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| INFORMATION | | Click on the icons below to print, view the employer questionnaire and add to your list. Click on FAQ at left for definitions of terms. |
 EMPLOYER INFO |
| Employer Name: |
Kaye Scholer LLP |
| Address: |
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1700 |
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| City: |
Los Angeles |
| State, Zip: |
California, 90067 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Phone: |
(310)788-1000 |
| Fax: |
(310)788-1200 |
| Web: |
www.kayescholer.com |
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| Hiring Attorney: |
Mr. Robert Barnes |
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| Recruiting Contact: |
Mr. Robert Barnes |
| Title: |
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| Employer Name: |
Kaye Scholer LLP |
| Address: |
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1700 |
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| City: |
Los Angeles |
| State, Zip: |
California, 90067 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Phone: |
(310) 788-1000 |
| Fax: |
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| Email: |
rbarnes@kayescholer.com |
| OFFICE/ORGANIZATION SIZE |
| Multi Office Form: |
N |
| Multi Office Form Reporting For: |
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| Specify: |
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| # Offices On Form: |
1 |
| Total # Offices: |
8 |
| Employer Size Range: |
251-500 |
| Office Size Range: |
51-100 |
| Total Attorneys In This Office: |
55 |
| DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION |
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| PRIMARY PRACTICE AREAS |
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| Bankruptcy | 1 | 3 | | Corporate/Tax | 9 | 11 | | Litigation | 8 | 16 | | Real Estate | 1 | 6 |
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| STUDENT EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION |
| # 2009 entry-level attorneys who were former interns: |
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| # 2009 Summer 2Ls considered for associate offers: |
2 |
| # offers made: |
2 |
| Hire school term clerks? |
N |
| Prefer significant prior experience in area? |
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| 1Ls hired? |
N |
| For attorney hires, require: Bar admission? |
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| For attorney hires, require: Prior practice experience? |
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| If yes, # of years? |
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| U.S. citizenship required? |
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| When after 12/1 should 1Ls apply? |
N/A |
| Split summers allowed? |
Y |
| If yes, minimum weeks: |
6 |
| 1Ls considered for interns? |
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| Comments: |
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Accept applications for the 2011 Summer Program from: |
| Joint degree students graduating in 2013 or later? |
N |
| Evening students graduating in 2013? |
N |
| Judicial Clerks? |
Y |
| Students at non-US law schools? |
N |
What % of legal staff has been with the organization: |
| less than 2 years? |
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| 2-5 years? |
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| 6-10 years? |
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| more than 10 years? |
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Application Process: |
| Date applications first accepted for summer interns: |
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| Date applications first accepted for attorneys: |
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| Deadline for applications from summer interns: |
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| Deadline for applications from attorneys: |
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| Date offers are made to summer interns: |
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| Date offers are made to attorneys: |
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| Average length of hiring process (months) for summer interns: |
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| Average length of hiring process (months) for attorneys: |
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| Do you hire domestic LL.M.s? |
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| In what practice areas: |
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| Do you hire foreign LL.M.s? |
N |
| In what practice areas: |
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| When should LL.M.s submit applications? |
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| Preferred application materials: |
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| Hiring Criteria: |
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| We seek candidates with the ability, commitment and personality to perform at the highest level. Superior academic performance, dynamic personality and diversity of background are the most important factors in our consideration of candidates. |
| ATTORNEY HOURS |
| Average annual associate hours worked: |
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| Average annual associate billable hours: |
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(2009) |
| Is there a minimum billable hour expectation? |
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| If "Yes", number: |
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| Hours policy details: |
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| Is billable hour credit given for pro bono work? |
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| Is there a maximum that will be credited? |
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| If yes, what? |
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| For bonus consideration, is a pro bono hour equivalent to a billable hour? |
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CLERKSHIP/CREDIT/SUPPLEMENTAL
COMPENSATION |
| Do you have a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)? |
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| If yes, describe: |
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| Judicial Clerkship Bonus: |
Y |
| Compensation/progression credit for judicial clerkship? |
Y |
| Compensation/progression credit for other advanced degrees? |
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| Other Compensation: |
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| We reimburse new associates for bar exam fees, bar review course, laptops and moving expenses, and we offer a judicial clerkship bonus and a full range of benefits. |
| BENEFITS |
| Benefits: |
401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan
