Why Choose Davies?
Davies is recognized as a leading business law firm known at home and abroad for our strengths in corporate transactions, commercial litigation and tax. Our practice is transactional, not institutional, so new and exciting challenges are regularly presented to our lawyers and students. As a result, the majority of our work involves thinking outside the box, great intellectual challenges and creativity in finding solutions for our clients - who expect nothing less. Our non-hierarchical environment and smaller size mean students assume considerable responsibility early in their careers and have abundant opportunities to work directly with partners in a very informal and collegial setting. Our generalist approach to the practice of law trains students to become well-rounded lawyers as opposed to specialists in particular transactions or practice areas. At Davies, we promote the sharing of work and a cooperative team spirit. For example, we believe clients belong to the firm, not to a particular lawyer. We also believe that targets for billable hours are not in our best interests or in the best interests of clients; accordingly we do not set targets for students or lawyers. Internal competition and self-promotion are counter-cultural to our sense of community. Our client-service teams are based on expertise, nothing else. Young lawyers progress quickly and are given a lot of responsibility and opportunity to shine early in their career. We dedicate significant resources and time to our student program and are committed to providing students with the tools necessary to succeed. That said, we believe the best training is providing “on the job” opportunities to learn and succeed. Our new lawyers are self-starters, proactive and motivated to think through problems before seeking assistance. Like many of our clients, we have an entrepreneurial spirit. This is evidenced by our lawyers being eligible to become partners early on because we want everyone here to participate as owners of the business, not employees. In a nutshell, Davies is a great place to quickly build a rewarding and successful legal career.