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We are proud to offer a competitive and innovative employment package. Other Benefits Include:
Other Benefits Include:
We offer comprehensive medical insurance, life insurance and disability benefits. We sponsor a group 401(k) retirement plan, as well as an educational savings plan for your children or beneficiaries. We also host annual on-site wellness programs and have a comprehensive work/life assistance program available to all employees.
- Business Casual Dress Code
- Speaker Series featuring presentations on various relevant current topics
- Online enrichment program for the Willkie community
- Affinity groups
- Collection of shopping discounts and other voluntary insurance discounts from Corestream Voluntary Benefits Marketplace
- Salary of $225,000 per year for first-year associates
- Lock-step associate compensation system
- Competitive bonuses
- Annual four weeks of paid vacation
- Sick/personal and holiday leave
- Salary advance to incoming first-year associates
- Reimbursement for moving expenses, bar courses, bar examination fees and bar association dues
- Eligibility to participate in the Firm's 401(K) plan through Fidelity Investments following 30 days of employment
- Paid dues to the State Bar and membership dues for up to two bar associations
- Allowance of up to $600 per year to receive corporate email on personal mobile device(s)
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance available on the first day of employment
- Medical Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
- Subsidized Health Savings Account (HSA) for those enrolled in HDHP
- Short and long term disability
- Firm-paid life and accident insurance benefits. Ability to increase coverage through employee-paid optional life coverage
- Employee Assistance Program, which offers a variety of services to including counseling and referral services
- On-site wellness events and have a comprehensive wellness reward program to keep you healthy throughout your career
- Wellness Incentive Program
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Up to 18 weeks of paid child care leave following the birth or adoption of a child
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Account (DCRA)
- Emergency back-up day care for children 3 months to 12 years with Bright Horizons
- Maven Clinic family planning and fertility services
- $500 per year fitness allowance that may be used for gym memberships, fitness classes or league fees
- Pre-tax transportation benefit programs to pay qualified commuting and parking expenses
- No cost private banking option with Citi
- Preferential student loan refinancing programs via Firm partnerships with SoFi
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is committed to a policy of equal opportunity, without regard to actual or perceived: race, color, age, religious creed, citizenship, citizenship status and alienage, nationality, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity or creed, disability, genetic information or medical condition, pregnancy or maternity, paternity, marital or civil partnership status, caregiver status, gender (including gender identity, expression, nonconformity, gender reassignment or status as a transgender individual), sex, sexual orientation or preference, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by law for all persons based solely on an individual’s qualifications and merit. The Firm’s policy regarding equal employment opportunity applies to all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, benefits, wage and salary administration, scheduling, disciplinary action, termination and social, educational and recreational programs.Contacts
