Firm Benefits Forum

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone have updated info on Proskauer Rose?

Specifically re: bar stipends (ability for multiple bars at once?), interest free advances, 401k matching? Anything else would be interesting to hear too

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have info re: Kirkland Chi?

[Anonymous User]

Kirkland NY

Bar stipend: $10K pre-tax, paid around June

Bar prep and cost, airfare and hotel (2 days) to location (if out of state): paid

Relocation: Has contract with relocation company that will take care of move, which includes airfare for you and family members to the new location, cost of packaging, insuring, and transporting the goods, and storage of up to 30 days

Health benefits: $119-297 (single medical - just participant's contribution), dental (about $20 for single) and vision (about $8 for single)

Gym: depends on the gym - you get a discounted rate or waived initiation fee but not a stipend

Meals: Up to $40 on weekdays for dinner. Weekend you get double (lunch and dinner) allowances.

Car service: after 8pm and/or before 7am (provided you met the hours requirement) for weekday. Weekend: anytime, from and to, provided you work min of 2hrs

Used to have your own offices - might change for incoming junior associates.

Phone/Laptop: Firm provided laptop and Iphone.

401k: n/a

Bonuses: market shattering supposedly

No vacation policy, but can't see anyone taking more than 6 weeks off a year

Other misc. benefits: Has a student loan refinancing program

[Tiago Splitter]

Car service: after 8pm and/or before 7am (provided you met the hours requirement) for weekday. Weekend: anytime, from and to, provided you work min of 2hrs

What's the hours requirement for weekdays?

[Anonymous User]

does anyone have updated info on Ropes & Gray?

[Anonymous User]

Car service: after 8pm and/or before 7am (provided you met the hours requirement) for weekday. Weekend: anytime, from and to, provided you work min of 2hrs

What's the hours requirement for weekdays?

For evening or morning transportation: 9 hours
For both: you have to arrive before 7am, leave after 8pm, and work at least 11 hours

[Tiago Splitter]

Car service: after 8pm and/or before 7am (provided you met the hours requirement) for weekday. Weekend: anytime, from and to, provided you work min of 2hrs

What's the hours requirement for weekdays?

For evening or morning transportation: 9 hours
For both: you have to arrive before 7am, leave after 8pm, and work at least 11 hours

Damn that's brutal.

[Anonymous User]

Kirkland NY

Bar stipend: $10K pre-tax, paid around June

Bar prep and cost, airfare and hotel (2 days) to location (if out of state): paid

Relocation: Has contract with relocation company that will take care of move, which includes airfare for you and family members to the new location, cost of packaging, insuring, and transporting the goods, and storage of up to 30 days

Health benefits: $119-297 (single medical - just participant's contribution), dental (about $20 for single) and vision (about $8 for single)

Gym: depends on the gym - you get a discounted rate or waived initiation fee but not a stipend

Meals: Up to $40 on weekdays for dinner. Weekend you get double (lunch and dinner) allowances.

Car service: after 8pm and/or before 7am (provided you met the hours requirement) for weekday. Weekend: anytime, from and to, provided you work min of 2hrs

Used to have your own offices - might change for incoming junior associates.

Phone/Laptop: Firm provided laptop and Iphone.

401k: n/a

Bonuses: market shattering supposedly

No vacation policy, but can't see anyone taking more than 6 weeks off a year

Other misc. benefits: Has a student loan refinancing program

This sounds amazing.

[sublime]

Car service: after 8pm and/or before 7am (provided you met the hours requirement) for weekday. Weekend: anytime, from and to, provided you work min of 2hrs

What's the hours requirement for weekdays?

For evening or morning transportation: 9 hours
For both: you have to arrive before 7am, leave after 8pm, and work at least 11 hours

Damn that's brutal.

Yea, I'm really surprised ke has an hours requirement, especially one that steep.

ETA: I think I misread initially. You only need to hit 11 to get a ride there and back, right? Having any requirement at all is annoying though.

[Anonymous User]

Interested in Crowell & Moring

[maroon175]

Car service: after 8pm and/or before 7am (provided you met the hours requirement) for weekday. Weekend: anytime, from and to, provided you work min of 2hrs

What's the hours requirement for weekdays?

