Foley Hoag LLP
Seaport West
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA 02210
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA 02210
Phone number: (617) 832-1000
Visit Website: www.foleyhoag.com
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With headquarters in Boston, Foley Hoag is home to more than 300 lawyers who focus on more than a dozen practice areas. Low on hierarchy and big on transparency, the firm attracts lawyers who are collaborative and respectful. Small teams present the attorneys with a plethora of opportunities to spearhead their work, whether that be tackling public international law issues or committing their time to civic engagement.
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Foley Hoag takes a comprehensive approach to hiring, valuing diversity, merit, strong writing skills, and collegiality. Socially, the firm is laid-back with an emphasis on maintaining a good work-life balance. Attorneys are supportive and collaborative, while respecting one another's lives outside of work. Leanly-staffed teams create strong relationships between partners and associates, and associates say partners value their contributions and invest in their development. Associates are kept up-to-date on firm financials and other decisions at quarterly meetings. The firm is busy, but the associates find the 1,850 billable hour requirement to be manageable, especially with the amount of flexibility the firm affords. Associates are satisfied with their market salary and bonus, ...
Hailing from the land of red socks and chowder, Foley Hoag has stayed close to its Boston roots. With only four locations—in Massachusetts, New York, DC, and Paris—the firm is smaller than many of its BigLaw competitors. But Foley Hoag has made a name for itself with its strong practice and progressive history.
A Diverse Foundation
Foley Hoag began during the Second World War when Henry Foley and Garrett Hoag set up shop in Boston in 1943. As the firm progressed, so did its commitment to diversity. In 1979 the late Charles J. Beard II was named partner at Foley Hoag, becoming the first African-American to be named partner in a Boston law firm. Beard specialized in cable television regulation and business law and also served for many years on the firm’s Hiring Committee and as the firm’...
Foley Hoag's Unique Culture
Put simply, “Foley Hoag is a great place to work.” With a unique combination of substantive work, “wonderful” mentors and consistent work-life balance, associates have nothing but positive things to say about life at their firm. “The people are great, the work is interesting, I'm learning all the time, and I am encouraged to maintain something of a life outside the office,” notes a Boston contact. Weekend work, the bane of most associate’s existence, is a rarity at Foley Hoag and any last-minute projects can usually be taken care of from home. A junior contact adds, “Everyone is very kind and helpful, but also very professional. Most partners make associates feel like valuable team members rather than underlings.” The firm’s overall culture, too, is described as “friendly, academic and open,” ensuring that associates consistently feel like “valuable team players rather than underlings.”