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 | Paid primary caregiver leave | Paid secondary caregiver leave | Adoption/surrogacy fees | Flexible work arrangements | Retirement plan | Medical and dental plans |
| A&O Shearman | Flexible Time Off | 14 weeks (following STD plus optional 6 weeks of Unpaid Parental Leave) | 14 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes |
| Akin | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Alston & Bird |
Flexible Time Off | 18 weeks | 4 weeks | Family planning services such as $25,000 infertility benefit and adoption/surrogacy assistance. | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes |
| Arnold & Porter |
Unlimited | 18 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes ($10,000 ) | 50% of month in office | N/A | N/A |
| Ashurst | 6 weeks | 52 weeks | 52 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 3% discretionary firm match | Undisclosed |
| Axinn | 4 weeks | 20 weeks | 4 weeks | Yes (up to $5,000) | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Baker Botts |
4 weeks | 18 weeks | 4 weeks | Yes (up to 20,000) | 3 days/week in office | IRA; 401(k). | Yes, contributory |
| Bracewell |
4 weeks | 18 weeks | 6 weeks | N/A | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes |
| Brown Rudnick | Unlimited | 12 weeks (plus 8 weeks of STD) | 12 weeks | Yes (up to $10,000) | 3 days/week in office | 401(k); Cash Balance Plan | Undisclosed |
| Cadwalader | Unlimited | 18 weeks | 4 weeks | No | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Cahill | 4 weeks | 18 weeks | 12 weeks | No | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Choate | 4 weeks | 14 weeks | 14 weeks | no | No less than 60% of full-time status | 401(k); Roth 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Cleary Gottlieb | 4 weeks | 21-23 weeks | 15 weeks | Yes, ($25,000 lifetime maximum) | Flexible | 401(k); Roth 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Clifford Chance | 4 weeks | 12 weeks (plus paid disability) | 12 weeks | Yes (up to $25,000) | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Cooley | 4 weeks | 12-20 weeks | 12-20 weeks | Yes ($25,000) | Flexible | 401(k), Roth 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Covington & Burling | 4 weeks | 18 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes ($30,000 lifetime maximum) | 4 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Cozen O'Connor | Undisclosed | 10 weeks | 10 weeks | Yes ($16,000-$40,000 lifetime max) | Flexible | 401(k); Profit sharing plan | Yes |
| Cravath | 4 weeks | 18 to 20 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Davis Polk | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Debevoise & Plimpton | 4 weeks | 12 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes ($30,000 life maximum) | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes |
| Dechert | 4 weeks | 12 weeks (plus 8 weeks for medical recovery) | 12 weeks (plus 8 weeks for medical recovery) | Yes ($45,000 lifetime maximum) | Hybrid working policy available to all US employees. Expectation that employees will spend at least 3 days per week in person together and to be fully engaged in work whether working in the office or remotely. Reduced hours available with practice group approval. |
401(k); Roth contributions | Undisclosed |
| DLA Piper | Unlimited | 12 weeks (following 6 weeks of disability leave) | 12 weeks | Undisclosed | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | N/A |
| Duane Morris | 4 weeks | 16 weeks (8 weeks disability + 8 weeks parental caregiver) | 8 weeks | Yes ($20,000 lifetime maximum) | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes, partial contributory - medical and dental plans vary by office |
| Faegre Drinker | 4 weeks | 12 weeks (plus up to 8 weeks of Short-Term Disability) | 12 weeks | Yes (up to $5,000 per adoption and $10,000 maximum lifetime for adoption) | 2 days/week in office | 401(k) Savings Plan Component held in the Faegre Drinker Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) | N/A |
| Finnegan | Unlimited | 20 weeks (STD included). | 14 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes |
| Fish & Richardson | Undisclosed | 18 weeks | 8 weeks | Yes ($45,000 lifetime maximum + long-term storage of reproductive materials reimbursed up to a maximum of $1,500 per year for up to ten (10) years) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes |
| Foley & Lardner | Unlimited | 18 weeks (including disability benfits) | Up to 10 weeks | Yes (up to $15,000) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Foley Hoag | Undisclosed | 18 weeks | 18 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | Principal | Yes through BlueCross BlueShield |
