At Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation as a leading firm in our state and in this region. To maintain this status, we endeavor to hire and retain attorneys and staff members who possess superior qualifications and skills.
Attorneys
Copeland, Cook. Taylor & Bush, P.A. actively recruits law school students and practicing attorneys with exceptional academic credentials who possess motivation, leadership abilities, and strong interpersonal skills. While most recruiting efforts are focused on graduates of regional law schools, the firm invites applications nationwide. The firm normally conducts on-campus interviews in the fall and spring at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi College.
In addition to traditional recruiting of graduating law school students, Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A. also considers and accepts lateral hire applicants.
Qualified individuals interested in applying for open attorney positions at Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A. should send a letter and resume to the Chairman of the Recruiting Committee.
Support Staff
The firm is proud of its qualified and experienced paralegals, legal assistants, administrative staff, and other staff members who provide support services to the firm and our attorneys. Qualified individuals interested in applying for open support staff positions with the firm should send a letter and resume to the attention of the firm’s Human Resources Department.
Summer Clerkship Program
For many years, the Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush summer associate clerkship program has afforded law school students the ability to experience the “real world” of practicing law under the guidance of experienced Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush attorneys, while also providing the students with an opportunity to get to know the attorneys and staff at the firm.
Each summer associate is paired with a shareholder mentor, who supervises work assignments and endeavors to provide the student with a productive and rewarding experience with the firm. Specific assignments for summer associates are generally based on the associate’s area(s) of interest, and the firm strives to include the summer associate in a wide variety of professional activities within these areas of interest, such as legal research and writing assignments, document drafting, attending depositions, hearings, and trials, interviewing witnesses, meeting with clients and experts, attending transaction closings, and the like. A number of social events are scheduled throughout the summer to give summer associates the opportunity to interact with the firm’s attorneys in less formal settings.
Policy of Non-Discrimination
Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A. is an equal opportunity employer and observes a policy against discrimination in the interviewing and hiring of qualified individuals, and in other terms and conditions of employment, without unlawful regard to the individual’s gender, age, race, color, religion, national origin, military or veteran status, or disability.
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