[ Sabbaticals ]
While it may seem far off to a young lawyer, it's good to know now that the firm's commitment to you having a whole life will continue even after you reach partner. Holland & Hart was one of the first firms in the country to create a meaningful sabbatical program. Each partner takes off three months at full pay every five years throughout the course of his/her career.
"There’s a big difference between a vacation and a sabbatical," says partner Boots Ferguson. "With a vacation, you merely postpone work or delegate the maintenance of it and stack your projects to the side. With a sabbatical, you clear the desk and forget about it."
Admittedly, a few other firms do have sabbatical programs. But ours is different. We actually take our sabbaticals, we don't just talk about them. In fact, the social pressure to take a break and renew your professional juices is almost an imperative.
A favorite topic of conversation at H&H partner lunches is "what I did on my last sabbatical." Here’s what some partners have to say.
Ask around. You'll be hard-pressed to find an H&H partner who doesn't regularly take advantage of this program. And while you're at it, ask what they did. You'll hear more pretty amazing stories.