| Fox Rothschild | Undisclosed | 8 to 20 weeks | 8 weeks | Yes (up to $20,000) | Flexible | 401(k) for equity partners | Yes, contributory for all but equity partners |
| Freshfields | 4 weeks | 22 | 14 | Yes ($60,000 lifetime maximum) | 4 days/week in office | 401(k) plan | N/A |
| Fried Frank | Unlimited | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Yes | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) plan | Yes, contributory |
| Gibson Dunn | Flexible Time Off | Pregnancy Disability Leave as certified by a medical provider (plus up to 18 weeks of Family Leave for either parent) | Up to 18 weeks | Yes ($60,000 lifetime maximum) | Flexible | 401(k) (pre-tax and after tax/Roth contributions) | N/A |
| Goodwin | Unlimited | 18 weeks (plus STD) | 18 weeks (plus STD) | Yes, ($75,000 lifetime maximum) | 3 days/week in office | 401(k); Roth 401(k); Partnership Profit Sharing Savings Plan | Undisclosed |
| Goulston & Storrs | 4 weeks | 18 Weeks | 18 Weeks | Yes, ($10,000) | Flexible | Personalized financial planning with Kelliher Corbett Group at Morgan Stanley | Yes, contributory |
| Greenberg Glusker | 3 weeks | 18 weeks paid | 4 weeks paid | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Greenberg Traurig | 3 weeks | Up to 18 weeks | Up to 6 weeks | Yes, ($35,000 lifetime maximum) | Flexible | 401(k); After Tax and Roth. | Yes |
| Gunderson | Undisclosed | 22 weeks (including disability time) | 10 weeks | Yes (up to $40,000 lifetime maximum) | Undisclosed | 401(k) | N/A |
| Haynes and Boone | 1-3 weeks | 18 weeks | 4 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Hogan Lovells | Undisclosed | 20 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes ($10,000 lifetime maximum) | 3 days/week in office | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Holland & Knight | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Holwell Shuster & Goldberg | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth | 2.86 weeks | 18 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes (up to $5,000 per adoption) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes, (medical plans are contributory and dental plans are non-contributory) |
| Irell & Manella | Undisclosed | 20 weeks | 8 weeks | Yes | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Jackson Walker | Undisclosed | 18 weeks (plus 6 weeks unpaid) | 3 weeks | Yes ($40,000 lifetime maximum) | Flexible | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Jenner & Block | Unlimited | Up to 17 weeks (plus disability benefit) | Up to 12 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | N/A |
| Jones Day | 4 weeks | 14 weeks (plus four weeks of unpaid family leave and 8 weeks of paid disability leave) | 14 weeks (plus four weeks of unpaid family leave) | N/A | Flexible | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| K&L Gates | 4 weeks | 12 paid weeks (plus 6 weeks disability benefit) | 12 paid weeks (plus 6 weeks disability benefit) | Yes ($50,000) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Katten | Unlimited | 20 weeks | 20 weeks | N/A | 2 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| King & Spalding | 4 weeks | 10 weeks (plus 12 weeks of paid leave for parental bonding) | 10 weeks (plus 12 weeks of paid leave for parental bonding) | N/A | Flexible | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Undisclosed |
Associates: 18 weeks Partners: 26 weeks |
Associates: 10 weeks Partners: 26 weeks |
Yes | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes |
| Kramer Levin | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Latham & Watkins | Unlimited | 14 weeks (plus 8 to 12 weeks) | 14 weeks (plus 8 to 12 weeks) | Yes ($60,000 lifetime maximum) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Linklaters | 5 weeks | 12 weeks (plus disability benefit) | 12 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401(k); Cash Balance Plan | Undisclosed |
| Mayer Brown | Undisclosed | 18 weeks (inlcuded 6 - 8 weeks of STD) | 12 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401K savings plan | N/A |
| McDermott | Undisclosed | 20 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes ($50k lifetime maximum) | Undisclosed | 401(k) Savings Plan | Yes |
| Milbank | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Mintz Levin | Unlimited | 18 weeks | 8 weeks | N/A | 60% of the time in office | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Morgan Lewis | 4 weeks | Up to 22 weeks of leave | Up to 12 weeks | N/A | 2-3 days/week in office | N/A | N/A |
