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DLA Piper Rudnick
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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.
If you would like to comment on
this firm's part-time policies or on the comments themselves, please
click here.
Comments on the firm's part-time policy:
The firm's
part-time program appears to be healthy. Many men work part-time,
and the firm has made a significant number of part-time associates
partner.
According
to the NALP survey, "Each of the last three years, at least
one attorney has made partner who has worked or is currently working
an alternative schedule."
In January 2004,
the firm made 16 new partners, 10 of whom were female. (The
firm notes in a press
release that it began a diversity initiative in 2002.) Three
of the ten work less than full-time, and six other part-time attorneys
were made partner between 1998 and 2003, which are strong signs
that working part-time at the firm is not a career-ending move.
Part time
attorneys must work a minimum of 50% of full time hours. Part
time attorneys who work more than their agreed upon number of
hours are eligible for bonus.
The firm reports
that part-time attorneys receive the same benefits as full-time
attorneys as long as they work at least 60% of a full-time schedule.
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