Firm Summary
DLA Piper
DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms in the world, in terms of both headcount and revenue. Today the firm employs approximately 4,300 lawyers in over 90 offices spread across more than 40 countries in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. This widespread global presence enables the firm to advise some of the world’s biggest corporations in litigation and corporate matters in nearly every sector of the economy. Their client roster includes everyone from Global 1000 and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies to governmental bodies.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- DLA Piper
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 1519
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall +87
Partner -24
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Black Box
- Top Feeder Schools
- Georgetown University Law Center, Harvard Law School, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey Law
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.2
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 19%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 11%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 26%
- Promotion Rate
- 2%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Personal Injury, Intellectual Property, Contract
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- BASF Corporation, Sanofi U.S. Services Inc., Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks primary caregiver leave
- 16 weeks family leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
- Telecommuting
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course, exam expenses, $15K bar stipend (California)
- Bar review course (PMBR), $700 for exam application, $7.5 bar stipend (post-tax) (Chicago)
- Bar review course (PMBR), exam expenses, travel, $10K salary advance (New York)
- Bar review course (PMBR), exam expenses, $12K bar stipend (Seattle)
- Full payback require if associate leaves within 18 months
Superstars
John Goulios
Partner
Partner in the firm’s Singapore office and Global Co-Chair of its Insurance Sector, Singapore partner, Goulios has decades of expertise in all forms of dispute resolution and investigations. Recently, he was named a recipient of a 5-Star Excellence Insurance Lawyer Award in the 2021 Insurance Business Asia 5-Star Excellence Awards Report.
Licia Vaughn
Senior Director - Lateral Partner Integration
Vaughn serves as the firm’s senior director of lateral partner integration and is resident in the San Diego office. Recently, when was been named to the San Diego Business Journal’s 2021 Women of Influence: 50 Over 50 list recognizing the accomplishments of local female trailblazers.
Gitanjali Bajaj
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Sydney office and the Asia-Pacific Co-Head of International Arbitration for the firm, Bajaj focuses her arbitration work on infrastructure and construction, oil and gas, transport, power, and clean energy. She was recently recognised as the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” in the category of International Arbitration by The Best Lawyers Australia.
Above the Law Coverage
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Elite Biglaw Firm Raises Salaries For All Associates
Be sure to thank this firm for planting the idea of salary raises in law firm leaders’ minds.
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DLA Piper Plans To Dump Tons Of Bonus Cash On Associates
Associates are *so happy* about this!
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Top 10 Biglaw Brands In The U.S.
Why not just ask the clients who they trust?
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DLA Piper Announces No Special Bonuses For Hard Working Associates
Associates are understandably ‘livid.’
The Law Firm Transparency Project draws upon Above the Law research as well as data provided by Leopard Solutions and UniCourt. Click here for an expanded methodology and definition of terms.
