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Mayer Brown LLP (www.mayerbrown.com) Basic Information Compensation & Benefits 1221 Avenue of the Americas Recruiting Contact: 2013 compensation for entry-level lawyers ($/year) 160,000 New York, NY 10020 Ms. Kiley Bostick Summer Compensation Attorney Recruitment Administrator Organization Size: 1450 2013 compensation for Post-3Ls ($/week) 3,077 Office Size: 189 1675 Broadway 2013 compensation for 2Ls ($/week) 3,077 Hiring Attorney: New York, New York (NY) 10019 2013 compensation for 1Ls($/week) 3,077 Mr. Matt Ingber United States Phone: 212-506-2749 [email protected] Partnership & Advancement Does the firm have two or more tiers of partner? Yes How many years is the non-equity track? 7.5 How many years is the equity track? 8.5+ Lawyer Demographics Partner/Member Associates Counsel Staff Attorneys Other Attorneys Summer Associates Men 63 58 9 0 0 8 Women 8 47 6 0 0 9 Total 71 105 15 0 0 17 Latinx Men 1 4 1 0 0 0 Women 0 1 0 0 0 1 White Men 62 45 7 0 0 6 Women 7 38 5 0 0 5 Black or African American Men 0 2 0 0 0 1 Women 0 5 0 0 0 0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Men 0 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 0 Asian Men 0 4 1 0 0 0 Women 0 3 1 0 0 3 Native American or Alaska Native Men 0 1 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 or More Races Men 0 2 0 0 0 1 Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 Persons with Disabilities Men 0 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 0 LGBTQ Men 2 2 1 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 0 For more details, visit www.nalpdirectory.com NALP Copyright 2021 Mayer Brown LLP (www.mayerbrown.com) Pro Bono/Public Interest Marcia T. Maack Director of Pro Bono Activities and Litigation Training (312) 701-8747 [email protected] Is the pro bono information indicated here firm-wide or specific to one office? Office-specific % Firm Billable Hours last year 3.6 Average Hours per Attorney last year 61 Percent of associates participating last year 92 Percent of partners participating last year 61 Percent of other lawyers participating last year 100 Professional Development Evaluations Annual Does your organization use upward reviews to evaluate and provide feedback to supervising lawyers? Yes Rotation for junior associates between departments/practice groups? No Does your organization have a dedicated professional development staff? Yes Does your organization have a coaching/mentoring program Yes Does your organization give billable hours credit for training time? Yes HIRING & RECRUITMENT Began Work In Expected LAWYERS 2011 Prior Summer Associates 2012 Prior Summer Associates 2013 Laterals 15 20 20 Post-Clerkship 1 1 Entry-level 26 26 9 6 13 LL.M.s (U.S.) 2 1 1 LL.M.s (non-U.S.) 0 SUMMER Post-3Ls 2Ls 6 8 13 17 1Ls Number of 2012 Summer 2Ls 4 considered for associate offers Number of offers made to 4 summer 2L associates General Hiring Criteria The Firm considers law school and undergraduate performance; activities/honors, journal participation and writing ability, work experience, as well as our assessment of personal characteristics consistent with our approach to the practice of law. General Practice Areas GENERAL PRACTICE AREAS EMPLOYER'S NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF PRACTICE PARTNERS/MEMBERS COUNSEL ASSOCIATES ENTRY-LEVEL NON-TRADITIONAL GROUP NAME PLACEMENTS TRACK/STAFF IN THIS ATTORNEYS PRACTICE AREA LAST YEAR Business, Corporate Corporate & 13 13 Securities Banking, Finance Finance 18 25 General Practice Firm Administration 1 0 Intellectual Property Intellectual Property 7 17 Litigation Litigation 16 42 Real Estate, Land Use Real Estate 5 5 Tax Tax Controversy 2 6 Tax Tax Transactions & 5 4 Consulting Banking, Finance Financial Services 1 0 Labor and Employment Regulatory Labor and Employment Employment and 1 0 Benefits Bankruptcy Restr. Bankruptcy & 3 5 Insolvency General Practice Risk Management 0 2 Diversity & Inclusion RECRUITMENT METHODS Diversity job fairs, Outreach to law student groups, Formal mentoring efforts, Recruit at schools with large minority populations, Bar-sponsored programs, Firm diversity committee Mayer Brown LLP's diversity and inclusion efforts are directed by the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (CDI), which includes partners from all U.S. offices, including hiring partners from each office, members of the Firm’s Management Committee, the Co-Chairs of the Committee on Professional Advancement and dedicated diversity initiatives professionals, as well as the Women's Initiatives Committee (WIC), which includes partners from all U.S. offices, some of whom also sit on CDI. Both committees' objective is to design, implement, and monitor the success of our diversity initiatives. Committee members plan the Firm's extensive outreach programs, promote lawyer participation in diversity panels and symposia, oversee diversity association sponsorships and giving, as well as mentor diverse and women associates, and implement measures for the recruitment, retention