At Bowditch & Dewey, lateral partners can be entrepreneurial in their approach to building a practice while enjoying the marketing technology and administrative support of a major law firm.

• Leverage the lower cost structure of the Firm to compete for mid-market business clients. The Firm’s office operations are in lower cost Framingham and Worcester, a business model that our clients understand. 
• Participate in Firm management. The Firm provides a number of management opportunities in a number of areas.

Information about management of the Firm 

• Managed by an elected Management Committee of five. 
• Management Committee chooses Managing Partner from within its ranks. 
• Management Committee also hires the Executive Director. 
• Members of the Management Committee serve terms on a rotating schedule, there are no term limits. 
• The Firm is organized into the following practice areas, each of which is managed by a practice area leader: Business & Finance; Estate, Financial & Tax Planning; Litigation; Employment; Real Estate & Environmental.
  

Committees

• Compensation Committees 
• Profit Sharing Committee 
• Training Committee 
• Leadership Committee
  • Sub-Committees 
  • Development & Learning 
  • Diversity 
  • Policies & Procedures 
  • Career Development 
  • Work & Family

Firm Culture

• Community involvement in the area in which the office is located is strongly encouraged. 
• The Firm has been changing over the last several years to one more focused on marketing and cross selling of services.