Careers

A career at Hodgson Russ means taking part in stimulating, meaningful work for prominent clients in a fast-paced, teamwork-focused environment. When seeking new attorneys and staff members, we look not only for candidates who possess a strong academic record and proven skills, but also for individuals driven by a work ethic that places service to clients and colleagues as their top priority.

As a member of the Hodgson Russ team, you can expect to collaborate with highly skilled lawyers and professionals to provide sophisticated, practical legal solutions for clients that include some of the most prominent companies in today’s business community. We have extensive experience assisting Fortune 500 companies with their legal needs — in fact, based on recent listings, we have represented 48 percent of the companies named in the Fortune 100 list and 31 percent of those on the Fortune 500. We also represent cutting-edge emerging and privately owned businesses, as well as public entities and individuals. Our attorneys and staff members help clients with their U.S. legal needs wherever their business takes them, whether it be in New York, Florida, Ontario, or across the United States, Canada, and the world.

Our approach to serving clients goes beyond providing cookie-cutter citations of legal precedent in response to a question, as law firms sometimes do. We strive to be a trusted business ally to our clients, always working proactively to help them achieve their objectives and avoid potential pitfalls. We work with our clients to develop practical legal strategies that make sense for their unique situations, all based on a deep understanding of and appreciation for their business. This approach not only helps us provide superior value to Hodgson Russ clients — which constitutes the core of our service philosophy — it also makes Hodgson Russ a more interesting and exciting place to practice law.

Additionally, we recognize that the contributions made by the talented members of our professional support staff help ensure that we uphold our value-focused service ethic by providing the most effective and efficient service possible.

You’ll find that Hodgson Russ is more than a group of talented attorneys and professionals. Our team is made up of people from diverse professional and personal backgrounds with strong identities and keen interests because, in our experience, this diversity is a primary ingredient in providing superior value to our clients. Our firm’s unique culture is energized by personalities who are passionate about serving clients, mentoring colleagues, and contributing to the community. Hodgson Russ is dedicated to furthering professional development and nurturing a culture of diversity — in short, we are focused on creating the best possible work experience for all our attorneys and professional support staff members.

We invite you to explore our Web site to learn more about our firm, the clients we serve, our Summer Associate Program and lateral hiring needs, and our paralegal and staff positions.

For more information, please contact:

Dole S. Rugg
Director of Human Resources
drugg@hodgsonruss.com
716.856.4000

Hodgson Russ is an equal-opportunity employer. For more information, please see our Diversity page.

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