Interview Process: Law Students

The firm complies with all NALP interview and hiring guidelines.  Please click here to review those guidelines.

When to Apply

3Ls: While we do a significant portion of our new attorney hiring from our summer associate program, we encourage qualified 3L students to apply.  We are always seeking great talent and motivated individuals, and our hiring needs often change quickly.

2Ls: The firm typically begins looking for 2L law students for the summer program in August of the preceding year.

1Ls: In compliance with the NALP guidelines, we will not interview 1L law students before December 1.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for a position, please send your resume, cover letter, transcript, and writing sample demonstrating legal analysis to the appropriate person below:

Jeanne M. Picht, Esq. (jpicht@stites.com)
Director of Professional Development & Recruitment
400 West Market Street, Suite 1800
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Cheri Upchurch (cupchurch@stites.com)
Office Manager - Atlanta
303 Peachtree Street
2800 SunTrust Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Carrie Marshall (cmarshall@stites.com)
Professional Development & Recruiting Manager - Frankfort & Lexington
250 West Main Street, Suite 2300
Lexington, Kentucky 40507

Susan Nalley (snalley@stites.com)
Recruiting Manager - Atlanta, Jeffersonville, Louisville & Nashville
400 West Market Street, Suite 1800
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

2012 Spring on-campus interview schedule

  • University of Kentucky - February 4 
  • University of Louisville - February 6 
  • Vanderbilt University - February 7 
  • Indiana University - Bloomington - February 10 
  • Washington University (St. Louis) - February 13 
We will also be collecting resumes from various schools during 2012.

Following on-campus interviews or in response to write-in applications, selected students are invited to one of the firm's offices for interviews. The firm will arrange meetings with several of the firm's lawyers. If a student's office interview requires substantial travel, the firm will help make arrangements for appropriate accommodations and travel and usually reimburses students for these costs.