Firm Summary
Venable LLP
Founded in 1900, Venable today dominates the mid-Atlantic region, with nearly 800 lawyers in 10 offices. The firm combines the offerings of a full-service Biglaw firm with regional expertise in the geographic areas where it practices. The firm’s specialties are corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property, and government affairs. Venable Venture Services is aimed at offering startups and early-stage companies a multidisciplinary approach to legal services.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Venable LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 733
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall +63
Partner +42
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- University of Maryland, Francis King Carey Law, Georgetown University Law Center, George Washington University Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.6
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 14%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 11%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 23%
- Promotion Rate
- 5%
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks primary caregiver leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Tech stipends
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
- Telecommuting
- Mentoring
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course, exam expenses, Bar/Bri (direct billing), MPRE
- $10K salary advance
- Up to $3K reimbursement for moving household goods
Above the Law Coverage
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Am Law 100 Firm Finally Hands Out Market Raises To Associates — If They Bill Enough
First- and second-year associates will make market salaries. For everyone else, well, it depends.
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Biglaw Firm Announces Bonuses As Well As An Incredibly Flexible Reopening Plan
Associates are happy about one part, kind of pissed about the other.
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Biglaw Firm Offers Students Who Didn’t Get Summer Associate Jobs The Chance To Work As ‘Virtual’ Summer Associates
This is an awesome résumé line — minus the Biglaw cash, of course.
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Am Law 100 Firm Is Conducting Layoffs And Still Rolling Back Pay Cuts
Great economic recovery, but not enough to keep everyone employed.
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