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
Holland & Knight has a deep commitment to its clients, and its lawyers share an earnest commitment to one another. I discovered very quickly that the firm focuses on building teams and that our partners are approachable, helpful people. Joining Holland & Knight allowed me to expand my government contracts M&A, securities and finance practice, and the firm’s cross border experience created the right environment to help me to initiate and grow with others our firm's Korea practice over the past two years.
As an Intellectual Property associate, I have had the opportunity to work with attorneys throughout the country on a wide variety of complex projects involving high technology clients. One of these projects involved serving six months as senior IP counsel for a leading integrated circuit design company. In this role, I worked side-by-side with the client, directly managing the company's patent portfolio and the work product of multiple law firms, while also gaining the benefit of interacting with the company's other attorneys and inventors. The opportunity to experience the law firm/client relationship from the client's perspective has been invaluable to my practice.