Work/life and benefits

Most firms offer a suite of fairly standard benefits, like the 401(k) retirement plan, contributions to health and dental plans, and subsidized gym membership. Most also offer reduced or part time schedules of some description, usually for associates who’ve been with the firm for at least a certain period of time.

Firm Vacation in weeks Paid primary caregiver leave Paid secondary caregiver leave Adoption/surrogacy fees Flexible work arrangements Retirement plan Medical and dental plans
A&O Shearman Undisclosed 20 weeks 14 weeks No 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Akin 4 20 weeks 12 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Alston & Bird Flexible Time Off 18 weeks 4 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Arnold & Porter Undisclosed 18 weeks 12 weeks Yes (Adoption only) 50% spent in office N/A N/A
Axinn 4 20 weeks  4 weeks  Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Baker Botts 4 18 weeks 18 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Bracewell 4 18 weeks 6 weeks No Yes Yes Yes
Brown Rudnick Unlimited 20 weeks 12 weeks   Yes (Adoption only) 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Cadwalader Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed
Cahill 4 18 weeks 12 weeks No 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Cleary Gottlieb 4 21-23 weeks 15 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Clifford Chance 4 Up to 18 weeks 12 weeks   Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Cooley 4 12-20 weeks 12-20 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Covington & Burling 4 18 weeks 12 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Cozen O'Connor Undisclosed 10 weeks 10 weeks Yes No Yes Yes
Cravath 4 18-20 weeks N/A Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Davis Polk & Wardwell Up to 6 (dependent on time spent at firm) 18 weeks 12 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Debevoise & Plimpton 4 12 weeks 12 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Dechert 4 20 weeks 12 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Duane Morris 4 16 weeks 8 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
DLA Piper Unlimited 18 weeks 18 weeks No 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Elsberg Baker & Maruri Undisclosed 18 weeks 12 weeks Undisclosed 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Faegre Drinker 4 20 weeks 12 weeks Yes (Adoption only) 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Finnegan Unlimted 20 weeks 14 weeks No 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Fish & Richardson Unlimited 18 weeks 8 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Foley & Lardner Unlimited Up to 18 weeks 18 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Foley Hoag Undisclosed 18 weeks 18 weeks No 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Fox Rothschild Undisclosed 8 to 20 weeks 8 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freshfields 4 22 weeks 14 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Fried Frank Unlimited Undisclosed Undisclosed Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Gibson Dunn Unlimited 18 weeks Up to 18 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Goodwin Undisclosed 18 weeks 18 weeks Yes  Yes Yes Yes 
Goulston & Storrs 4 18 weeks  18 weeks  Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Greenberg Glusker 3 18 weeks 4 weeks No 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Greenberg Traurig 3 Up to 18 weeks Up to 6 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gunderson Unlimited 22 weeks 10 weeks Yes Undisclosed Yes Yes
Haynes and Boone Up to 4 (dependent on time at firm) 18 weeks 4 weeks No 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Hogan Lovells Undisclosed 20 weeks 12 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Undisclosed Yes
Holland & Knight Unlimited 16 weeks 6-10 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg 4 16 weeks 12 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
HSF Kramer 5 20 weeks 12 weeks No Yes Yes Yes
Hunton Andrews Kurth 2.8 18 weeks 12 weeks Yes (Adoption only) Yes Yes Yes
Irell & Manella Undisclosed 20 weeks 8 weeks No Yes Undisclosed Yes
Jackson Walker Undisclosed 18 weeks 3 weeks Yes (Adoption only) Yes Yes Yes
Jenner & Block Undisclosed 23 weeks Up to 12 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Jones Day 4 22 weeks Undisclosed No Yes Undisclosed Yes
Katten Unlimited 20 weeks 12 weeks No 2 days in the office Yes Yes
King & Spalding 4 22 weeks 12 weeks No Yes Yes Yes
Kirkland & Ellis Undisclosed 18-26 weeks 10-26 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Latham & Watkins Unlimited Up to 26 weeks 14 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linklaters 5 12 weeks 12 weeks No N/A Yes Yes
Mayer Brown Undisclosed 18 weeks 12 weeks No 3 days in the office Yes Yes
McDermott Will & Schulte Undisclosed Up to 20 weeks Up to 12 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Milbank Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed
Mintz Levin Undisclosed 18 weeks 8 weeks Undisclosed 60% in the office Yes Yes
Morgan Lewis 4 Up to 22 weeks Up to 12 weeks No 3 days in the office Undisclosed Yes
Morrison & Foerster Unlimited Up to 22 weeks Up to 8 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Munger, Tolles & Olson Undisclosed Up to 26 weeks 18 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Norton Rose Fulbright 4 18 weeks 18 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
O'Melveny Up to 4 weeks Up to 22 weeks 14 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Orrick Flexible Time Off 24 weeks 16 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Patterson Belknap Unlimited 22 weeks 22 weeks No 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Paul Hastings Varied 22 weeks 14 weeks No Yes Yes Yes
Paul, Weiss 4 18-20 weeks Undisclosed Yes (Adoption only) Undisclosed Yes Yes
Perkins Coie Unlimited 20 weeks 12 weeks Yes (Adoption only) Yes N/A Yes
Pillsbury 4 12 weeks 12 weeks Yes Undisclosed Yes Yes
Polsinelli Undisclosed 14 weeks 4 weeks No 5 days in the office Yes Yes
Proskauer Rose Undisclosed Up to 20 weeks 12 weeks Yes Undisclosed Yes Yes
Reed Smith 2.8 18 weeks 12 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Richards, Layton & Finger 4 Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Seyfarth Shaw Undisclosed 18 weeks 10 weeks Yes 2 days in the office Yes Yes
Sheppard Mullin Undisclosed 18-20 weeks 12 weeks Yes 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Sidley Austin Unlimited 14 weeks 14 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simpson Thacher 4 Up to 18 -20 weeks 12 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Skadden Undisclosed Up to 22 weeks Up to 12 weeks of paid leave Yes Undisclosed Yes Yes
Sterne Kessler Undisclosed 16 weeks 8 weeks No Yes Yes Yes
Sullivan & Cromwell 4 Up to 20 weeks 12 weeks Yes (Adoption only) Undisclosed Yes Yes
Vedder Price 4 Up to 10 weeks Up to 10 weeks No 3 days in the office Yes Yes
Venable Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed
Vinson & Elkins 3 18 weeks Up to 9 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Yes Yes
Weil 4 Up to 20 weeks Up to 10 weeks Yes 4 days in the office Undisclosed Yes
White & Case unlimited 12 weeks 12 weeks Yes 60% in the office Yes Yes
Wiley 4 Up to 18 weeks Up to 18 weeks No 50% in the office Yes Yes
Willkie Farr 4 Up to 18 weeks 10 weeks Undisclosed 3 days in the office Yes yes
WilmerHale 4 18 weeks Undisclosed Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wilson Sonsini Discretionary Time off 24 weeks  N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes
Winston & Strawn Undisclosed 20 Weeks 20 weeks No Yes Yes Yes