Founded in Baltimore in 1900, Venable has expanded geographically to 10 domestic offices and professionally to 850 attorneys. The firm provides a full range of legal services, including regulatory, legislative, and government affairs through its Beltway and Baltimore offices. Many notable past and current elected officials have worked at Venable. Attorneys enjoy the work-life balance promoted by the firm culture and office social life.
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Venable offers the gamut of legal services, including especially strong offerings in government work through its offices in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Its past and current attorney listing is like a “who’s who” of government officials. Venable recruits lawyers from both national and local schools, with an emphasis on academic achievement, journals, clerkships, or work experience. The firm wants well-rounded, motivated associates who are willing to take on responsibility. Personality is important, too, as attorneys seem to enjoy working together. They enjoy socializing together as well, but there is respect for lives outside of the office. Partners value associates and care about their professional development—in fact, both partners and senior associates assigned as m...
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...