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Hogan Lovells Lateral Profile 2024
Truer words have never been spoken: you won’t be heartbroken when you fall in Love-lls with Hogan. This transatlantic romance is one for the ages, as the firm was born from the union between DC’s Hogan & Hartson and UK national Lovells back in 2010. Now, with almost 2,800 lawyers across offices in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, the sheer size and international reach of Hogan Lovells is staggering.The love doesn’t stop there, though. We were told that Hogan Lovells and its associates are a match made in heaven: “I wanted to go to the best firm I could for my practice, and that was Hogan Lovells.”
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Why did you join your firm? Associates say…
“There’s a very laid-back culture while keeping high work quality of work, proving that a firm does not need to be a sweatshop to be extremely successful and have top level clients and interesting work/clients.”
“Everyone was welcoming, supportive, intelligent, kind, hard-working, and the best at what they did. They also balanced work and life in a way that I respected.”
“It's commitment to pro bono is not a tag line – it's a lived component of the firm as a whole, from management down to first-year associates.”
Strategic Recruitment Focuses 2024
Careers at Hogan Lovells
The view from the firm: We continue to deepen and broaden our strengths in our core industry sectors—financial institutions, life sciences, technology, media and telecoms, and mobility. Washington, D.C. is one of our four global economic engines and we continue to support and invest in that key market. We are also focused on investing further in our other US-based strategic markets, which include New York, California, and Texas in the U.S., as well as Asia. We are expanding into areas of increased client need, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Energy Transition.
International & Secondment Opportunities
Common secondment destinations: Our US Passport associates have been seconded to our London, Munich, and Paris offices.
Client secondment examples: The firm supports client secondments as opportunities arise.
Overseas career development opportunities (view from the firm): HL Passport is our international secondment program for senior associates and associates. Now in its third year, approximately 12-15 lawyers will be selected for secondment to another Hogan Lovells office for up to three months. HL Passport is an opportunity for secondees to experience another jurisdiction, to expand their network and gain valuable insights, as well as build relationships with clients and colleagues across borders – all while fostering greater collaboration at our firm.
Career Development & the Path to Partnership
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28 |
1.3 : 1 |
63% |
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partners made in 2023 |
associate : partner gearing |
of associates intend to make partner |
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69% |
46% |
80% |
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| felt partnership was achievable for attorneys with children | felt partnership was achievable at the firm | agreed partners are nurturing future leaders |
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The view from the firm: The Hogan Lovells Global Lawyer Development Framework guides associate training, professional development, feedback, coaching and mentoring. The firm’s HL Learn function provides training opportunities to firm lawyers at all levels. The curriculum covers substantive areas of law, core legal skills, teamwork and leadership skills, and a wide range of other topics of value to legal practitioners. More detail on our extensive development programming is available on our website.
New associates attend Launch, a substantive week-long training. They are also assigned to a development circle for one year to support their transition into the firm. Additionally, all new joiners are paired with an Integration Advisor to show them the ropes. An associate can also find mentors through affinity groups, practice groups, or through “Spot Mentoring”, a program for associates to access right-time and right-place, topic-specific mentoring.
Hogan Lovells is committed to a feedback-based culture. Our global feedback process, HL Dialogue, has two elements: real-time continuous feedback and the annual Dialogue. HL Dialogue is an opportunity to reflect on achievements, get feedback on strengths and areas for development, and set goals for the upcoming year. New joiners participate in a mini-Dialogue, after six months with the firm.
Hours & Compensation
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2,000 |
11.4 |
49 |
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billable hours |
average number of vacation days associates took in one year |
average number of hours associates worked in one week |
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46% |
78% |
89% |
| agreed they had a good work-life balance |
said the benefits package makes the workload worthwhile |
found the bonus allocation fair and transparent |
Salaries
1st year: $225,000
2nd year: $235,000
3rd year: $260,000
4th year: $310,000
5th year: $365,000
6th year: $390,000
7th year: $420,000
8th year: $435,000
The view from the firm: U.S. Associate compensation is lockstep based on class year. Fulltime associates are expected to bill 2,000 hours, which can include limited amounts of pro bono, DEI, and other approved non-billable matters. Associates on reduced schedules have applicable prorated expectations and compensation.
Is Hogan Lovells the right firm for you?
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86% |
97% |
80% |
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were happy in their current role |
agreed the work is interesting |
felt comfortable being themselves at work |
The view from the firm: As a firm, we continue to expand into strategic markets and practices, and our success in recent years enables us to attract top lawyer talent in the markets and practices that matter most to our clients. Lateral and entry-level hiring is driven at the practice group and office level, and candidates who demonstrate intellectual distinction, strong leadership and communication skills, excellent judgment and willingness to contribute and participate in the firm’s high performing, ambitious and supportive culture, are most successful.
Here's what survey respondents had to say about the firm's culture...
“The best of the best people with human emotion and ability to connect.”
“The firm is full of smart, kind, authentic people who were excited about their work.”
“People were approachable, down to earth. They didn't take themselves too seriously. Everyone is genuinely warm, welcoming, and caring. I laugh a lot at work.”
Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing
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74% |
31% |
41% |
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reported diverse staffing on teams/cases/matters |
of partners are women |
of associates identify as ethnically diverse |
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The view from the firm: In 2023, Hogan Lovells hosted Allverse, the firm’s DEI conference, after a three-year hiatus, where we welcomed 340 conference registrants to Washington, D.C. Allverse aims to bring together our underrepresented lawyers with firm leadership and clients to engage on DEI issues at the forefront of the legal profession. This year’s sessions included discussions such as:
- Success for All: Strategies for Advancing Disability Inclusion at Work
- The Path Forward: How Law Firms & Clients Are Staying Committed to their DEI Initiatives
- The Briefing: An Attack on Communities of Color
- Privilege, Power, and Pride: Intersectionality within the LGBTQ+ Community
As well as earning Mansfield Plus certification for the 5th consecutive year, to support our recruitment and retention efforts, we partnered with our HRIS and Privacy teams to modify the firm’s self-identification systems for greater inclusion.
Pro Bono
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76 |
91% |
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average pro bono |
agreed the firm is committed to pro bono |
Pro bono highlights: Convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that Alabama’s redistricting maps diluted Black citizens’ voting power; Finalized a six-figure settlement for a Colorado inmate who was left unprotected from a vicious prison gang attack, despite repeated warnings and pleas for help; Defended a city ordinance that would require Philadelphia firearms owners to report lost and stolen firearms to the police.
Sustainability & CSR
The view from the firm: As part of our commitment to sustainability, we are a signatory to UN Business Ambition for 1.5°C and Race to Zero, which commit us to develop and implement Science Based Targets to reduce our carbon emissions and become net zero. The firm has set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which include a 90% reduction near term target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 (market) of 2030 and a near term Scope 3 engagement target that 75% of its suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services, capital goods, upstream transport, and distribution and business travel to will have set a science based target for emissions reduction. We have a 2050 Net Zero target for all three scopes.
Contact
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Recruitment contact: JoinHoganLovells@hoganlovells.com