Firm Summary
Paul Hastings LLP
Routinely representing Fortune 500 companies and some of the biggest financial institutions in the world, Paul Hastings has continually grown in size and prominence since its founding in 1951. Today, the firm employs nearly 1,000 attorneys in 22 offices spread throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Priding itself on being one of the world’s most innovative global law firms serving a broad range of industry sectors, Paul Hastings today bases its services around expertise in five core practice areas — corporate, litigation, employment, real estate, and tax. The strongest is arguably employment law, which has been one of the firm’s cornerstones since the beginning.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Paul Hastings LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 742
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall
-48
Partner
-7
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Full Match
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- George Washington University Law School, Columbia Law School, UCLA School of Law
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.8
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 16%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 6%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 21%
- Promotion Rate
- 1%
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks primary caregiver leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
- Telecommuting
Benefits and Perks
- $12-17K bar stipend
- Direct billing with preferred movers; moving of car; preferred treatment from specific lenders
- Full payback required if associate leaves within 12 months
- Mentoring
Above the Law Coverage
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Another Biglaw Firm Steps Up With Improved, Gender Neutral Parental Leave
Welcome to the party, Paul Hastings!
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Biglaw Firm Changes Course On Mandatory Arbitration… For A Limited Time
Employees will have the option not to arbitrate at this firm.
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Federal Investigators Are Seeking Biglaw Bills As Part Of Probe
Yeah, Biglaw bills are usually a lot more detailed than that.
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Biglaw Firm Doesn’t Think Men Get Nearly Enough Credit
Paul Hastings sent out quite the email.
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New Partners At Paul Hastings: 80 Percent Women
This is not surprising, given the firm’s commitment to diversity, but it’s still welcome news.
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The Best Law Firms To Work For: Biglaw ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings
Is your firm in the top 10, or perhaps the top 25?
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Top 25 Am Law Firm Hands Out Up To Six-Figure Bonuses For Associates — But People Are Still Mad
It’s a happy day for *some* associates at this firm.
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