Downey Brand LLP
621 Capitol Mall
18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 444-1000
Overview
Introduction
Firm Stats
Total No. Attorneys (2022)
50 - 100
No. of Partners Named (2022)
3
Featured Rankings
Top 150 Under 150
No. of 1st Year Associates Hired (2022)
13
No. of Summer Associates (2022)
6 total (5 2Ls; 1 1L)
Base Salary
All Offices (except San Francisco):
Vault Verdict
About the Firm
Associate Reviews
- “2020 and 2021 have been bizarre; normally, the firm is very social, providing opportunities for happy hour and networking on at least a monthly basis. During the pandemic we've had wine tasting events and trivia, all via Zoom, to ensure that culture was maintained.”
- “Lawyers socialize together around once a month through firm sponsored happy hours. The day-to-day atmosphere is usually pretty calm; one feels comfortable knocking on anyone's door for advice/an answer to a question. The lawyers and staff have mutual respect for each other and are pretty friendly.”
- “During the pandemic, our practice group has held weekly check-in meetings to give opportunities to discuss professional and personal developments, which has been good for morale and maintaining social connections during remote work.”
- “Firm culture is collegial and respectful of non-professional pursuits.”
Why Work Here
WHAT WE DO
Downey Brand built its reputation by consistently providing clients with unparalleled legal solutions and unmatched customer service. Attorneys typically focus on one or more areas of law that most interest them and are best suited to their skills and knowledge. This affords our clients specialized advice that is tailored to their business and industry. Within the firm, various practices are grouped together to form our Business, Litigation, and Natural Resources Departments. Downey Brand attorneys have the flexibility to explore different practice areas and work with a variety of colleagues to best represent clients. Our firm is able to offer attorneys interesting cases and rewarding work no matter what their area of expertise.
Getting Hired Here
- “The firm takes a holistic approach to hiring candidates. All areas are equally important, but it allows for special talents to outweigh other deficiencies. Downey Brand focuses on finding the best candidate for the position. We have coordination meetings to ensure that the process and evaluation of candidates is consistent.”
- “The firm is looking for a candidate that would fit in with their coworkers, which means having a sense of humor and being relatively social. The firm considers grades, past work experience, the type of subjects the person wants to focus on, journal and moot court experience, law school attended (although that does not seem to be a make-or-break topic), and diversity is becoming increasingly important.”
- “The firm is open to a variety of candidates, as long as the candidate has excelled in law school. There are a few schools from which we typically hire, but the firm does not exclusively hire from those schools. The alumni in the firm retain strong connections to their alma maters, which can result in more frequent hires.”
