Cravath

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We have received comments about how well some firms' part-time programs are working. These comments are often anonymous and cannot be verified; therefore, they should be viewed as unreliable and given no more weight than gossip.

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Law firm's web site: http://www.cravath.com/

Comments on the firm's part-time policy:

Cravath has a very low part-time usage rate: only 2.4% of its attorneys work part-time. Part-time schedules are arranged on a case by case basis and are generally not available to new hires. Part-time attorneys must work at least 60%. The firm does not have a minimum billable hour requirement.

A word of caution: Cravath provides all part-time associates with a home computer, a printer/fax machine, and a second phone line. This indicates that the firm may not respect part-time schedules and may expect part-time attorneys to work from home during the hours they are contracted to be off.

Part-time associates are paid on an hourly basis. Part-time associates are eligible for bonuses, which are pro-rated.

Part-time associates are eligible for partnership but need to return to full-time status for at least one year before being considered for partnership. PAR does not consider this requirement to be a best practice. No part-time associates have been made partner.

Cravath still adheres to an up or out system in which associates who are not made partner after seven years will not have another chance at partnership.

Despite the not-so-rosy part-time picture, Cravath was rated #10 in the top 10 firms for family friendliness by the Yale Law Women.