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Firm Fast Facts

Some 1,300 lawyers as well as patent agents, employee benefits advisors, regulatory scientists, and other specialists—nearly 3,000 professionals total—serve clients from our 22 offices throughout the world.

Clients include more than half of the Fortune 100 companies, including 9 of the top 10 and 16 of the top 20.

More than 2,000 clients have been with the firm for more than 5 years.

Approximately 2,000 new clients and 20,000 new projects each year.

Lawyers and support staff fluent in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.

Diversity

Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality - 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in its Corporate Equality Index (2010–2012)

Allyson Ho recognized as one of 20 "Winning Women" by Texas Lawyer (2011)

Larry Turner receives the 2011 Pennsylvania Multicultural Award by the National Diversity Council

Marlee Myers honored by the National Diversity Council as one of the "Most Powerful and Influential Women of Pennsylvania" (2010).

Grace Speights named by the National Law Journal as one of "Washington's Most Influential Women Lawyers" (2010) and by the Washingtonian as one of "Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women" (2009); recipient of the Washington Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award (2010).

Ted Cruz named by Texas Lawyer as one of the "Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law" (2009).

Named as a Top Law Firm for Diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2009).

Premier sponsor of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA).

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Pro Bono

Nearly 60,000 hours were spent on pro bono representations, at a value to our pro bono clients of tens of millions of dollars.

More than two-thirds of the firm's attorneys contributed at least 20 hours to a pro bono matter; representations span all practice groups and offices.

Representations included more than 1,600 active matters, including nearly 400 new matters.

Full "above the line" credit given for pro bono time charges.

Morgan Lewis is a signatory to the Pro Bono Institute's Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge.


JOANNE SOSLOW

J.D.: 1991
Business Transactions
Philadelphia

Joanne Soslow joined Morgan Lewis after four years at a large Philadelphia law firm. She worked full-time for two years and then adopted a part-time schedule so she could devote more time to her family. Today, Joanne is a partner in the Business Transactions Practice and the mother of two boys, ages 4 and 6.

Flexibility is the key to finding balance in a law firm. Working part- time allows me to accomplish what I need to – at work and at home – but on my own schedule. The firm’s expectations of me are the same as they are for a full-time lawyer: keep the client happy.

Part-time work is not about having a part-time commitment to the firm; it’s about having a full-time commitment with the flexibility to work from home and respond to client and team member inquiries by phone, webmail and voicemail. Clients view accessibility and responsiveness as crucial. With the advent of new technologies, I am responsive to clients’ needs without physically being in the office. In addition to the many lawyers in the firm and my wonderful secretary, I rely on the considerable services available: word processing, resource support, computer support, BlackBerry® handhelds and cell phones. It’s easier to be flexible at a large firm where there are so many resources to draw upon.

A component of being a success at Morgan Lewis is having a happy, balanced life. It’s nice to know you’re a part of a firm that respects you as well as your family.