Sidley Alumni

Your first day at Sidley is the beginning of a lifelong relationship with a dynamic community of lawyers and alumni that is committed to excellence. Our alumni comprise a prestigious group of professionals who have built diverse skill sets at Sidley as a result of their work on interesting and challenging projects for a range of high-caliber clients. We are proud of our alumni and celebrate the contributions each of them has made to the firm’s rich history and vibrant community.

Through the Sidley Alumni network, we provide opportunities for alumni to connect with the alumni community and current Sidley lawyers, to engage with training and development initiatives and to benefit from industry insights.

The Sidley Alumni Community features:

• Member directory to connect and build your network.
• Networking event invitations, including practice group events and office events. Ensure you receive the relevant invitations by providing your current contact information, or by updating your contact information through the Sidley Alumni Community.
• In-house job opportunities list. The job opportunity list includes hundreds of openings and is updated daily.
• CLE programs, both online and in-person. A new CLE webinar is posted to the Sidley Alumni Community and the Sidley alumni group on LinkedIn every Friday. Contact your alumni team at sidleyalumni@sidley.com for information on how to access additional CLE opportunities for alumni.
• Alumni Newsletters. Stay up-to-date with alumni news, event photos and save-the-dates, interviews and additional ways to connect.

Our alumni have worked for a wide array of prominent corporations, nonprofits and trade associations at all levels of their legal departments, including numerous General Counsel, as well as in the C-suite and in other executive functions.

With deep roots in the legal profession, Sidley offers myriad opportunities to apply your talents to important matters on a global stage. We recognize that there are many career possibilities available in the legal field, and you may not stay in private practice for the full duration of your career. Our alumni network connects all of our people, past and present, to the opportunities, resources and contacts that help contribute to a thriving career path. Sidley alumni have achieved success in a variety of roles at all levels of in-house legal departments. This includes serving as General Counsel, CEOs and Executive Directors, as well as professors and other university posts throughout the U.S.

Many of our alumni have served in high-profile public sector roles, from heads of state to judges, law clerks and government representatives across the U.S. and internationally with organizations and agencies including: