As one of the country’s highest-grossing law firms, but employees rave about its egalitarian approach. “Decisions usually made by consensus rather than in a top-down fashion,” one attorney told us. The Seattle-based firm encourages employees to take time off to recharge, offering two-month paid sabbatical leave for all employees, including staff. In response, 77 workers took advantage of it last year. In a pioneering move, the firm also gives attorneys who are primary care parents 140 hours of legal credit to help them balance work and parenthood, and during the transition out of work prior to their leave or back into work following leave. The firm also organizes networking lunches and mentoring for women, minority, and LGBT lawyers, which has boosted its number of attorneys from those groups by 47.6% in five years. Read the Great Place to Work review here.
Company Info
| Rank last year | 46 |
| # of years on list | 14 |
| Industry | Professional Services |
| Year founded | 1,912 |
| CEO/Top executive | John M. Devaney |
| HQ location | Seattle, Washington |
| Type of organization | Private, Partnership |
| Revenue (2015 or most recent year) | $710.2 million |
| Web address | https://www.perkinscoie.com |
| Total U.S. employees | 2,170 |
| Total employees outside the U.S. | 23 |
| Full-time jobs added in last year | 109 |
| FT job growth in the past year | 5% |
| Number of work sites | 16 |
Perks
| Company pays for 100% of healthcare costs | yes |
| Offers health insurance to part-timers | yes |
| Offers telecommuting | yes |
| Offers job sharing | yes |
| Offers onsite childcare | no |
| Offers compressed work weeks | yes |
| Offers fully-paid sabbaticals | yes |
| Onsite fitness center | yes |
| Discounted gym memberships | no |
| Onsite medical care facility | no |
| Location of medical facility | - |
| Offers college tuition reimbursement | yes |
| Max tuition | $5,250 |
| Offers paid time off for volunteering | yes |
| Max PTO for volunteering | 15 |
Diversity
| % Women | 54 |
| % Minorities | 23 |
| % African-American/Black | 5.6 |
| % Asian | 8.6 |
| % Caucasian/White | 77.1 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 5.9 |
| % Native American/Alaska Native | 0.4 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3 |
| % Two or more races | 2.1 |
| Same-sex benefits | yes |
| Non-discrimination policy | yes |
Paid Time Off (FT employees)
| Holidays | - |
| Vacation | - |
| Sick days | Unlimited |
| General PTO | 26 |
| Total PTO after 5 years | 37 |
Compensation
| Most common job (for salaried employee) | Associate/Counsel |
| Avg. base pay (salaried) | $182,753 |
| Avg. extra compensation (salaried) | $32,684 |
| Total pay (salaried position) | $215,437.00 |
| Most common job (for hourly employee) | Legal Secretary |
| Avg. base pay (hourly) | $68,704 |
| Avg. extra compensation (hourly) | $3,444 |
| Total pay (hourly position) | $72,148 |
Hiring/Staffing
| # of job openings (as of Feb. 2016) | 70 |
| # of job applicants | 20,667 |
| Avg. # of applicants per opening | 62 |
| FT voluntary turnover | 7% |
| # of jobs filled | 333 |
| Jobs filled internally | 37 |
| % of jobs filled by referral | 16% |
| # new graduates hired | 28 |
Training
| Avg. hours of training per year (for salaried employee) | 55 |
| Avg. hours of training per year (for hourly employee) | 70 |