Benefits & Compensation

General Information and Benefits

The firm interviews applicants at more than 35 law school campuses and conducts regional interviews throughout the country. In addition, we solicit resumes from interested students through the career services offices at dozens of other law schools. After initial interviews at law schools, the Hiring Committee extends invitations to visit Steptoe at the firm’s expense. We prefer to include an applicant’s law school transcript in our initial review, and we therefore request an unofficial copy of the transcript from all candidates as a routine matter.

We seek to maintain salaries and benefits for both associates and summer associates that are competitive with those offered by other major Washington-based firms. Summer associates also receive an allowance for travel expenses.

Incoming attorneys are reimbursed for household moving and travel expenses in accordance with a policy that is available upon request. Incoming attorneys just graduating from law school, who will be starting work shortly after completion of the District of Columbia bar exam, or of another bar exam on which an application for waiver into the DC Bar may be based, also receive a stipend to assist with bar review, living, and other expenses while preparing for the exam.

The firm also offers discretionary, work effort, and business origination awards to recognize the contributions of our associates in providing top-quality legal services to the firm’s clients.

Benefits

We offer a highly competitive benefit package to our lawyers including:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Short-term, long-term, and supplemental disability insurance
Group and supplemental life insurance
Group and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
Long-term care insurance (for parents, grandparents & in-laws in addition to employee & spouse)
Paid parental leave
Three to four weeks of paid vacation annually
401(k) retirement plans
10 paid holidays annually
Bar stipend
Moving expense reimbursement
Back-up childcare facility
Onsite fitness center, pilates instruction, and discounts to area gyms
Onsite cafeteria (DC)
Onsite travel agency
Counseling and referral service
Laptop/Blackberry
Judicial clerkship bonus

Special Facilities

Backup Daycare Facility: The firm contracts with another law firm located at 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW (across the street from the DC office) for slots available in their backup child care center.

Fitness Center: The firm has an onsite center located on the concourse level of our building at 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW. The center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.