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Baker Donelson
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Rank: 45
Previous rank: 54
2011 revenue ($ millions): $265
Website: www.bakerdonelson.com
Previous rank: 54
2011 revenue ($ millions): $265
What makes it so great?
This firm prides itself on doing the right thing: its Birmingham office formed in the 1960s as a refuge for Jewish and Catholic lawyers involved in the civil rights movement.
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Employees
U.S. employees
1,217
Employees outside U.S.
0
Jobs
New jobs (1 year)
73
% job growth (1 year)
7%
% voluntary turnover
7%
Applicants
10,075
Job openings (as of 1/2/13)
5
Pay
Avg. annual pay*
Most common job (salaried):
Associate
Associate
$119,186
Most common job (hourly):
Legal Secretary
Legal Secretary
$55,408
Health
100% health-care coverage
No
Onsite fitness center
Yes
Subsidized gym membership
No
Work-life
Job sharing program
No
Compressed workweek
Yes
Telecommuting
Yes
Diversity
% minorities
12%
% women
58%
Has nondiscrimination policy
that includes sexual orientation?
that includes sexual orientation?
Yes
Offers domestic partner benefits
for same-sex couples?
for same-sex couples?
Yes
Professional training
Salaried employees (hrs./yr.):
42
Hourly employees (hrs./yr.):
46
From the Feb. 4, 2013 issue
Notes:
N.A.: Not available. U.S. employees includes part-timers as of time of survey. Job growth, new jobs, and voluntary turnover are full-time only. Revenues are for 2011 or latest fiscal year. All data are from July 2012 and based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of full-time salaried and hourly employees.
N.A.: Not available. U.S. employees includes part-timers as of time of survey. Job growth, new jobs, and voluntary turnover are full-time only. Revenues are for 2011 or latest fiscal year. All data are from July 2012 and based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of full-time salaried and hourly employees.
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