For evening or morning transportation: 9 hours
For both: you have to arrive before 7am, leave after 8pm, and work at least 11 hours

Damn that's brutal.

Yea, I'm really surprised ke has an hours requirement, especially one that steep.

ETA: I think I misread initially. You only need to hit 11 to get a ride there and back, right? Having any requirement at all is annoying though.

Most firms don't have this hours requirement, at least not formally.. I wonder if it's actually strictly enforced..? seems like it wouldnt really be, unless each attorney has a supervisor that looks at their hours billed each day to see if they met the minimum on the days they called car service.

[Anonymous User]

Car service: after 8pm and/or before 7am (provided you met the hours requirement) for weekday. Weekend: anytime, from and to, provided you work min of 2hrs

What's the hours requirement for weekdays?

For evening or morning transportation: 9 hours
For both: you have to arrive before 7am, leave after 8pm, and work at least 11 hours

Damn that's brutal.

Yea, I'm really surprised ke has an hours requirement, especially one that steep.

ETA: I think I misread initially. You only need to hit 11 to get a ride there and back, right? Having any requirement at all is annoying though.

Most firms don't have this hours requirement, at least not formally.. I wonder if it's actually strictly enforced..? seems like it wouldnt really be, unless each attorney has a supervisor that looks at their hours billed each day to see if they met the minimum on the days they called car service.

Original KE poster. Hours requirement is not strictly enforced at all.

[Anonymous User]

alston & bird?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have info on Ropes NYC?

[Anonymous User]

alston & bird?

bump. Alston & Bird anyone?

[Pokemon]

alston & bird?

bump. Alston & Bird anyone?

I do not think they offer any benefits.

[Anonymous User]

Info on Reed Smith. The more data the better! Thanks.

[Anonymous User]

Anything on white & case?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have detailed information on Skadden?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have anything on Baker Hostetler? Particularly about broker's fees and gym? I know they pay moving, which is taxable, but I'd also like an explanation of what that means. I've never been good at understanding taxes. Does that mean I have to report something or something is taken out of my paycheck as people seem to be indicating?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have detailed information on Skadden?

Sadden gives you a 15,000 advance (which is taxed a lot which sucks). 5,000 in March, 10,000 in summer. Your first year salary is actually 165,000 as you pay the 15,000 back in installments. Pay for bar course plus something like Critical Pass and hotel and most of the MPRE and other Bar registration fees.

There's some housing stuff, I think they might pay for broker fees if you use their people. Plus reimbursement of moving costs up to a point.

They will pay for a laptop/printer within 3 months of start date and a phone once you are there.

I'm about to start as a first year, but the insurance/401k seem to be pretty much Biglaw NYC market (which is not generous compared to other industries, i.e. no matching contribution, etc.)

*Typo for "Sadden" which my phone auto corrects Skadden to, which is funny and ominous so I'm gonna leave it.

[Anonymous User]

Any info on Gibson Dunn LA?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have detailed information on Skadden?

Sadden gives you a 15,000 advance (which is taxed a lot which sucks). 5,000 in March, 10,000 in summer. Your first year salary is actually 165,000 as you pay the 15,000 back in installments. Pay for bar course plus something like Critical Pass and hotel and most of the MPRE and other Bar registration fees.

There's some housing stuff, I think they might pay for broker fees if you use their people. Plus reimbursement of moving costs up to a point.

They will pay for a laptop/printer within 3 months of start date and a phone once you are there.

I'm about to start as a first year, but the insurance/401k seem to be pretty much Biglaw NYC market (which is not generous compared to other industries, i.e. no matching contribution, etc.)

*Typo for "Sadden" which my phone auto corrects Skadden to, which is funny and ominous so I'm gonna leave it.

Is there anyway I can PM you? I would love more details on the 401K/health insurance benefits. Ive heard at some firms it will cost around 10k out of pocket while at others its essentially free. That's a BIG difference, especially considering its 10k post taxes.

Also, does the 15k Skadden (or Sadden) advance include the bar, MPRE, etc. fees? or do they simply pay for that separately?

[Anonymous User]

Any info on Gibson Dunn LA?

X2

[Anonymous User]

Any info on Gibson Dunn LA?

X2

X3 - especially curious about the salary advance/loan structure and process.