LEADING FROM THE FRONT
Setting The Standard – “ALL FOR ONE” PARENTAL LEAVE BENEFITS POLICY SPEARHEADED BY OUR WOMEN’S INITIATIVE TASK FORCE
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Bottom line, this was a deliberate act to move us toward better and is a transformative moment for our culture – one that will benefit the firm for many years to come.
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-Robert Grand, Firm Managing Partner
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As a mom of two small children, I felt moved to join the Women’s Initiative Task Force and to give nonlawyer staff a voice in the firm’s strategic planning efforts…I’m extremely proud of Barnes & Thornburg for taking this leap.
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-Jennifer Borchelt, Legal Administrate Assistant
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APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
12 weeks @ 10% pay for attorneys, paralegals and non-legal administrators only 6-8 weeks @ 100% pay for salaried staff, with required elimination period including vacation and incidental time