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Drinker, Biddle
& Reath
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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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Comments on the firm's part-time policy:
According
to the NALP office survey, the firm does not allow flex-time but
does have a formal part time policy. However, according the firm's
website, "Drinker…has established part-time/flex-time policies
that permit all lawyers (male and female) to work alternative
schedules."
The
offices vary in whether or not they have partners who have been
elevated on a part-time basis. Associates have been elevated to
partner status while on a part-time arrangement at the Philadelphia,
Florham Park but not in Los Angeles, Washington, or San Francisco.
The firm's website explains, "In general, the partnership
operates with shared mutual objectives among partners. Although
these objectives include a full commitment to the firm, we have
part-time partners who are equally and fully committed to the
firm's success and ideas even though they devote fewer hours to
their professional lives."
Telecommuting
is allowed. Job sharing is not. Part time attorneys must work
a minimum of 60% of the full time hours.
According
to the firm's "Top Reasons to Work Here" on Vault.com,
"We continually revise our policies relating to family leave
and reduced hours to provide workable and flexible alternatives
for those whose life demands them."
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