Bloomberg Law
Sept. 9, 2016, 10:32 PM UTC

Why Elite Law Firms are Circling This Little Start-Up

Casey Sullivan

In an effort to help its millennial lawyers develop their role in the community, Davis Polk & Wardwell is purchasing a membership with a start-up that connects junior lawyers with nonprofits seeking associate board members.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Ropes & Gray and Kirkland & Ellis are also in advanced discussions to pay a subscription fee and gain access to the start-up’s network of nearly 500 non-profits, the majority of which are based in New York City, said the start-up’s CEO Rhoden Monrose.

“We’re like LinkedIn, but we’re not getting you a job, we’re trying to get you on the board of a nonprofit,” said Monrose, ...

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