Firm Summary
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Founded in New York in 1931, Debevoise & Plimpton is consistently recognized as one of the city’s top law firms. While the firm now has over 650 lawyers in 9 offices around the world, the vast majority of them still practice in New York today. Widely renowned for its experienced and highly active white collar practice, Debevoise routinely represents high-profile clients and prominent corporations, banks, and private equity firms in civil litigation, administrative proceedings, and criminal and SEC investigations. Despite its litigation prowess, the firm’s corporate department is even larger, with world-renowned private equity and M&A teams handling transactions for some of the most elite clients in the world.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 660
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall
+123
Partner
+22
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Full Match
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- Columbia Law School, NYU School of Law, Harvard Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 28
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 4%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 25%
- Promotion Rate
- 3%
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks primary caregiver leave
- 10 weeks family leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Tech stipend
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course
- Bar exam fees
- $10K salary advance
- $0-12K stub bonus
- Mentoring
Above the Law Coverage
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The Ohio State Hires Biglaw Firm To Dot The ‘I’ On Urban Meyer
The university plans to wrap up the investigation in 14 days.
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Biglaw Firm Accused Of Maintaining A ‘Black List’ Of Minorities To Push Out Was Actually Predicting Departures Of All Sorts Of Associates
List maintained by one professional development person is now kind of embarrassing the whole firm.
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Debevoise Makes Its Salary Announcement — With A Twist
Senior attorneys get a hefty raise.
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Leaked Memo: Which Biglaw Firm Is Gouging Employees On Health Insurance?
Which Biglaw firm recently decided to pass off the rising costs of its high-end health plan onto all of its employees?
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Biglaw Firm Gives Associates Welcome News — Bonuses!
It’s bonus season, baby!
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Debevoise Gets In On The COVID Appreciation Bonus Excitement
But, what’d they decide?
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Judge Puts Debevoise In Charge Of Michael Flynn Case Because Bill Barr Can’t Do His Job Right
Come on, the guy HAS ALREADY ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA. Twice.
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