New & Summer Law Clerks - Compensation/Benefits

 

We offer new full-time U.S. associates the following compensation and benefits*:

Compensation

  • Atlanta: $130,000 annually, payable twice per month
  • Cincinnati and Dayton: $115,000 annually, payable twice per month
  • Cleveland: $125,000 annually, payable twice per month
  • Columbus: $120,000 annually, payable twice per month
  • New York: $145,000 annually, payable twice per month
  • Washington, D.C: $135,000 annually, payable twice per month
  • All offices: $7,500 stipend paid on May 1
  • All offices: Reimbursement for one Bar Exam and one Bar Preparation Class

Benefits

  • Three weeks vacation during first year, four weeks per year thereafter
  • Reimbursement of reasonable moving and relocation expenses up to $5,000
  • Assistance with down payment on a first home after two years with the firm
  • Reimbursement of local and regional bar association dues through the fifth year of practice
  • Interest-free financing for purchases of job-related technology for use outside the office
  • Time off with pay for disability and maternity leave with an additional six weeks of paid parental leave provided to any associate who is the primary care-giver of a new child
  • Approximately eighty percent of premium for individual medical coverage or approximately seventy percent of premium for family medical coverage (including eligible domestic partners)
  • Short- and long-term disability protection
  • Life insurance equal to 1.5 times salary with a minimum of $200,000 and a maximum of $400,000
  • 401(k) plan
  • Professional liability insurance
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Long-term care insurance
  • Dependent care, transportation and health care flexible spending accounts
  • Employee assistance program
  • Travel and accident insurance

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* Please note that because of the current local bar rules in Brussels, this does not apply for associates working in our Brussels office.