We hear it every year: Law firms are sweatshops.

We’ll be perfectly straight with you––over the last decade, we have nearly quadrupled our gross revenue without increasing average client hours for associates in the US. Magic? No. Sleight of hand? No. We achieve our goals through smart business practices and good management.

Our goal is to have every associate work 2,000 hours, which includes billable time, pro bono, firm chargeable hours and some committee activities. No one’s ever told you this before? Not surprising. White & Case is explicit about these numbers because we make every effort to help manage client need and your billable hours as part of our goal of helping you achieve the best client service and professional development, not professional burnout.

And then there’s the money. You receive top compensation for top work, and that’s the case for both summer associates and full-time associates. We like to think we give you a rewarding career across the board.