Bar Association Fees
Business Casual Dress Code
CLE
Dental Insurance
Domestic Partner Benefits
Flexible Spending Account/pre-tax Option
Life/AD&D
Long-term Care Insurance
Long-term Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Parking/Transportation
Relocation Expenses
Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
Vacation Leave |
| Benefit Package Comments: |
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| Health (including same-sex domestic partners), dental, life and travel accident insurance, 401K, paid maternity leave, long term disability, long term care insurance (disability based), four weeks vacation, and flex-time in appropriate situations. |
| WORK/LIFE INFORMATION |
| Average weekly hours per attorney: |
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| Usual scheduled working day: |
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| Part-time allowed? |
Y |
| Part-time available to entry-level? |
Y |
| # of part-time associates: |
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| # of part-time partners/members: |
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| # of part-time other lawyers: |
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| Do you have a written part-time policy for associates? |
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| Do you have a written part-time policy for partners? |
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| What is the impact of working part-time as an associate, if any, on an associate's progression toward partner? |
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| Can an associate be promoted to partner while s/he is working on a part-time schedule? |
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| Can a partner work on a part-time schedule? |
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| Eligibility for alternative work schedules determined by: |
Case-by-case basis |
| Paid non-medical parental leave? |
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| Comments: |
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| Kaye Scholer is committed to utilizing the talents of its skilled and dedicated attorneys and utilizes part and flex time to do so. Arrangements are made on a case-by-case basis. |
| TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| Coaching/mentoring program? |
Y |
| Evaluations: |
Annual |
| Upward reviews: |
N |
| Professional development staff: |
Y |
| Billable hours credit for training time: |
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| Rotation for junior associates between departments/practice groups? |
N |
| Is rotation mandatory? |
N |
| Comments: |
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| PARTNERSHIP DATA |
| Does the firm have two or more tiers of partner? |
N |
| If no, how many years is the partnership track? |
8 |
| If yes, how many years is the non-equity track? |
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| How many years is the equity track? |
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| Additional partnership progression information: |
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| Kaye Scholer-Los Angeles has been open since 1988. All information above relates to Los Angeles office only. |
DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
EFFORTS |
| Activities to increase the presence and retention of under-represented groups: |
| Minority job fairs: |
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Bar sponsored Programs: |
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| Outreach to law student groups: |
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Firm Diversity Committee: |
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| Directed Mentoring Effors: |
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Rec. at schools w/ large min. pop.: |
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| CAMPUS INTERVIEWS |
| Selected Campuses: |
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| Job Fair/Corsortia Attended: |
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| CAMPUS INTERVIEWS FOR PRIOR YEAR |
| # of Schools Visited in 2009: |
0 |
| # of Job Fairs / Consortia Attended in 2009: |
0 |
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| PRO BONO INFORMATION |
| Pro Bono Contact Information |
| Pro Bono Contact: |
Elly Spiegel |
| Title: |
Pro Bono Administrator |
| Phone: |
(212) 836-7894 |
| Fax: |
(212) 836-8689 |
| Email: |
espiegel@kayescholer.com |
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| The information indicated here is: |
| Firm-wide: |
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Office Specific: |
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| %Firm Billable Hours last year: |
3.6 |
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| Average Hours per Attorney Last Year: |
79 Associates
30 Partners/Members
39 Other Lawyers
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| Participation last year: |
86% Associates
20% Partners/Members
37% Other Lawyers
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| What percentage of attorneys performed more than 20 hours? |
54 |
| What was the number of actual pro bono hours contributed by the organization in the prior calendar year?
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| Does the organization maintain a formal pro bono policy that sets forth the organization's commitment to pro bono? |
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How does the organization define what constitutes pro bono legal work? Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge definition from the Pro Bono Institute
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| Does the organization set annual goals regarding the minimum number of pro bono hours to be contributed by the organization? |
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| If yes, what is that annual goal? |
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| Does the organization set individual attorney goals regarding the minimum number of pro bono hours to be contributed? |
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| If yes, what is that annual goal? |
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| Is an attorney's commitment to pro bono activity considered a favorable factor in advancement and compensation decisions? |
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If yes, to what extent? As long as billable hours goal has been fulfilled.
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| Are full-time support services (word processing, online research Lexis/Westlaw, out of pocket costs) available for pro bono representation? |
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If so, are there any limitations? Nonprofit clients are expected to pay third-party out-of-pocket expenses.