| Morrison & Foerster | Flexible Time Off | Up to 22 weeks | Up to 8 weeks | Yes (up to $30,00) | Our current policy is to encourage attorneys to attend our U.S. offices 2-3 days a week. Flexible work arrangements can be made on a case-by-case basis. | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Munger, Tolles & Olson | Undisclosed | 18 weeks (plus 6-8 weeks of leave for birthgiver) | 18 weeks | Yes ($40,000 lifetime maximum) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | 4 weeks | 18 weeks | 18 weeks | Yes | 2 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| O'Melveny | 3-4 weeks | 14 weeks | 14 weeks | Yes | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes; HSA |
| Orrick | Flexible Time Off | 24 weeks | 24 weeks | Yes (up to $50,000 lifetime maximum) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Patterson Belknap | Unlimited | 22 weeks | 22 weeks | Undisclosed | 3 days/week in office | 401(k); Roth 401(k) | Yes |
| Paul Hastings | 4-5 weeks | 14 weeks (plus additional 8 weeks of paid parental leave for recovery) | 14 weeks | N/A | Flexible | Defined contribution plan | Undisclosed |
| Paul, Weiss | 4 weeks | 18-20 weeks (includes 6-8 weeks of disability) | 12 weeks | Yes (up to $25,000) | Undisclosed | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Perkins Coie | Unlimited | 20 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes (up to $5,000) | Flexible | N/A | N/A |
| Pillsbury | 4 weeks | 12 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes ($10,000 lifetime maximum) | Undisclosed | 401(k); Cash Balance Plan | Yes, contributory |
| Polsinelli | Undisclosed | 14 weeks | 4 weeks | Undisclosed | Flexible | 401(k); Roth 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Proskauer Rose | Undisclosed | 12 weeks (plus 6 weeks of paid short term disability (8 weeks for C-section)) | 12 weeks | Yes; Adoption/surrogacy reimbursement available up to a $30,000 lifetime maximum | Undisclosed | 401(k) (all lawyers); Profit sharing (Income partners); Cash Balance; Keogh (Equity parners) | Yes, contributory for medical while total premium is employee paid for dental |
| Reed Smith | 2-3 weeks | 12 weeks (plus 6 weeks disability for birthing parent) | 12 weeks | Yes | 3 days/week in office | 401(k); 401(k) Roth; Cash Balance Plan | N/A |
| Richards, Layton & Finger | 4 weeks | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Flexible | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Ropes & Gray | 4 weeks | 26 weeks | N/A | Yes ($30,000 lifetime maximum) | 4 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | 5 weeks | 18 weeks | 4 weeks | Yes ($25,000 lifetime maximum) | 3 days/week in office | Yes | Yes, contributory |
| Seward & Kissel | 6 weeks | 12 weeks (one year of service) | 12 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401k | N/A |
| Sheppard Mullin | Undisclosed | 18-20 weeks (includes 6-8 weeks of disability) | 12 weeks | Yes (up to $25,000) | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Sidley Austin | Unlimited | 14 weeks | 14 weeks | Yes (up to $20,000/year with a lifetime max of $60,000) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes |
| Simpson Thacher | 4 weeks | 18 -20 (plus up to 8 weeks unpaid) | 12 weeks | Yes ($30,000 lifetime maximum) | 4 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Skadden | 4 weeks | Up to 22 weeks total. | Up to 22 weeks total. | Yes (up to $25,000) | 4 days/week in office | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Sterne Kessler | Undisclosed | 16 weeks | 8 weeks | N/A | Flexible | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Vedder Price | 4 weeks | Up to 10 weeks (plus STD) | Up to 10 weeks (plus STD) | N/A | Flexible | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Venable | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Vinson & Elkins | 3 weeks | 18 weeks (+ vacation time if opted) | 4 weeks (plus 9 weeks for equal caregiver and vacation time if opted) | Yes ($30,000 lifetime maximum) | 4 days/week in office | 401(k); Health Savings Accounts with investment options | Undisclosed |
| Weil | 4 weeks | Up to 20 weeks | Up to 10 weeks | Yes | 4 days/week in office | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| White & Case | Unlimited | 12 weeks | 12 weeks | Yes ($30,000 lifetime maximum) | 60% of the time in office | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Wiley | 4 weeks | Up to 18 weeks | Up to 18 weeks | N/A | 50% of the time in office | 401(k) | N/A |
| Willkie Farr | 4 weeks | 18 weeks | 10 weeks | N/A | 3 days/week in office | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| WilmerHale | 4 weeks | 18 weeks | 4 weeks | Yes ($25,000 lifetime maximum) | Flexible | 401(k) | Undisclosed |
| Wilson Sonsini | Undisclosed | 24 weeks | 16 weeks | Yes (up to $20,000) | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |
| Winston & Strawn | Undisclosed | 20 weeks | 20 weeks | N/A | Flexible | 401(k) | Yes, contributory |