About the Firm4-7
This highly successful, full-service firm is best known for its solid litigation department. The firm specializes in various practices including bankruptcy, business, litigation, construction, employment, family, insurance, intellectual property, real estate, and tax law. It is considered one of the leading practices for the wine industry. The firm recently committed itself to devoting three percent of its attorneys’ time to pro bono work. Its attorneys actively participate in community services and have worked in the areas of arts, education, housing, human rights, land use and economic development, and medical and health-related issues on a pro bono basis. The firm offers the Diversity Scholarship Program, providing annual scholarships for the past six years to first-year law students of color and/ or students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Hiring Criteria8, 9 Attorney Recruiting
Associates should possess an excellent academic record and strong writing skill along with participation in Law Review or Moot Court. The firm recruits attorneys from its summer associate program.
Salary10
Firm location
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Summer Associate
San Francisco, CA (2007)
$160,000
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2,788.46/week (2(1Ls)
Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation11, 12
Medical/Dental/Vision and Other Insurance Benefits
Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
Emergency Child-Care Assistance
Four Weeks of Vacation Each Year
Office Decorating Allowance
Subsidy for the Purchase of a Home Computer
Reimbursement For High-Speed Internet Access from Home
401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan
Bar-Association Fees
Business-Casual Dress Code
CLE
Domestic-Partner Benefits
Employee-Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account/Pre-Tax Option
Life/AD&D
Long-Term Care Insurance
Relocation Expenses
Sabbatical Program
DSL Reimbursement
Child-Care benefits
Judicial Clerkship Bonuses
Areas of Practice13
Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights
Beverage Alcohol Industry
Business Litigation
Business Transactions
Construction
Employment
Environmental Law
Family Wealth
Hospitality
Insurance Coverage
Intellectual Property and Technology
Private Clients
Product Law
Real Estate
Securities
Tax
White-Collar Crime
Wine
Other Offices14
Firm Location
Address
Helena
St. Wine Business Center 899 Adams Street, Suite G St. Helena, CA 94574 Phone: 707-967-4000 Fax: 707-967-4009
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