Steven Dirks

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Arlington, Virginia, United States

About

Experience

  • Kirkland & Ellis (Full-time · 6 yrs 10 mos)
    • Partner
      Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Associate
      Sep 2019 - Oct 2025 · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • The George Washington University Law School (1 yr 5 mos)
    • Research Assistant
      May 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      As a research assistant, I am responsible for: - Identifying and summarizing key legal developments in patent law - Support professor in developing course materials

    • Tutor
      Jan 2018 - May 2018 · 5 mos

      As a tutor for Property Law, I am responsible for: - Developing personalized teaching tactics customized for one-on-one student sessions - Complementing student's understanding from class materials - Facilitating effective communication to identify gaps in understanding

  • Summer Associate at Kirkland & Ellis
    May 2018 - Jul 2018 · 3 mos

  • Legal Intern at Department of Justice Intellectual Property Section
    Aug 2017 - Nov 2017 · 4 mos

  • Judicial Intern to the Honorable Kathleen O'Malley at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    May 2017 - Aug 2017 · 4 mos