Experienced lawyers understand the importance of being valued where they work. Holland & Knight offers a unique combination of global capabilities, sophisticated work, a collaborative approach and a deep commitment to community service. With our financial strength and cutting-edge technology, we are able to handle today’s most sophisticated legal issues for our clients, while remaining mindful of the values that built our firm and remain key to our success. Our culture and capabilities enable us to help our attorneys build careers of which they can be proud. At Holland & Knight, people matter – whether they’re colleagues, clients or fellow members of the many communities in which we do business.
Integration Support
Joining a new firm can be overwhelming. At Holland & Knight, we have developed a comprehensive program to ensure that lawyers of all levels, whether first-year associates or lateral partners, receive the support they need to hit the ground running. We make it a priority to quickly and fully integrate new members of the Holland & Knight team, and we customize our efforts for each lawyer who joins the firm.
Before you even arrive at Holland & Knight, we will work with you to create a customized integration plan to ensure you are introduced to the many facets of the firm and to obtain the logistical and substantive support you need. You will have a dedicated integration team that will work with you to develop and implement a personalized integration plan. You will meet regularly with your integration team during your first few months with the firm to help build strong ties among you, your clients, colleagues and the firm's clients. Whether you are bringing clients with you to the firm or just beginning to develop a client base, you will find the support you need.
Our marketing and business development teams will provide extensive, innovative support for your client development and cross-selling initiatives. From the outset, you will be included in departmental communications and involved in monthly practice group presentations.
From business intelligence that ensures you’re fully prepared before meetings with clients or prospects to business development coaching on how to run a successful meeting and what you need to understand your client or prospect’s organization, we are committed to providing the tools you need to succeed.
Delivering superior client service is at the core of what we do. In fact, we are consistently recognized for our leadership in client service. We understand the importance of your clients' effortless transfer to the firm, and our professionals are dedicated to assisting you with every step of the process, including drafting client letters, quickly establishing files and billing records, changing registered agents and the like.
Getting to know the people with whom you will practice is an essential part of your transition to both the work and the community at Holland & Knight. With this in mind, we work hard to ensure you have opportunities to meet and interact with firm leaders and colleagues within your practice group and office and across the firm, to help build your professional and personal network. As part of our work to integrate new lawyers to Holland & Knight, we introduce new members of our team to key clients – and vice versa.
After you join Holland & Knight, we provide you with resources to keep you abreast of firm news and events. Our up-to-the-minute intranet site contains the latest information on cases, deals, requests for experience and firm news. Our monthly electronic communication, HK Leads, will keep you informed of career and professional development opportunities within the firm and other items of interest.
Lateral Attorney Testimonials
Before I became part of Holland & Knight, I had heard great things about the firm's collegial environment and its proven history of community service. It really stands out from other big firms as having a professional atmosphere and a very cooperative approach to business development. The team works collaboratively to develop new clients, and due to the firm's extremely broad range of experience, there's always someone to turn to for advice in a given field. Being at Holland & Knight has led me to stay at the same firm for much longer than I had ever expected.
Holland & Knight's national real estate practice is so much larger than other firms, and the availability of complementary practice groups that I can work with has been instrumental in allowing me to serve my clients' needs in a broader fashion. There have been many instances where clients have had a need for assistance, and I've been able to really connect the dots between the client's need and the firm's capabilities. Likewise, I have received a significant number of referrals from other practice groups, giving me the chance to continue to build my own practice as well.