Baker Donelson
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Baker Donelson has a strong footprint in the southeastern U.S., with 22 offices spanning 11 states and Washington, DC. Over 650 attorneys provide representation to clients in over 30 practice areas, including public policy advising through the firm’s affiliate, The Howard Baker Forum. Baker Donelson is business focused, with an emphasis on creating and implementing innovative solutions that reduce client cost, build on its Centers of Excellence practice areas, and promote business development opportunities for the firm and its attorney...
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In addition to good grades and a winning personality, Baker Donelson is looking for associates who want to make a home in the city in which they are interviewing. Associates often socialize together and major milestones are celebrated in many offices. Most associates feel they can build good relationships with the partners they work for and that the firm management promotes mentorship generally, especially for women and diverse attorneys; formal training programs are mostly on-demand. Many associates say the firm provides them a good work-life balance; others note the distribution of substantive work among associates is not always even, which can make it difficult to meet the billable-hour requirement. Associate salaries vary across offices, and some associates note that bonuses a...
Baker Donelson is among the largest law firms in the country, with more than 650 attorneys and public policy advisors representing more than 30 practice areas to serve a wide range of legal needs. Clients receive guidance from experienced, multi-disciplined industry and client teams, connected across 22 offices in Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; and Washington, DC.
Three Generations of Bakers
The firm that would become Baker Donelson was founded in Huntsville, Tennessee, in 1888 by James F. Baker. Baker’s son, U.S. Representative Howard Baker Sr., and grandson, U.S. Senate Majority Leader and White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker Jr., were also attorneys at the firm. From those humble beginnings,...