Venable LLP
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Venable prioritizes personality in the hiring process—those who are down-to-earth but take their work seriously will be a good fit here. Associates also appreciate that the firm provides work-life balance along with top-tier legal work. Venable specializes in corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property, and government affairs. The firm’s Litigation practice carries a particularly heavy workload in products liability, toxic torts, and environmental law cases, with corporate defense being the group’s overwh...
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Venable often puts law school in the backseat when making hiring decisions, instead focusing more on personality, extracurriculars, and work experience. The culture is professional yet friendly, with opportunities for socializing outside of work. Associates feel that individual partners are invested in their career development, but they agree there is a lack of transparency into firm decisions—the most common complaint being a lack of clarity into bonuses. The billable-hours requirement is slightly reduced for first-year associates, and most associates don’t have any issues meeting it. Associates are satisfied with compensation—even though bonuses are below market, they acknowledge there is a corresponding trade for work-life balance. Assignments are doled out so that associates r...
The venerable, mono-monikered Venable is a titan of the mid-Atlantic I-95 corridor (where seven of its nine offices are located) and is home to nearly 800 lawyers. Venable complements a conventional BigLaw practice with Beltway-specific work.
A Morphing Midsized Regional
Call it a victory for career services: Venable, Baetjer & Howard was formed in 1900 when Richard Venable, a law professor in Baltimore, partnered with two of his former students. The firm has grown substantially since the millennium, thanks largely to a series of mergers to bolster its Beltway contingent, tech offerings, and litigation department. These changes landed the firm two locations in California and one in New York. And in 2018, the firm bolstered its IP practice by merging with Fitzpatrick, Cell...