Every associate and counsel at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP is well compensated. Base salaries are augmented by an individualized annual bonus that is based on the associate’s contribution to the firm.

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge also offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full time associates and counsel. Our goal is to provide attorneys with benefits that enhance quality of life for families and individuals and reflect innovative and valuable lifestyle choices.

Benefits begin on the first day of work at the firm. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Flexible Benefits is different from traditional benefit programs in that it gives you greater choice and flexibility. With EAPD Flexible Benefits, you design your own benefits package based on your personal benefits needs and individual style. Most deductions are made on a pre-tax basis. Medical, dental, vision and life benefits are available to qualified Domestic Partner and Common Law Spouses.

Effective September 1, 2007, EAPD raised its starting salaries for new associates across the firm. The firm's leadership undertook this step in recognition of the value we place on our attorneys and in light of recent market adjustments in the legal community.

Our starting salaries are:

Boston	$160,000
Ft. Lauderdale	$130,000
Hartford	$140,000
New Jersey	$130,000
New York	$160,000
Providence	$140,000
Stamford	$140,000
West Palm Beach	$130,000
Wilmington	$145,000

Benefits include:

• Subsidized medical and dental insurance; voluntary vision plan
• Four weeks vacation and 11 paid holidays per year
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life and business travel insurance
• 401(k) plan (available immediately)
• Pre-tax flexible spending, medical reimbursement and dependent care accounts
  • Medical Care Reimbursement Account allows you to re-direct up to $5,000 of income annually on a pre-tax basis for reimbursement of out-of-pocket medical expenses.
  • Dependent Care Reimbursement Account allows you to re-direct income annually on a pre-tax basis for reimbursement of out-of-pocket dependent care expenses. The maximum amount you can re-direct varies each year based on plan testing.
    o Leave of Absence made available upon appropriate approval for personal reasons for up to six months
• Alternative Work Assignment Policy, affording flexible and tailored part-time work arrangements
• Parental leave, including for adoption, of three months with additional nine months leave option
• Bar exam and bar review course fee reimbursement
• Bar association membership
• Moving expense reimbursement
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Emergency back-up child and elder care benefits
• Pre-tax transportation and parking plan
• Discounted home and auto insurance
• Discounted health club membership (Boston and New York only)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary, confidential benefit provided for employees and their immediate household members. This benefit is designed to assist with a wide variety of personal issues
• On-site cafeteria in Boston
  

Additional:

• Business casual
• Pay periods: semi-monthly
• Direct deposit available through our payroll system
• Non-smoking facility
• Taxi transportation home for employees working past a certain hour
• Discount programs for movie tickets, BJ’s Wholesale Club, GMAC Autos, Universal Studios Fan Club, Six Flags tickets, plays, and concerts.

As noted earlier, our benefits cover families, including domestic partners and their dependents.