Lawyers
While the majority of Reinhart's new attorney hires come from our summer associate program, we often look to supplement our associate hiring. We actively recruit third-year law students and lateral attorneys on an as-needed basis for specific departments.
In fact, we have had top-level partners and associates from every major Milwaukee law firm join us after comparing Reinhart with their prior firm.
At Reinhart, full partnership is a realistically attainable goal. With hard work and development, each of our associates can become an owner in our organization. We view each individual attorney as a long-term shareholder in the firm's future. Reinhart demonstrates its commitment to these long-term relationships through its investment in the summer associate program and through selective lateral hiring. The firm has a partnership structure which allows us to spread opportunity among the largest possible group of people. We've established several criteria for making shareholder so that the number of clients an associate attracts isn't the only means of attaining this goal. For example, associates can make shareholder in part by developing a specialty or area of expertise, or by demonstrating strong client management skills.
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Across all levels in the firm, Reinhart aims to compensate its attorneys objectively and fairly. Associate compensation consists of a salary, determined by seniority level, and is complemented by an annual bonus. The firm awards associate bonuses based on such measures as productivity, expertise development, consistent high quality work and significant business development efforts. Shareholder compensation, guided by a predominantly objective formula, is based primarily on work performed and client account responsibility, and secondarily on subjective measures, such as leadership roles and successful business development efforts. Unlike many firms, Reinhart does not have a seniority compensation bias, allowing successful junior shareholders to be highly compensated for their efforts.
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Reinhart is one of few law firms in the nation to have an advisory board of nonlawyer executives who advise the firm on how to best serve its clients. The advisory board members act as a sounding board for strategy development, attending our board meetings and annual retreats. Reinhart has enjoyed sustained success through controlled growth and long-range planning. The firm ties every initiative back to its strategic plan and keeps its sights on long-term success. We opened our office in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 2002 and our Rockford, Illinois office in 2005. We self-assess and pinpoint our objectives to track growth opportunities and the results of our achievements.
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At Reinhart, we allow you to work flexibly as your projects demand. Each attorney and practice area is different—but the principle remains the same. Through the use of technology, adaptable scheduling, teamwork and creative case staffing, we enable our attorneys to pursue life beyond their careers.