Careers
Working at Christian & Small
Who We Are
Christian & Small is a multi‐disciplinary regional law firm with a global perspective. Our attorneys serve individuals and established regional, national and international companies, as well as emerging businesses. Clients rely on Christian & Small for innovative legal services that reflect a deep understanding of the law and their businesses.
Our firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with additional offices in metro-Jackson, Mississippi, and the Alabama Gulf Coast, providing us a strategic geographic base from which to serve clients on a statewide basis and throughout the Southeast.
The firm’s corporate social responsibility program is focused on education.
Greer B. Mallette serves as managing partner.
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Diversity
As reflected in our strategic vision, “Christian & Small is committed to being a dedicated, diverse, and supportive team of legal professionals partnering with our clients to render superior service and exceptional value in the areas of litigation and business.” Diversity is one of the firm’s core values. We believe that diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and ideas enriches our lives and enhances the quality of the work performed by the professionals at Christian & Small.
Our priority is to retain and mentor diverse attorneys and staff and to provide opportunities for diverse lawyers through hiring, both laterally and from law schools. This goes beyond recruitment and includes educating diverse groups of elementary to high school students about law as a career, actively engaging our lawyers with diverse educational institutions and student groups, and funding annual law school scholarships for minority students for more than ten years. Our attorneys and leadership are actively engaged in ongoing conversations concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion, and our DEI Committee routinely reviews best practices and participates in DEI studies and training.
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Awards & Recognition
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Ranked one of Alabama’s top litigation firms by Chambers USA Guide: Six partners
recognized by Chambers USA - Listed in Fortune Magazine as one of the Top Ranked Law Firms™
- Recognized in the 2020 edition of U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” with a National Tier 3 Ranking for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions‐Defendants and with a Metropolitan Tier 1 Ranking for the eighth consecutive year in 13 practice areas
- 16 partners named to Best Lawyers in America® for 2020 – including “Lawyer of the Year” recognition for Partner Sharon D. Stuart (Litigation – Insurance)
- 15 attorneys selected as 2020 Mid‐South Super Lawyers®
- Partner, Deborah Alley Smith, and Sharon D. Stuart named to the 2019 list of Top 50 Women Mid‐South Super Lawyers
- Partner Deborah Alley Smith and Partner Daniel D. Sparks named to the 2019 lists of Top 50 Alabama Super Lawyers and 2019 Top 50 Birmingham Super Lawyers
- Recommended by Benchmark Litigation as one of Alabama’s Eleventh Circuit litigation firms
- Member, International Society of Primerus Law Firms
- Member, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity – only Alabama-based law firm
- Numerous attorneys are members of industry associations and organizations recognizing outstanding lawyers, including:
- American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
- American Bar Foundation
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL)
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
- Alabama Society for Human Resource Management
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
- National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
- National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA)