firm is committed to hiring the strongest candidates from diverse backgrounds.
How to Apply
Those interested in applying for a Paralegal position at Sullivan & Cromwell may apply directly through our career portal or check with your college or university for NYC consortium information.
To view a listing of available positions and to submit an application*, please use the link below.
Requirements and Commitments
Sullivan & Cromwell requires that a Paralegal be a college graduate (four-year degree) who is able and willing to make a minimum commitment of two years to the Firm and who is able and willing to work effectively with other Paralegals, lawyers and clients.
Paralegals must be willing to work a considerable amount of overtime when required by the activity level of the Firm. The Firm is especially interested in meeting with individuals who are academically accomplished, team-oriented and self-motivated and who possess excellent organizational skills. Candidates who are fluent in one or more foreign languages are particularly encouraged to apply.
The foreign languages most important to the Firm’s practice include:
- Spanish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
- Japanese
- Russian
- Korean
World of Opportunities
Sullivan & Cromwell recognizes that its continued success rests on its ability to attract, train and retain the finest talent from colleges and universities across the United States. The unusual breadth and diverse backgrounds of the Firm’s Paralegals may be seen from examining the schools that have graduated these individuals.
Conventional wisdom holds that future career options become more limited with every successive choice you make. S&C’s Paralegals and alumni paint quite a different picture. Their experiences are the best proof that a decision to join S&C is a decision to maximize opportunity.
Alumni Colleges
Colleges attended by current and former Sullivan & Cromwell Paralegals:
- Adelphi University
- Allegheny College
- Amherst College
- Arizona State University
- Atlantic Union College
- Barnard College
- Baruch College
- Bates College
- Berklee College of Music
- Boston College
- Bowdoin College
- Brandeis University
- Brooklyn College
- Brown University
- Bryn Mawr College
- Carleton College
- California State University
- Carnegie Mellon
- City University of New York
- Claremont McKenna College
- Colby College
- Colgate University
- College of the Holy Cross
- College of William & Mary
- Columbia University
- Connecticut College
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Dickinson College
- Drew University
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Florida State University
- Fordham University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Georgetown University
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Hamilton College
- Hampshire College
- Harvard University
- Harvard University — Radcliffe College
- Haverford College
- Hollins College
- Hunter College
- Indiana University
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kenyon College
- Lake Forest College
- Long Island University
- Middlebury College
- Moscow Institute
- Mount Holyoke College
- New York University
- Oberlin College
- Ohio University
- Oklahoma State University
- Pace University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pitzer College
- Pomona College
- Princeton University
- Queens College
- Radford College
- Rutgers University
- Saint Francis College
- Saint Lawrence University
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Seton Hall University
- Shaw University
- Simon’s Rock of Bard College
- Smith College
- Spelman College
- St. John’s University
- Stanford University
- State University of New York — Albany — Binghamton — Buffalo — Geneseo — Purchase — Stony Brook
- Suffolk University
- Swarthmore College
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Towson State University
- Trinity College
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- Union College
- University of California — Davis
- University of California — Santa Barbara
- University of Chicago
- University of Colorado
- University of Florida
- University of Kansas
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan
- University of Missouri
- University of Montevallo
- University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Oregon
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of the Philippines
- University of Richmond
- University of Rochester
- University of South Carolina
- University of Southern Indiana
- University of the South
- University of Sydney (Australia)
- University of Texas
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin
- Upsala College
- Vanderbilt University
- Vassar College
- Wake Forest University
- Washington University
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan University
- Williams College
- Yale University
https://www.sullcrom.com/Careers/Paralegals