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The firm says that working at Arent Fox is going to be an enjoyable experience, because the firm does not impose itself upon the people. It lets them be themselves. The firm cares about the growth of its employees and ensures that they realise their potential and capabilities by providing them opportunities for personal development and professional achievement. The firm takes pride in inculcating an office culture that embraces individuality.
The firm understands the importance of attracting and retaining top talent and the worth and value they bring to the workplace. Its compensation policy reflects the competitiveness in the legal marketplace as well helps the employee to balance his professional life with commitments outside of work. The firm also offers a full complement of employee benefits.
Arent Fox strives to create an environment were all feel welcomed, valued and respected, where one can grow professionally, without fear of being discriminated against. It will be a matter of status and standing to work in one of the country's leading law firms.
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Arent Fox LLP.
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| Year of establishment | 1942 | Number of partners | 175 |
| Number of offices | 3 | Partner to associate ratio | 1.20 |
| Biggest office | Washington | Percentage of women attorneys | 25.80 |
| Number of attorneys | 350 | Percentage of minority attorneys | 12.20 |
| Number of associates | 142 | Percentage of LGBT attorneys | 3.30 |
4 reviews Arent Fox LLP. Reviews
Former Employee
- Reviewed on December 18, 2017
Advice to law firm management: I would like to see management bring everyone even closer together and set up parties and get-togethers to bring everyone even closer together. I believe this would help in terms of long term productivity of the law firm as well.
Pros: I found the staff members to be very accommodating and the starting pay was exceptional. I also enjoyed the fact that the hours were very flexible and you could decide when you wanted to work practically.
Cons: I did not like the fact that there were not many office oriented events throughout the year. As an example, there were no Christmas parties within the office even though everyone gets along very well with each other.
Current or former employee?: Former Employee
Pros: I found the staff members to be very accommodating and the starting pay was exceptional. I also enjoyed the fact that the hours were very flexible and you could decide when you wanted to work practically.
Cons: I did not like the fact that there were not many office oriented events throughout the year. As an example, there were no Christmas parties within the office even though everyone gets along very well with each other.
Current or former employee?: Former Employee
Former Employee
- Reviewed on October 26, 2017
Advice to law firm management: Management needs to be more present and hands on with their staff. If employees are feeling neglected then they will leave.
Pros: I worked at this firm for a few years and got along with everyone really well. The clients I worked with were also very friendly and welcoming. I rarely had an issue with anyone at this firm.
Cons: The management is terrible at this firm. They were hardly ever present and when they were they just didn't seem to care. I would bring up ideas and complaints from time to time and they just brushed me off like I didn't matter.
Current or former employee?: Former Employee
Pros: I worked at this firm for a few years and got along with everyone really well. The clients I worked with were also very friendly and welcoming. I rarely had an issue with anyone at this firm.
Cons: The management is terrible at this firm. They were hardly ever present and when they were they just didn't seem to care. I would bring up ideas and complaints from time to time and they just brushed me off like I didn't matter.
Current or former employee?: Former Employee
Overview
The five founders of Arent Fox—Henry J. Fox, Albert E. Arent, Edwin L. Kahn, Harry M. Plotkin and Earl W. Kintner—brought impressive credentials to the firm. Previous high-level positions and extensive ties to the Washington, DC business community laid the groundwork for Arent Fox’s reputation as one of the city’s premier firms.The founders also had a commitment to community involvement, pro bono work and diversity. These commitments remain strong today. Founded in 1942 and now with approximately 400 attorneys in offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, Arent Fox is a dynamic, diversified firm with 31 practice groups and an emphasis on litigation, intellectual property, life sciences and real estate/finance.
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Notable cases
- November 13, 2012: Arent Fox LLP has once again been named one of the country's "50 Best Law Firms for Women" by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers.
- November 1, 2012: Twenty Arent Fox practice areas have been recognized in the 2013 "Best Law Firms" rankings that are published annually by U.S. News & World Report.
- Arent Fox LLP Litigation partner Stephen G. Larson will be honored by the Western San Bernardino County Bar Association with the 2012-2013 Jennifer Brooks Lawyer-of-the-Year Award in recognition of his outstanding professionalism during a 23-year legal career.
- Forty-six Arent Fox attorneys were included in the 2012 edition of "Top Rated Lawyers" by The American Lawyer magazine and Martindale-Hubbell. The recognized lawyers represent 19 areas of the law, reflecting the breadth of Arent Fox's legal talent in key industries.
- August 27, 2012: 34 lawyers Arent Fox were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®2013. The firm is represented by this prestigious publication across 27 practice areas and includes all three offices.
- August 1, 2012: Arent Fox's Deborah S. Froling assumed office as President-Elect of the National Association of Women Lawyers.
- June 26, 2012: The 2012 edition of Legal 500 US has recognized 37 of the firm's attorneys and 11 different legal areas, selecting them for inclusion among the prestigious legal guide's top rankings.
- Arent Fox's Intellectual Property practice, including patent, copyright, and trademark, has won the 2012 Chambers USA Award for Excellence in Client Service.
- June 11, 2012: The 2012 edition of Chambers USA has recognized 28 of the firm's attorneys and 12 different practices areas, selecting them for inclusion among the prestigious legal guide's top rankings.
Arent Fox LLP. Awards and Recognitions
The firm seeks bright, talented students from diverse law schools across the country. Students with excellent academic records and who are among the top in their classes are preferred. Candidates for summer associate positions must be attending an ABA-accredited law school in the United States In addition the student must possess strong communication skills that include excellent verbal and written skills. Leadership experiences are also considered, along with journal and moot court involvement. Candidates must demonstrate a strong desire to excel in a large law firm environment.
