What are the perks that set a young associate’s heart afluttering? I’m simple-minded, so I think cold, hard cash is always a good bet. These days, however, associates want more—something more sympatico with their lifestyle or priorities. Here are two powerhouse firms that offer benefits that stand out from the pack.
1. Quinn Emanuel will pay for you to work from the beach: We all know this firm is aggressive and eccentric (remember, its lawyers wear flip-flops in the office) but founder John Quinn is really out-doing himself lately. Quinn just dashed off an email—all in lower-case, which means he either did it in a flurry or has an e.e. cummings thing—offering associates something truly different. Here’s part of Quinn’s email, from Above the Law:
its january and its dreary in most places of the qe world, and next month it will be february, and then march, promising more of the same. hard working qe lawyers need a break for sure. so we are introducing a new program. we haven’t really come up with a cool name for it yet–maybe “qe work away week”? the idea is this:
the firm will give associates $2k to go work anywhere in the world they want to work for one week.
