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Benefits

Sutherland is committed to providing a comprehensive benefits program to all employees. Our generous compensation and benefits package is highly competitive with peer firms similarly situated in our various regions. 

Compensation

  • Bonus program
  • Competitive salaries
  • 10 paid sick days annually
  • Four weeks paid vacation
  • Nine paid holidays 

Health and Wellness

  • Domestic partner benefits 
  • Employee assistance program 
  • Firm-paid life insurance and long-term disability income insurance 
  • Firm-paid short-term disability income insurance
  • Fitness center discounts
  • Flexible spending accounts, including health care and dependent care accounts  
  • Health advocate (provides assistance with any health or health insurance related issues)
  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • On-site chair massage
  • Supplemental life, accidental death and dismemberment, long-term care, liability (auto, home, tenant) and pet insurance
  • Travel assistance benefits
  • Wellness Program

Retirement

  • 401(k)
  • Profit sharing for eligible attorneys and non-attorney employees

Miscellaneous

  • Back-up child care in Atlanta, Houston, New York and Washington, DC
  • Bar association fees 
  • Business-casual dress policy
  • Group banking
  • Priority access to full-time child care in Atlanta, New York and Washington, DC
  • Relocation assistance 
  • Sutherland University
  • Technology, including laptops and BlackBerry devices

To apply for a lateral position in our Atlanta or Austin office, please contact:

Melissa C. Wilson
Director of Attorney Recruiting
999 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
T: 404.853.8000
F: 404.853.8806

To apply for a lateral position in our Washington, Houston and New York offices, please contact:

Rachel L. Budgar
Lateral Attorney Recruiting Coordinator
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2415
T: 202.383.0100
F: 202.637.3593

Our Stories

Mary Thornton Payne
Partner (Washington)
University of North Carolina School of Law, 1995
University of Tennessee, 1992

"When I was in law school at UNC, finding a law firm in a large city that had sophisticated work yet maintained the truly team-oriented and friendly atmosphere I sought seemed like an impossible task.  Luckily for me, I found that combination at Sutherland, spending a summer at the firm and returning immediately after law school.  The atmosphere, people, and cutting-edge work that I encounter every day have ensured that I have never doubted that decision.  I cannot imagine myself practicing at any other law firm."