The firm believes that drawing and retaining quality talent is what makes the firm successful. The firm offers a competitive salary and rewards contributions to its clients. The firm's compensation package is divided into two parts: base salary and bonus. Yearly salary increments and bonus distribution are based on individual performance, growth and development. Associates are also eligible for productivity, cash and merit bonuses. Judicial clerks and incoming first-year associates who have passed the patent bar prior to joining the firm earn a signing bonus.
The online application process is the firm's preferred method for receiving employment applications.
Arent Fox LLP is an equal opportunity employer committed to further diversifying its workforce. We welcome qualified applicants from all races, sexes, national origins and other groups protected by law.
Diversity
The Arent Fox Summer Program is its primary source for recruiting entry-level associates hence the firm attaches considerable importance to it. The program is designed in a manner to ensure that the students perform legal work that is as close to the real experience as possible and apprises them of the working ethos of the firm.
The students also receive widespread training and appropriate feedbacks that help them to abet their strengths and addresses their weaknesses. Social events provide ample opportunities to socialize with the attorneys and get to them know them on a personal level. The student's summer experience is geared to provide the summer associates with as realistic a view of the life at Arent Fox as possible.
Mid-level associates called monitors direct summer associates' workflow. Students are given assignments, as far as possible, in their stated areas of preference by the monitors, who assign the projects after consultations with the firm's lawyers. Summer associates participate in a legal writing clinic and a two-day deposition workshop. The firm asks its lawyers to involve summer associates in "live" projects such as negotiations, depositions, hearings or closings.
Social events are held in a casual relaxed atmosphere and include concerts, cooking classes, sailing trip, sporting events and wine-tastings.
Diversity at Arent Fox is just not merely rhetoric. It walks it talk. The firm says that for them diversity is not a matter of choice but an imperative. Diversity at the firm is not restricted to their policy manuals, it embodies itself in its people, it is something tangible and real.
The firm's workplace is inhabited by people with many different cultural, ethnic, religious, racial, social and geographical backgrounds. At Arent Fox they cannot conceive any other sort of workplace. The firm says that when talent and competence is the only criteria, diversity takes care of itself. The firm says that in its hiring the only thing it looks for are, smart, interesting people with diverse experiences, opinions and ideas. This leads to, the firm believes, better thinking and better service to its clients and its community.
Arent Fox believes that excellence and diversity go hand in hand. It not only hires a diverse group of people it is committed to retaining them considering them to be a strategic requirement for business success.
The firm's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, led by the firm's chairman oversees the firms diversity activities and assists in recruiting, retaining and promoting attorneys of color, women and LGBT lawyers, and to ensure that adequate firm resources are dedicated to their training, mentoring, coaching and business development.
Each year the firm awards a Diversity Scholarship to three minority first-year law students, each of whom receives $15,000 as well as a position in the firm's summer associate program. Moreover, the firm participates annually in a variety of minority outreach and networking opportunities that help them to connect with women, minorities, Hispanic and Asian bar associations.
Arent Fox has been widely acclaimed and recognized for its outstanding diversity efforts. Recent notable Vault rankings include No. 14 for best law firms for overall diversity, No. 12 for diversity for women, No. 17 for diversity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and No. 25 for diversity for minorities. Arent Fox was named one the 50 Best Law Firms for Women for three consecutive years by Working Mother magazine, the National Association for Female Executives and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC. Arent Fox earned a perfect score of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index by the Human Rights Campaign for three consecutive years.
Arent Fox LLP is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity, and it complies with all applicable laws that prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
Summer associate program
The Arent Fox Summer Program is its primary source for recruiting entry-level associates hence the firm attaches considerable importance to it. The program is designed in a manner to ensure that the students perform legal work that is as close to the real experience as possible and apprises them of the working ethos of the firm.
The students also receive widespread training and appropriate feedbacks that help them to abet their strengths and addresses their weaknesses. Social events provide ample opportunities to socialize with the attorneys and get to them know them on a personal level. The student's summer experience is geared to provide the summer associates with as realistic a view of the life at Arent Fox as possible.
Mid-level associates called monitors direct summer associates' workflow. Students are given assignments, as far as possible, in their stated areas of preference by the monitors, who assign the projects after consultations with the firm's lawyers. Summer associates participate in a legal writing clinic and a two-day deposition workshop. The firm asks its lawyers to involve summer associates in "live" projects such as negotiations, depositions, hearings or closings.
Social events are held in a casual relaxed atmosphere and include concerts, cooking classes, sailing trip, sporting events and wine-tastings.
Working for the Arent Fox LLP.
The firm says that working at Arent Fox is going to be an enjoyable experience, because the firm does not impose itself upon the people. It lets them be themselves. The firm cares about the growth of its employees and ensures that they realise their potential and capabilities by providing them opportunities for personal development and professional achievement. The firm takes pride in inculcating an office culture that embraces individuality.
The firm understands the importance of attracting and retaining top talent and the worth and value they bring to the workplace. Its compensation policy reflects the competitiveness in the legal marketplace as well helps the employee to balance his professional life with commitments outside of work. The firm also offers a full complement of employee benefits.
Arent Fox strives to create an environment were all feel welcomed, valued and respected, where one can grow professionally, without fear of being discriminated against. It will be a matter of status and standing to work in one of the country's leading law firms.
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