100 Best Companies to Work For 2007: Nixon Peabody snapshot

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100 Best Companies to Work For 2007

49. Nixon Peabody

What makes it so great?
The 600 lawyers at Nixon Peabody—a leader in diversity, pro bono work, pay, and benefits—actually seem to like one another, saying, “People sincerely care about each other” and “Politicking is virtually nonexistent.”

Headquarters: New York

Top 3 (of 14) U.S. locations: Boston, Rochester , New York

2005 revenue ($ millions): 368

Website: www.nixonpeabody.com

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Employees
U.S. employees	1,511
Employees outside U.S.	0

Jobs
New jobs (1 year)	26
% job growth (1 year)	2
% voluntary turnover	5
Applicants	8,925

Pay	Average annual pay
Most common job (salaried): Associate Attorney	$181,099
Most common job (hourly): Secretary	$68,857

Benefits
Job sharing program?	Yes
Professional training (hrs./yr.)	40
Paid sabbaticals?	No
100% health care coverage	No

Diversity
% minorities	19%
% women	60%
Has nondiscrimination policy that includes sexual orientation?	Yes

From the January 22, 2007 issue

Notes:

N.A.: Not available. U.S. employees includes part-timers as of time of survey. Job growth, new jobs, and voluntary turnover are full-time only. Revenues are for 2005 or latest fiscal year. All data based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of salaried and hourly employees.

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