Arnold & Porter

Arnold & Porter

Employees: 1255
Women: 53 %
Headquarters: Washington, DC  
It's a Fact!
At Arnold & Porter, all new attorneys are automatically assigned mentors; mid-level associates are paired with senior attorneys or partners.
What We Love

Visitors to this law firm’s headquarters are likely to witness employees dining at their office cafeteria, working out at the corporate gym or walking their kids to its on-site child-care center. But those aren’t the only ways these workers fit multiple activities into their busy days: It’s thought that 100% of them used flextime at some point last year, while 70% worked off-site and 50% compressed their schedules. Full benefits are available to anyone logging 25 hours per week, and many of those who do seek guidance from the firm’s part-time work advisors—two lawyers who have used alternative arrangements for years. The firm’s concierge service helps moms find housekeepers, plan parties and book hotels; its health advocate ensures they get proper medical care.

Executive Director Elizabeth Respess

Chief HR Officer Janet Robin

Women managers/execs 38% 

Women among top earners 42% 

Women hires in 2010 46% 

Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave offered 18 

Allows new moms to “phase back” into work with reduced hours? Yes

Offers affinity group for new mothers? Yes

Offers backup childcare? Yes

Employees working flexibly 100%