In addition to our summer clerkship program, the firm also recruits third year law students and attorneys considering a lateral move. Each year, we hire attorneys who possess the intellect, personality, savvy, and character to practice at KDDK and who desire to make Evansville their home.

Our goal is to provide associates with the experience and training to effectively serve clients' needs, participate in the community, and enjoy a satisfying career in the practice of law. We hire associates we believe are capable of attaining partnership, and strive to assist our associates in reaching this goal. To this end, each associate is assigned a partner to serve as his or her mentor. Mentors provide advice and guidance as needed to assist associates in achieving maximum success in professional and personal development.

KDDK associates are generally not assigned to practice solely in a specific area, but rather are given the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of matters while working with many different attorneys in the firm. As associates determine which practice areas they enjoy, they are encouraged to seek work and acquire expertise in those areas.

We maintain reasonable workload budgets for our associates. In addition, KDDK associates are encouraged to spend appropriate amounts of time on continuing legal education, professional and personal development, client development, and community activities. Most of our lawyers are active in the community and serve on one or two boards. We invite our associates to be themselves and contribute in their own way.

First year associates receive three month and six month performance reviews and all KDDK associates receive annual performance reviews evaluating strengths, weaknesses, and overall professional development.