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K&L Gates
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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.
Firm's web site:
http://www.klgates.com
Comments on the firm's part-time policy:
In December
of 2005, Kirkpatrick launched a balanced hours initiative. The
program came after nearly a year of research, introspection, and
planning.
The firm's program
features many of PAR's best practices. Balanced hours schedules
are available to all attorneys regardless of seniority, and attorneys
create individually-tailored schedules to meet their needs (which
can include telecommuting and flexible hours as well as reduced
hours). The firm has a balanced hours coordinator to oversee the
program and keep it on track. There is no minimum number of hours
balanced hours attorneys must bill.
Balanced hours
attorneys remain eligible for partnership, and attorneys who have
worked reduced hours have made partner.
Balanced hours
attorneys are eligible for pro-rated bonuses. If a balanced hours
attorney works more hours than he or she has contracted to work,
he or she may receive additional compensation through the firm's
discretionary bonus program.
Read the firm's
press
release about its balanced hours program. An article about
the program can be found here
and here.
Another mention of the program is here.
In addition, Marie-Anne Hogarth wrote about the firm for The Recorder
in December 2005 in "The Part-Time Predicament."
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