and promotion of diverse and women lawyers. We continue to seek innovative and effective ways to recruit and retain diverse law students and lateral candidates. However, Mayer Brown believes it has an obligation to the legal profession as a whole and our commitment to diversity reaches beyond our own firm. It is for that reason that we sponsor and host diversity-related panel discussions and seminars for minority law students and potential law students. Mayer Brown’s New York office recently received the Latino Justice PRLDEF’s CAP Leadership Award. This award recognizes the fact that, over the past 14 years, our New York office has partnered with this organization to create and implement an annual “How to Succeed in Law School” program for students in the New York City area who are about to enter law school. The firm continues to work with the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL). Working in partnership with the local chapter of urban debate leagues, the firm is hosting the Urban Debate Nationals Qualifier of Chicago for Chicago area high school students. The Urban Debate Nationals Qualifier of Chicago provides urban debate teams from Chicago Public Schools with an opportunity to showcase their knowledge and critical thinking skills. The firm supports a number of recruiting initiatives for diverse law students including supporting affinity organizations at law schools and working with students to involve our lawyers in their programs. We also recruit at the following diverse job fairs: Cook County Bar Association Minority Student Job Fair, Lavender Law Career Fair, IMPACT Career Fair, Southeastern Minority Job Fair and the CLEO Diversity Job Fair. The firm has a strong focus on the retention of our diverse and female lawyers. We conducted a half day diversity awareness training program for all of our lawyers in the US. The program, Building Excellence Through Diversity & Inclusion, is delivered by outside diversity consultants who are experts in the field. The interactive program focuses on fostering teamwork and increasing inclusiveness in our firm culture. The CDI has a created an Associate Diversity Council and WIC has created Women’s Forums in each of our U.S. offices. Both groups work on issues directly affecting lawyers in their office and also work on programming to enhance the skills of their lawyers. Many of the Women’s Forums have partnered with the firm’s clients to create networking and business development opportunities. Mayer Brown is signatory to several statements of goals for increasing the recruitment and retention of minority lawyers and women, including The Association of the Bar of the City of New York's "Statement of Goals of New York Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments for the Retention and Promotion of Women" and its "Statement of Diversity Principles," The Chicago Bar Association’s "Call to Action", the Houston Bar Association's "Gender Initiative Commitment Statement" and the New York County Lawyers' Association "Statement In Support of Diversity In The Legal Profession.” We are also a signatory of the Mecklenburg County Bar’s “Action Plan of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg General Counsel and Managing Partners Diversity Initiative. By proudly signing these statements, Mayer Brown publicly affirms its commitment to a culture of inclusion. Organization Narrative Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with approximately 1,450 lawyers in 20 offices in the key business centers of the world. Office locations are Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, Washington, D.C. in the United States; Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London and Paris in Europe; and Bangkok, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore in Asia. Our global platform is further enhanced through an association with Tauil & Chequer Advogados, one of the largest and fastest-growing law firms in Brazil. Mayer Brown is noted for its commitment to client service and its ability to help clients solve their most complex and demanding legal and business challenges worldwide. The firm serves many of the world’s largest companies and financial services organizations, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100, DAX and Hang Seng Index companies and most of the major investment banks. The firm advises on both regional and international transactions and litigation, and its lawyers have extensive experience managing pan-European, transatlantic and global projects. The firm takes a cross-practice, cross border approach to serving the needs of its clients through the seamless integration of its lawyers across the globe. Areas of practice include: Banking & Finance; Corporate & Securities; Employment & Benefits; Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement; Government & Global Trade; Intellectual Property; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Real Estate; Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency; Tax; and Wealth Management.