Associates play a significant role in shaping and sustaining the culture
of the firm through their critical contributions to all aspects of
firm life. Partners place their trust in them and value their contributions
in many ways. Associates, for example,
- Play a central role in evaluating and recruiting summer and full-time
associates
(see Hiring Group);
- Work with partners as members of the Training
Advisory Committee to develop and improve all aspects of
the firm's many training programs;
- Join with partners from the Associates
Committee to plan their career development;
- Serve with partners as members of the Associates
Development Committee in monitoring, and recommending changes
to, firmwide policies and practices relative to associate development.
- Organize and administer firm-sponsored sports and social activities.
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Moriah Agovino (Fordham University School of Law '03) and Matt Traupman (University of Virginia School of Law '02) both do In-Office
Interviews as part of their participation in the firm's
hiring program,
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A busy professional life challenges
responsibilities outside the firm. We do not have a silver bullet,
but believe that flexibility and respect are important building blocks.
Our structure and culture make this possible. By way of example,
we were one of the first firms to take initiatives in the following
areas:
- Offering a choice of individually tailored reduced-time work
schedules;
- Establishing our own on-site emergency day-care center for children;
and
- Providing laptops, dedicated high speed lines and subsidized
computer options for working at home.
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| Associates do not merely contribute to
our culture of collaboration — they thrive within it. Those who
ultimately decide to pursue career paths outside Ropes & Gray find
that the training and experience they obtain here combine to create
an unparalleled
array of public- and private-sector job opportunities throughout the
country. And, according to published statistics, those who stay with
the firm
advance to partnership at one of the highest
rates among Vault.com's list of America's Top 100 Law Firms. It takes
commitment and compromise, but the men and women who make their careers
at Ropes & Gray demonstrate that it is possible to deliver excellent
service to clients while enjoying close relationships with one's colleagues
and maintaining active involvements outside the firm. |