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| Are associates provided written evaluations of their work on pro bono matters? |
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| Does the organization employ one or more of the following structures to manage its pro bono program and to provide training and guidance to participating attorneys? |
| Full-time attorney in a dedicated pro bono coordination/oversight role |
| An attorney who coordinates pro bono projects as an ancillary duty to other work |
| Pro Bono Committee |
| Non-attorney administrator |
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How is pro bono work assigned/distributed? Case lists and training opportunities circulated via e-mail; staffing requests from Partners, billable clients and ongoing pro bono project teams.
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| If an attorney is permitted to bring a pro bono case
for possible consideration by the firm, who makes decisions about
whether the firm will handle the matter?
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| Pro Bono Coordinator |
| Pro Bono Committee |
| Department Chair |
| Other: |
| N/A |
| Does the organization provide any of the following to enable its attorneys to participate in pro bono activities or work in a public interest setting? (Check all that apply) |
| Externships |
| Sabbaticals |
| Fellowships |
| Part-time pro bono programs |
| Other |
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| Are pro bono opportunities available for summer associates? |
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| Additional comments (Please use this space to provide any additional information about your organization's pro bono program including any special recognition or awards the organization has received for its pro bono work.): |
ABA Death Penalty Representation Project - Exceptional Service Award
National Legal Aid & Defender Association - Beacon of Justice Award
Thurgood Marshall Award for Capital Representation
ABA Section of Business Law National Public Service Award
Lawyers Alliance for New York Cornerstone Award (charter school partnership)
Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Award for Outstanding Service (SSI disability project)
Sanctuary for Families - "Above and Beyond" Award (uncontested divorce project) |
| What are some of the areas in which your firm has performed pro bono work in the past year? |
| Death penalty; asylum; children's rights; advocacy for disabled; transactional advice to nonprofits and microentrepreneurs; post-release supervision; landlord/tenant; trademark & copyright; employment; and family/matrimonial. |
| PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIPS |
| Do you sponsor split public interest summer and/or post-graduate fellowships? |
Y |
| Public Interest Fellowship Comments: |
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| NON - DISCRIMINATION POLICY |
| Non-Discrimination: |
| Kaye Scholer hires lawyers and staff based on ability alone. We provide equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, creed, disability, gender, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sexual orientation, (see NARRATIVE) |
| NARRATIVE |
Our primary objective is to train our associates to become skilled lawyers. Our associates work with many different lawyers and clients on a wide variety of legal problems. Each department identifies the specific skills that a new associate needs to acquire and develops a structured program designed to provide those skills within the first few years. Because we are a regional office of about sixty attorneys, we combine the rich resources of a large firm with the informality and camaraderie of a smaller one. At Kaye Scholer we pride ourselves on the quality, diversity and excitement of our practice. Benjamin Kaye who started the firm in 1917, was a banking attorney who wrote not only the first article on federal income tax, but also a number of Broadway plays. We encourage diversity believing that the richer the mix of people, the stronger and more vital the firm. The firm's largest office is in New York. Los Angeles is the next largest office. We also have significant offices in Washinton D.C. and Chicago, and smaller offices in West Palm Beach, London, Frankfurt, and Shanghai. Kaye Scholer's clients and the matters we handle are similarly varied. Our clients range from the world's largest corporations and institutions to medium-sized and smaller companies and start-ups and individuals. Our practice runs the full gamut from the most sophisticated "megadeals" and "bet the company" major litigations of national and international scope, as well as smaller and mid-size transactions and litigations in which our more junior attorneys play a leading role. In Los Angeles, we have departments handling corporate, finance and entertainment, litigation, bankruptcy, real estate, and tax matters. Summer associates function as if they were full-time associates, and are integrated into the day-to-day work of the office. Our summer program is tailored to second-year law students primarily interested in litigation and corporate transactional work. Summer associates participate in client conferences, court proceedings, depositions and negotiations. We also provide a broad range of social activities, and offer additional opportunities to learn about our firm, our people and our practice. Kaye Scholer offers qualified candidates a dynamic and enriching large firm professional experience in a more comfortable, smaller-firm atmosphere. We invite you to meet and get to know us. Please log on to our web site at www.kayescholer.com, and click on to the Los Angeles summer program page.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY (continued): veteran's status or any other protected category under federal, state or local law. |
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