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Introduction

Duane Morris has evolved into a legal powerhouse since its doors opened more than a century ago. While its roots are in Philadelphia, the firm has a global reach with offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Despite the firm’s rapid expansion into new markets, Duane Morris hasn’t wavered from upholding its core values and maintaining a collaborative culture—these successes even made it into the Harvard Business School curriculum following a case study of the firm. 

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Total No. Attorneys (2023)

750 - 1K

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No. of Partners Named (2023)

13

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Featured Rankings

Vault Law 100
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No. of 1st Year Associates Hired (2023)

18


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No. of Summer Associates (2023)

26 total (24 2Ls; 2 1Ls)


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Base Salary

Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Philadelphia,...
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About the Firm

With more than 900 lawyers around the world, Duane Morris has 22 offices across the U.S., as well as offices throughout Asia and one in London.

Small, Medium, Big

In 1904 in Philadelphia, four lawyers joined together to form the partnership that is today known as Duane Morris. In the mid-80s, the firm got the urge to expand, opening an office in Delaware—and it hasn’t looked back since, with eight more offices opening in the ’90s and 15 new offices launching since 2000. International growth began with the opening of its London office in 2000, and the firm planted its flag in Asia in 2007.

From Construction to Cannabis

Duane Morris’ practice areas include litigation, corporate law, intellectual property, business reorganiz...

Diversity at Duane Morris LLP

"Under leadership of our Chief Diversity Officer, the Duane Morris Diversity & Inclusion program has expanded to include new internal initiatives to address law firm diversity through the DM360 DI Task Force. This stands for "Duane Morris 360 degree Diversity & Inclusion" task force. This firm-wide task force consists of 16 lawyers from various subject matter and geographic practices who are working on four different sub-groups designed to outline the firm's long-term diversity strategy: Inventory — Designed to evaluate all..."

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