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ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO:

Attorney Recruiting Coordinator
Orange County Office
2040 Main Street
14th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 760-0404

Email:

Recruiter@KMOB.com

 

OFFICE/ORGANIZATION SIZE

Multi Office Form:

Y

   

Multi Office Form Reporting For:

All Offices

   

# Offices On Form:

7

   

Total # Offices:

7

   

Employer Size Range:

101-250

   

Office Size Range:

101-250

   

Total Attorneys In This Office:

210

   

 

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

As of Feb. 1, 2008

Ptrs/Mbrs

Assoc.

All Oth. Lawy

Summ. Assoc.

Men

86

80

0

29

Women

20

23

1

5

TOTALS

106

103

1

34

Hispanic/Latino

Men

2

2

0

2

Women

0

1

0

0

White

Men

74

61

0

21

Women

15

12

0

3

Black/African American

Men

0

1

0

0

Women

0

0

0

0

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

Men

0

0

0

0

Women

0

0

0

0

Asian

Men

10

16

0

8

Women

5

11

1

2

American Indian/Alaska Native

Men

0

0

0

0

Women

0

0

0

0

2 or More Races

Men

0

0

0

0

Women

0

0

0

0

Disabled

Men

0

0

0

0

Women

0

0

0

0

Openly GLBT

Men

1

1

0

0

Women

0

0

0

0

 

OTHER OFFICES

City

State

Lawyers

Irvine

CA

130

San Diego

CA

44

San Francisco

CA

15

Los Angeles

CA

8

Riverside

CA

6

Washington

DC

3

Seattle

WA

4

 

PRIMARY PRACTICE AREAS

Practice Areas

# Ptrs/Mbrs

# Assoc & Oth. Lawy.

Intellectual Property

106

103

Intellectual Property - Transactional

73

52

Intellectual Property Litigation

39

37

International IP Consultation

31

9

Trademark

17

17

Copyright

27

10

 

COMPENSATION & EMPLOYMENT DATA

 

2008
COMPENSATION

BEGAN WORK IN

EXPECTED

Lawyers

2006

2007

2008

Laterals

 

4

()

5

()

 

Post-Clerkship

 

1

()

1

()

1

Entry-level

145,000

$/yr

21

()

33

()

44

LLMs (US)

   

()

 

()

 

LLMs (non-US)

   

()

 

()

 

Summer

       

Post-3Ls

 

$/wk

 

()

 

()

 

2Ls

2750

$/wk

32

()

34

()

34

lLs

 

$/wk

    3    

 

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

# 2005 entry-level attorneys who were former interns:

 

# 2007 Summer 2Ls considered for associate offers:

34

# offers made:

33

Hire school term clerks?

N

Prefer significant prior experience in area?

 

1Ls hired?

N

For attorney hires, require: Bar admission?

 

When after 12/1 should 1Ls apply?

12/1

Split summers allowed?

CBC

If yes, minimum weeks:

8

1Ls considered for interns?

 

Comments:

 
 


Accept applications for the 2008 Summer Program from:

Joint degree students graduating in 2010 or later?

N

Evening students graduating in 2010?

N

Judicial Clerks?

Y

Students at non-US law schools?

N


What % of legal staff has been with the organization:


Do you hire domestic LL.M.s?

N

In what practice areas:

 
 

Do you hire foreign LL.M.s?

N

In what practice areas:

 
 

When should LL.M.s submit applications?

 
 

Preferred application materials:

 
 

Hiring Criteria:

 

3.0 law school g.p.a.  Top third required.  Technical degree preferred. Masters degree or Ph.D. required for all candidates with biology background. Superior writing and communication skills required.

 

ATTORNEY HOURS

Average annual associate hours worked:

1744 (2006)

1767 (2007)

Average annual associate billable hours:

1657 (2006)

1726 (2007)

Is there a minimum billable hour expectation?

Y

 

If "Yes", number:

1700

 

Hours policy details:

 

Paid time-off credited toward attorney billable hours.

 

Is billable hour credit given for pro bono work?

CBC

 

Is there a maximum that will be credited?

   

If yes, what?

   

For bonus consideration, is a pro bono hour equivalent to a billable hour?

   

 

CLERKSHIP/CREDIT/SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION

Do you have a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)?

 

If yes, describe:

 

Judicial Clerkship Bonus:

Y

Compensation/progression credit for judicial clerkship?

CBC

Compensation/progression credit for other advanced degrees?

CBC

Other Compensation:

 

$5,000 signing bonus and federal clerkship bonus. Bonus for hours billed over 1750.

 

BENEFITS

Benefits:

401(k)/IRA/Other Ret. Plan w/Employer Contribution
Bar Association Fees
Business Casual Dress Code
CLE
Dental Insurance
Family/Dependent Care Leave
Flexible Spending Account/pre-tax Option
Life/AD&D
Long-term Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Parking/Transportation
Relocation Expenses
Short-term Disability Insurance
Sick Leave
Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
Vacation Leave
Vision Insurance

Benefit Package Comments:

 

CA Bar Expenses; Bar Review Course; Patent Bar Review Course; Signing Bonus; Maternity Leave; Continuing Education Allowance; State & Local Bar Dues; Minimum 15 Days Paid time Off; Prescription Drug Card; Employee Assistance Program; On-Site Workout Facility; Credit Union Membership

 

WORK/LIFE INFORMATION