About the Firm
Founded in 1884, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is a growing mid-sized firm with six locations throughout the Carolinas, including offices in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, and Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. Parker Poe is organized into three divisions: transactional, litigation, and regulation of business and governmental relations. These departments are further organized into practice groups such as antitrust, banking and finance, business law, construction, employee benefits, government and public policy, information technology, and whitecollar criminal defense. With more than 200 lawyers, the firm represents clients from the public, private, corporate, educational, and health-care sectors.
Hiring Criteria5, 6
Parker Poe seeks talented candidates with excellent academic records, preferably those who graduated in the top 20-30% of their classes. The firm also looks for motivated candidates with multiple talents and interests and the potential to advance with legal careers in a friendly, diverse, and inclusive work environment.
Attorney Recruiting
Parker Poe strives to hire the new associates who have successfully completed their summer associate program.
Salary7
Firm location
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8th Year
Summer Associate
Charlotte, Raleigh, NC (2008)
$130,000
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$1,650/week
+ housing, Charleston, Columbia, SC (2008)
$115,000
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$1,650/week
Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation8, 9
The firm contributes “cafeteria” and “transportation/parking” plans of benefits. Incoming associates receive up to a $4,000 for bar expenses. Other benefits include:
Vacation
Flex-Time/Part-Time
Housing, Utilities, and Fitness Club Expenses
Associate Bonus Program
Career Development and Mentoring by Senior Colleagues in a Supportive and Open Environment
401(k) Plan
Medical, Life, Disability, and Optional Dependent and Dental Insurance Coverage
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