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LAW FIRM Questionnaire
2005-2006 Academic Year
Contact Information
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
One Thomas Circle, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-5802
Hiring Attorney: Vacant
NALP Member: Y
Collective form: Y
NALP Region: MID-ATLANTIC
Telephone: (202) 862-5000
Fax: (202) 429-3301 |
Address Inquiries to:
Simone Mitchell
Recruitment and Administrative Manager
One Thomas Circle, N.W. Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-862-5010 (phone)
Email: sm@capdale.com
Website: www.caplindrysdale.com |
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Demographics (as of 2/1/05) |
Partners/Members of the Firm - 37
Of Counsel - 2
Associates - 17
Senior Attorneys
Staff Attorneys
T otal Attorneys - 56
Paralegals - 6
Other Professional Support - 0
Support Staff - 51
School-Term Clerks - 0
Office Size (attorneys): 51-100
Total Firm Size (attorneys): 51-100
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Other Offices
(City, State, Number of Lawyers):
New York City NY 2
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| As of 2/1/05 |
Partner/
Members |
Of Counsel |
Associates |
Sr. Attorneys |
Staff Attorneys |
Summer 04 |
| Men |
32 |
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9 |
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2 |
| Women |
5 |
2 |
8 |
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2 |
| Totals |
37 |
2 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Black |
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1 |
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| Hispanic |
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| Amer Ind/Alsk |
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| Asian/Pac Islnd |
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1 |
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| Multi-Racial |
1 |
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| Disabled |
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| Openly Gay |
2 |
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| As of 2/1/04 |
Partner/
Members |
Of Counsel |
Associates |
Sr. Attorneys |
Staff Attorneys |
Summer 04 |
| Men |
33 |
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8 |
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4 |
| Women |
5 |
2 |
6 |
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4 |
| Totals |
38 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Black |
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1 |
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| Hispanic |
1 |
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| Amer Ind/Alsk |
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| Asian/Pac Islnd |
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| Multi-Racial |
1 |
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| Disabled |
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| Openly Gay |
1 |
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Other Data
Work assignments: Departmentalized? N
Rotation? N
Notes:
Part-time allowed? cbc
Part-time available to entry level? cbc
No. part-time assoc: 0 No. part-time ptrs: 0
Primary Practice Areas
| Practice areas over 5% of Practice |
Number of Partners/Members & Of Counsel |
No. of Other Lawyers |
| General Tax |
16 |
2 |
| Tax Litigation/Controversies |
14 |
5 |
| Exempt Organizations |
9 |
6 |
| Civil Litigation |
12 |
7 |
| Employee Benefits & ERISA |
3 |
1 |
| White Collar Crime/Criminal Tax |
3 |
2 |
| Estate Planning |
5 |
2 |
| Corporate Law |
4 |
1 |
| Political Activity Law |
3 |
0 |
| (Many attorneys work in multiple areas.) |
25 |
8 | |
Employment Data
Number in ( ) represent former summer associates.
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Hired |
Expected Hires |
| Attorneys |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Laterals |
5 ( 0 ) |
3 |
TBD |
| Post-clerkship |
1 ( 0 ) |
TBD |
TBD |
| Entry-Level |
2 ( 2 ) |
3 |
TBD |
| LLMs |
0 ( 0 ) |
TBD |
TBD |
| Foreign LLMs |
0 ( 0 ) |
TBD |
TBD |
| Summer |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Post-3Ls |
0 ( 0 ) |
TBD |
TBD |
| 2Ls |
3 ( 3 ) |
TBD |
TBD |
| 1Ls |
0 |
TBD |
TBD | |
No. 2004 summer 2Ls considered for associate offers: 7
No. offers made: 5
Split summers allowed: Y Min. weeks: 6
1Ls hired cbc Other:
When after 12/1 should 1Ls apply? In January 2006
Accept applications for 2006 summer program from:
Joint degree candidates graduating in 2008 or later? Y
Considered as 1L: N 2L: Y
Judicial clerks? N
Students at foreign law schools? N
Hiring Criteria: Excellent academic credentials with special consideration given to 3L's going on to clerkships.
Compensation
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2004 |
2005 |
| Average Annual Associate Hours Worked |
1800 |
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| Average Annual Associate Billable Hours |
1800 |
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| Minimum Annual Associate Billable Hours |
1800 |
1800 |
| 1L Summer $/week |
2300 |
2300 |
| 2L Summer $/week |
2400 |
2400 |
| Post-3L Summer $/week |
2400 |
2400 |
| Entry-level base $/year |
127,000 |
127,000 | |
Other Compensation: Year-end Merit Bonus, Judicial Clerkship Bonus, Bar Review & Exam Fees, Moving Expenses (up to $6,000).
Partnership Data
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Lawyers promoted to Ptrs/Membs: |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 | |
Two or more tiers? N
Partnership track (yrs.): 7
Notes:
Campus Interviews
Chicago, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Michigan, Virginia, Yale
Benefits
Health, Life, Disability & Malpractice Insurance; 4 Weeks Vacation; 401 (k)Program; Defined Contribution Plan; Flexible Benefits Program; Qualified Parking Program; Transit Pass Program; Paid Maternity Leave; Optional Dental Insurance; and Employee Assistance Program.
Pro Bono
Individual attorneys seek their own pro bono work from various sources.
Public Interest Fellowships
Minority Recruitment Efforts
We seek to increase diversity within our firm by recruiting and retaining lawyers from diverse backgrounds. We highly encourage qualified minority and women candidates to apply.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Caplin & Drysdale prohibits any discrimination against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, age, sex, national origin, veteran's status, personal appearance, political affiliation, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Narrative
Caplin & Drysdale is a medium-sized firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., with a second small office in New York City. Best known as one of the nation's leading tax firms, most of the firm's lawyers are generalists with broad knowledge and experience in the tax law, and particular lawyers are experts in corporate taxation, mergers and acquisitions, international tax matters, employee benefits, taxation of insurance companies and products, leasing transactions, partnerships, estate planning, exempt organizations, and litigation of civil and criminal tax cases at the trial and appellate stages
A substantial part of the firm's practice is now devoted to civil and criminal litigation in both state and federal courts. The firm represents business entities and individuals in tax and other white collar criminal prosecutions at all stages of the federal criminal process, both pre and post-indictment. The civil litigation practice includes the representation of plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving RICO, securities law, ERISA, products liability, legal malpractice, forfeiture, bankruptcy, contract and other commercial disputes before courts, arbitration panels and regulatory agencies in securities and banking areas.
Caplin & Drysdale specializes in providing custom service in important or complex business situations and is particularly proud of the caliber of its attorneys. Many have served in policy-making positions in the government, either before joining the firm or during a break from private practice. Attorneys from Caplin & Drysdale write and speak extensively on legal matters for business and professional audiences and teach part-time at Washington-area and other law schools.
Both the size of our office and our law associate-to-partner ratio enables new associates to work directly with both partners and other associates, and associates are encouraged to assume a significant amount of responsibility for handling client matters at an early stage.
The firm seeks Summer Associates with outstanding academic credentials. They must be in the top 10% of their law school class, and participation on law review or another journal is desirable.
Copyright © National Association for Law Placement (NALP) 2005.
All rights reserved. Permission is granted to Caplin Drysdale to reproduce this Form for their own use in recruitment activities, provided this copyright notice is included with all such copies. All other reproduction in any form and by any means is prohibited without NALP’s written permission.
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