Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP seeks to balance the demand for dedicated professionalism with a commitment to outside responsibilities. That balance is reflected in the professional and quality standards that we expect of our attorneys and the benefits and support that we provide them: 

• A sizable annual budget for CLE and bar association activities, as well as expenses related to passing two bar exams, including a bar review course. 
  
  
• A "client relationship spending account" for associates of three years and above to entertain current and potential clients. 
  
  
• A percentage of fees received from clients brought into the firm. 
  
  
• An associate joining the Firm directly from a one-year judicial clerkship for a judge of a federal court or the highest court of any state will receive a bonus of $50,000. An associate joining the Firm directly from a two-year judicial clerkship for a judge of a federal court or the highest court of any state (or two successive one-year clerkships for judges of such courts) will receive a bonus of $70,000. An associate who has intervening employment between his or her judicial clerkship and commencement of employment with the Firm is not eligible to receive any clerkship bonus.
  
  
• Four weeks of vacation annually. 
  
  
• Maternity benefits up to 100% of pay, based on length of service. Both fathers and mothers also receive one month paid childcare leave and up to three months unpaid leave upon birth or adoption of a child.
  
  
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage with modest contribution amounts for full-time employees and their families or same-sex domestic partners. 
  
  
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance at no cost for all full-time employees.
  
  
• 401(k) plan with monthly entry dates. 
  
  
• Pre-tax plans including health care, dependent care and transportation flexible spending accounts.
  
  
• Voluntary long-term care and supplemental long-term disability plans at preferred group rates. 
  
  
• Employee Assistance Program.
  
  
• Emergency childcare program.
  
  
• Year-round business casual dress policy.
  
  
• Firm-sponsored sports teams. 
  
  
• Relocation expenses of up to $2,000 for first-year and new attorneys living outside the tri-state area.
  
  
• Interest-free salary advance for all first-year associates.
  
  
• Corporate health club memberships at reduced rates.