Compensation & Benefits
Drinker Biddle is a compensation leader. We ask a great deal from our lawyers, and we offer a great deal in return.
- Salary of $130,000 to $145,000 firmwide; salary of $105,000 during first-year associate training program
- $10,000 stipend for first-year associates prior to bar exam
- $10,000 federal judicial clerk bonus
- out-of-state entry-level associates will be reimbursed for moving costs up to $2,000
- associates at all levels are eligible to receive a business development bonus
- 401(k) plan (immediate enrollment)
- 4 weeks paid vacation
- competitive health and dental coverage
- flexible spending accounts
- dependent care spending account
- healthcare spending account
- life insurance
- short-term and long-term disability insurance
- domestic partner benefits
- 12 weeks paid leave for birth or adoption (and an additional 14 weeks unpaid)
- payment of license applications and renewals, and dues for bar association and professional association memberships
- emergency childcare assistance
- pre-tax transportation program
- employee assistance program