Flexible Work Schedules

Dickstein Shapiro has formally adopted a part-time policy, which we understand to be among the most progressive in Washington, DC, if not the country. We make every reasonable effort to accommodate requests for alternative work schedules while working to assure opportunities for professional growth, experience, and career advancement. For attorneys, this policy includes the appointment of an advisor (currently a Partner who is working a part-time schedule) to confidentially counsel attorneys contemplating part-time arrangements. In addition to providing alternative schedules for attorneys, the Firm provides flexible work schedules for staff. Staff can choose one of three work schedules to allow for flexibility. If these schedules do not work for the employee, we often are able to further adjust schedules depending on the needs of the department in which the employee works.

Chargeable Hours

Attorneys who work a 50% or greater schedule may remain candidates for Partner. Five of our Partners currently work part-time schedules. In the event an attorney is required to work hours in excess of his/her agreed arrangement in a year, he or she is paid a salary adjustment for those excess hours. Thus, an attorney committed to a 50% schedule who works at a 60% schedule will receive a salary adjustment at the end of the year so as to receive 60% of a full-time salary.