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McDermott Will & Emery
People stay at McDermott Will & Emery because they love it. The partners are well-respected, and the attorneys are top-notch.
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Salary & Benefits
At McDermott, starting salaries range from $ 145,000 to $ 160,000 depending upon the office where lawyers are placed. The compensation for all summer associates is around $3,100 per week. The firm views benefits as a strong motivator towards achieving a performing work force.
| Title | Branch/ City |
Exp. year | Period | Avg Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | Los Angeles | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Boston | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Irvine | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Miami | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Washington | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | New York City | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Chicago | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Menlo Park | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Dallas | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | San Francisco | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Wilmington | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
| Associate | Atlanta | 1st Year | Yearly | $190,000.00 |
Salaries Found Advertised on Jobs Posted on External Sources by BCG Attorney Search
| Conflicts Attorney | $95,000 - $213,000 | ||
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Benefits
- 401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan
- Bar Association Fees
- Business Casual Dress Code
- CLE
- Dental Insurance
- Domestic Partner Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Family/Dependent Care Leave
- Health Club Membership
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Long-term Care Insurance
- Long-term Disability Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Medical Spending Account
- Parental Leave
- Parking/Transportation
- Relocation Expenses
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Sick Leave
- Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
- Vacation Leave
Benefits Package:
McDermott offers employees: 40l(k), health, dental, prescription drug, vision, basic life, AD&D, additional life insurance, short and long term disability and their dependents, including their same sex domestic partners: health, dental, prescription drug, vision, and dependent life insurance. McDermott "grosses-up" an employee's salary to cover the cost of the additional applicable state and federal taxes from the imputed income of domestic partner benefits. FMLA/FMLA-like benefits, emergency back-up child care, health advocate services, bereavement leave, employee discounts, a qualified joint and survivor annuity, a pre-retirement annuity, COBRA/COBRA-like benefits and employee assistance are offered to same-sex and opposite-sex partners. In 2012, McDermott added full transgender benefits to our health coverage.
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