2023 Flex Impact Award Honorees
Law firm, Chapman and Cutler LLP, was selected for its well-designed and highly detailed Lateral Attorney Integration program implemented within their hybrid workplace. The program includes targeted pre-boarding and orientation programs, improved connections with mentors and sponsors, new on-boarding and workflow liaisons, increased touch points and follow-up, improved communication, technology training, and an electronic welcome binder. The firm paid particular attention to the unique challenges and opportunities for integrating new attorneys who had been hired virtually during the pandemic or those who may continue to work a hybrid or flexible schedule now.
Capital One Small Business Bank
Capital One Small Business Bank is being recognized for its highly effective hybrid working initiative that has successfully incorporated the changing needs of its team and optimized new technology to create a “best of both worlds” system. Their hybrid model smoothly blends both time in their corporate offices for face-to-face collaboration and innovation, along with time for connecting with colleagues and working virtually, while consistently preserving their corporate culture.
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2023 Flex Impact Award Honorees
2022 Flex Impact Award Honorees
Sheppard Mullin will be recognized for its Unplug & Recharge Program which provides Associates and Special Counsel with up to 40 hours of “recharge time” annually. These hours, which can be taken by attorneys who bill at least 1750 client chargeable hours, are considered billable credit.
Award to be Accepted by: Rena Andoh, Partner and Chair of the Firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee
International professional services firm PwC will be recognized for its My+ Program, “a reimagined people experience centered around choice, flexibility and purpose.” My+ provides PwC employees with the opportunity to create their own personalized career by choosing their assignments, where and when they work, as well as customized rewards and benefits.
Award to be Accepted by: Kimberly Jones, Managing Director, Talent Strategy and People Experience Leader
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2021 Flex Impact Award Honorees
Arnold & Porter was selected for its newly implemented Remote Work Options Policy that allows employees to work 50% of their time in the office each month, allowing for 50% remote work.
Award to be Accepted by: Ellen Kaye Fleishhacker, Co-Managing Partner, Arnold & Porter.
Cox Enterprises was selected for its Flex Forward initiative which empowers teams to work together to create the right balance of in-person and remote work within their unique needs and job requirements
Award to be Accepted by: Heather Manning, Vice President, Business Operations, Cox Enterprises Inc.
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2021 Flex Impact Award Honorees
2020 Flex Impact Award Honorees
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Was honored for its comprehensive flexible working initiative that is supported by an exceptionally strong and effective infrastructure.
Award to be Accepted by: Kim Koopersmith, Chair of Akin Gump
Was honored for its four-week, paid sabbatical initiative that is offered to all Associates once they have completed their fifth year.
Award to be Accepted by: Noah Heller, CEO of Katten
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2020 Flex Impact Award Honorees
2019 Flex Impact Award Honorees
Awarded for their Remote Working Program
Award Accepted by: Grace Speights, Partner & Global Leader of Labor & Employment Practice
Awarded for their Flexibility2 TM Program
Award Accepted by: Anne Donovan, U.S. People Experience Leader
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2019 Flex Impact Award Honorees
Grace Speights, Partner & Global Leader of Labor & Employment Practice, Morgan Lewis, and Anne Donovan, US People Experience Leader, PwC, receive their 2019 Flex Impact Awards from Manar Morales, President & CEO of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance.
2018 Flex Impact Award Honorees
Dell
International Flexible Work Initiative
Fried Frank
Full-Pay, On-Ramping Policy
White & Case
Gender-Neutral Leave Policy For Attorneys & Staff
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Representatives from Fried Frank, White & Case and Dell accepted the 2018 Flex Impact Awards from Alliance President, Manar Morales.
2017 Flex Impact Award Honorees
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Agile Working Initiative
Award Accepted By: Eve Howard, Regional Managing Partner, Washington, D.C.
Winston & Strawn LLP
Gender-Neutral Parental Leave Policy
Award Accepted By: Linda Coberly, Chicago Managing Partner
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Alliance President Manar Morales with Hogan Lovells’ Eve Howard & Winston & Strawn’s Linda Coberly