We are committed to diversity. A high priority of our hiring program has been, and will continue to be, the recruitment of minority candidates. Dechert has been rated among the top five firms in the U.S. and first in Philadelphia for its women-friendly atmosphere. We permit lawyers to adopt a flexible part-time schedule while caring for their children or other family members. All associates may take four weeks' paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child.
Women receive an additional paid maternity leave of at least eight weeks.
Firm sponsored emergency child care facilities are available. The result was a prompt and total courtroom victory for CNN, whose World Beat was able to go on providing musical news and views to Web surfers around the world. This provides a springboard for an extensive practice in Internet and e-commerce issues. Dechert provides advice on the full range of Internet legal issues, including Web site development, revenue-sharing arrangements, policing of online infringement, and patent protection, as well as portal, linking, and framing matters. Our practice includes attorneys who have been named among the world's finest in intellectual property law by Mondaq Business Briefing , and our London office tied for first place in a ranking by the Legal 500 of UK law firm trademark practices.