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State of the Perk
December 12, 2007 You’ll recall that at the end of each year we summarize the most innovative benefits offered to employees by law firms over the past year. Here, in no particular order, is our top 10 list for 2007:
- Sullivan & Cromwell guarantees the first $100,000 of a mortgage for associates who have been with the firm for at least six months.
- DLP Piper reimburses all employees $2,000 if they buy a hybrid car. Fulbright & Jaworski offers reimbursements to employees who purchase a Subaru, Nissan or General Motors vehicle.
- All sorts of firms offer extended sabbaticals. The hot new purpose is to work on a political campaign.
- Fried Frank offers employees an EAP that includes a personal issues coach for employees to deal with stressful situations like divorce.
- Crowell & Moring has regularly scheduled fine wine parties including fancy hors de oeuvres.
- Dechert and a number of other firms offer emergency nanny services in which the firm finds and sends a nanny to an associate’s home.
- Looking for something to do with that interior office no one wants? Kilpatrick Stockton has a nap room for people feeling sleepy during the day.
- O’Melveny & Myers provides in-office yoga classes.
- Cravath lawyers who work late can have dinner delivered on a silver tray from the Palm restaurant. A number of firms offer staffed Starbucks coffee bars in the employee lunch room.
- Perkins Coie has a “happiness committee” that is responsible for random acts of kindness such as placing a candied apple on everyone’s desk.
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