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Biglaw Firm Wows All Employees With Brand New Family-Friendly Benefits

Which firm just rolled out a fully paid, gender-neutral policy, with additional time off?

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One by one, Biglaw firms across the country have realized that in order to recruit and retain the best talent, they need to offer the best perks and policies for a progressive new generation of lawyers. That may be why yet another firm has decided to truly support its attorneys — and staff members — who are embarking upon the fantastic journey into parenthood.

Which firm is the latest to modernize its parental leave policies? That would be Taft Stettinius & Hollister, which recently announced that a new, gender-neutral leave policy would be implemented, ensuring that attorneys and staff members alike will receive additional time off following the birth or adoption of their new child.

All employees at the firm will now receive 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave, and on top of that, Taft is now offering on-demand child and adult back-up care that will be available in the employee’s home, in a hotel (if the employee is traveling for firm-related business), or in an adult dependent’s residing city.

Christine L. Birch, Taft’s Chief Operating Officer, said this of the firm’s new policy:

It is an exciting time at Taft as we implement new and forward-looking policies. We understand that it can be challenging at times to manage both work and family needs. When life is easier on the home front, it is also easier to have a rewarding and fulfilling career. We’re constantly looking for meaningful ways to advance and support our attorneys and staff.

Taft joins many other Biglaw firms that have recently adopted enhanced, gender-neutral parental leave plans, and a handful of other firms that treat their staff members somewhat equitably in terms of parental leave.

We’ve often wondered whether Biglaw employees will choose to take full advantage of the parental leave policies that are being offered by their firms, and it’s now clear that large firms really want them to, without fearing for their safety of their jobs upon their return to work. These benefits are being offered for a reason: these law firms want associates to feel that they can grow with the firm — not just professionally, but personally. Taft’s new policy strives help associates and staff do just that.

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Kudos to Taft on its new parental leave benefits. Firms stepping up their family-friendly policies is something we’ll continue to pay attention to — particularly as we head into recruiting season. Hopefully your firm is changing its ways when it comes to important policies like parental leave. Please let us know when it happens.

Taft Announces Firm-Wide, Family-Friendly Benefits [Taft Stettinius & Hollister]

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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