Working at Ankin Law

What's it like to work at Ankin Law?

Two Attorneys and two legal assistants talk about what it’s like to work at Ankin Law. What they like, what they’ve learned, and what the culture is like on a day-to-day basis at the firm.

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Work with the Best and Brightest

Ankin Law is one of the largest filers of workers’ compensation in the state of Illinois. Howard Ankin and his team of brilliant attorneys are some of the best minds in the personal injury law space. Attorneys at Ankin Law are equally adept at settling cases or winning verdicts in court. Ankin Law regularly collects awards in the six and seven figures for clients.

A Clear Path for Growth

Ankin Law is known for promoting form within. From day one answering the phones, law clerks at Ankin Law have gone on to grow at the firm, learn new skills, complete their degrees, and become associate attorneys – even partners – at Ankin Law.

Compensation and Benefits Matter

We pay our employees a competitive rate, view our compensation plan here. It’s unusual to have your medical, dental and vision insurance paid for by your employer. But that’s how we do it here. Ankin Law staff have a choice of PTO, 401 K, and Employee Assistance Program, and a pre-tax option for commuters. Paid benefits are just one of the reasons to join the team. To learn more, contact our HR department. 

State-of-the Art Office

Located in the heart of the loop, 10 North Dearborn is just steps form the courts at Daley Plaza. Our historic building, with huge Palladian windows, was renovated in 2016. The office is filled with modern furniture, high speed Internet and a state-of-the-art Salesforce database platform.

What Our Clients Say About Us

Ankin Law Office is one law firm that I would recommend anyone to use for cases of an injuries. They are very thorough when working on your case and very professional. Their legal assistant Alex Quigley is a very polite and a pleasant person to work with. She is very thorough, very professional and very patient.. If there were any problems that came about with your case, she would be right on it and she would get the matter resolved. She cares about her/their clients and she does her all to make you feel comfortable with working with the law firm. Alex, continue to do what you do.

~ herry Coburn

Ankin Law is one law firm that I would recommend anyone to use for cases of injuries. They are very thorough when working on your case and very professional. Their legal assistant Alex Quigley is a very polite and a pleasant person to work with. She is very thorough, very professional and very patient. If there were any problems that came about with your case, she would be right on it, and she would get the matter resolved. She cares about her/their clients, and she does her all to make you feel comfortable working with the law firm. Alex, continue to do what you do.

~ Sherry

I was told to go to Ankin Law because they were the best, and they truly did not disappoint! Upon getting in contact with Ankin, I was introduced to one of their OUTSTANDING employees, Kat McHenry. Kat helped me get all the information I needed regarding my insurance issue and has helped me immensely with a plan to move forward. I would recommend both Kat McHenry and Ankin Law to anyone I know. Thanks for being so amazing!

~ Nicholas
What Does “Injury Law Made Personal Mean?” Attorneys and Staff Explain

Ankin Law attorneys and staff took time during a firm-wide event to talk about “injury law made personal,” the firm’s tagline, and what it means to them. A large group of people participated and there was a variety of definitions but all of them centered around our shared belief to advocate and personally put the client first. Watch here.

Treating Clients Like “Family”

It’s hard to go a full day without seeing her around our 10 North Dearborn building.

That’s because Jodi passionately serves as the office and HR manager for Ankin Law, a role she’s had since 2019. She does many things daily to help us get the job done for our clients while also reaching out to those we represent as well.

We’re featuring Jodi in our latest “Injury Law Made Personal” segment, which you can watch in the video above.

Ankin Law Supporting Women’s Basketball Again in 2024

One of the things that we like to do at Ankin Law is to support our local teams – and that includes Chicago’s WNBA franchise.

Call Ankin Law? You Could Talk to This Person

When someone decides to call 312.600.0000, there is always someone on the other side of the phone.

One of those people could be one of our intake specialists, who helps a potential client find the help they need in whatever misfortune has come there way.

Ariana Godinez is one of those at Ankin Law who is there to help when you give us a call – a person that gives us the chance to help people in the Chicagoland area.

This lawyer wants you to leave your ‘Headaches’ to Ankin Law

He’s one of the newer attorneys at Ankin Law, but he already gets what we’re all about.

Since joining the firm in the spring of 2024, Geoff Jacobs has done what he can to take our tagline to heart as he represents personal injury clients.

In essence, he wants them to leave their “headaches” to us as they go through their case.

Geoff talks about that in this edition of “Injury Law Made Personal” in the video.

Our Free Case Evaluation

Do you believe that you have a case? Tell us about it. One of our intake specialists will contact you to discuss your rights and provide a free case evaluation