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Fisher & Phillips LLP
Raffaele V. Murdocca, Esq.
National Director of Recruiting & Development
Phone: 404-240-5840
Email: rmurdocca@laborlawyers.com

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Houston · Irvine · Kansas City · Las Vegas · Los Angeles · Louisville · Memphis · New England · New Jersey · New Orleans
Orlando · Philadelphia · Phoenix · Portland · San Antonio · San Diego · San Francisco · Tampa · Washington, DC
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Office Locations
We have 31 Offices in 21 States across the Country

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New Office Locations
2013 - Columbus, OH
San Antonio, TX
Gulfport, MS
2012 - Memphis, TN
Boston, MA
2011 - Los Angeles, CA
Cleveland, OH

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Firm Growth
• Since 2000, we have grown from 7 offices to 31
• Since 2000, we have grown from 122 attorneys to
294

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Attorney Hires
• In 2012, hired 29 attorneys: 4 Partners; 2 Of Counsels;
20 Lateral Associates; and 3 First Year Associates
• From January – September of 2013, hired 39 attorneys:
5 Partners; 3 Of Counsels; 20 Lateral Associates; 3
First Year Associates; and 8 staff attorneys
• Low overall attrition rate of 6%
• Never had a layoff in the history of the firm

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Strong Financial Success
2012 AmLaw Data
• 100% Debt-free
• Gross Revenue of $134 million
• Average Profits per Equity Partner of $485,000
• 78% of the Partnership are Equity Partners (Highest among L&E boutiques)
• Revenue Per Lawyer of $520,000
• Profits for All Partners were $430,000
• All 2012 numbers were increases from 2011

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Fisher & Phillips’ Client Base
Private employers:
Agriculture, Automobile Dealership, Automotive Manufacturing,
Banking, Broadcasting, Casino and Gaming, Construction, Health
Care, Hospitality, Insurance, Legal and Professional Services,
Manufacturing, Mining, Real Estate, Retail, Technology,
Transportation, and Wholesale and Distribution Industries
Public employers:
Colleges and Universities, Non-profit Organizations, Schools, and
State and Local Government Entities

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Services
Practice Areas
• California Employment Law
• Compliance and Prevention
• Education Law
• Employee Benefits
• Employee Leaves
• Employment Discrimination and
Harassment
• Global Immigration
• I-9 Compliance/E-Verify
• Labor Relations
• Litigation of Employment
Disputes
• Mergers, Acquisitions and
Downsizing
• Preventive Services
• Trade Secrets and Unfair
Competition
• Wage and Hour Law
• Workers’ Compensation
• Workplace Safety and Health

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Services
Practice Groups
• Affirmative Action and Federal
Contract Compliance
• Automotive Manufacturing
• Dealership
• Education
• Employee Benefits
• Employee Defection and Trade
Secrets
• Global Immigration
• Healthcare
• Hospitality Industry
• International Employment
Practice Group
• Retail Industry
• Workplace Safety and
Catastrophe Management

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Firm Culture
• “Small Firm” Sensibility
• Collegial and Cooperative
• Entrepreneurial
• Work-life balance
• High degree of career stability
• Track record of low turnover is counter to national trends

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Lateral Partner Information
• Fisher & Phillips’ Lateral Partner requirements:
• $500,000+ of Portable Business
• 1750 billable/2000 overall hours
• $525,000 in working attorney dollars (1750 hours x $300 realized rate =
$525,000)
• Unique Compensation System
– Provides as much credit to the “relationship/responsible” attorney as it does
to the “originating” attorney. Breeds a sharing of clients & work
• Firm has flexible rates and lower rates than most GP firms
• National reach instead of regional focus
• 2-tiered Partnership – Equity/Non-equity
• Approximately a 10% capital contribution for Equity Partners

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Associate Information
• Associates can assume considerable responsibility early in their careers
• Associates work directly with Partners (1:1 Ratio)
• Diversity of job assignments
• Challenging and sophisticated national practice
• Associate Compensation
– Salary
– 3 Types of Bonus Plans
– Profit Sharing
• Work-life balance
• Requirements – 1850 billable/2000 overall hours
• Every associate can make partner at Fisher & Phillips