12. Sulloway & Hollis • 9 Capitol St., Concord • sulloway.com
Top Employee Engagement Survey Measures: I have the freedom to make the necessary decisions to do my work properly: 100% agree.
My firm provides opportunities to socialize and celebrate special events: 100% agree
Chair of Executive Committee: Melissa Hanlon
Years in Business: 174
Full-time employees: 39
Years on List: 2
For more than 170 years, Sulloway & Hollis has built its reputation as one of NH’s premier law firms. Just as important, the Concord-based firm has built a workplace where employees are encouraged to pursue excellence without sacrificing their personal lives.
The firm’s culture is guided by five core values: legal excellence, client service, collegiality, good citizenship and diversity. Leaders embrace a “collective genius” approach, believing the best ideas can come from any employee. Staff and paralegals regularly participate in listening sessions that have generated many workplace initiatives, reinforcing a culture where every employee has a voice.
Sulloway & Hollis also backs its commitment to work-life balance with action. The firm requires attorneys and paralegals to bill about 14% fewer hours than many competing firms, choosing slightly lower profitability in exchange for happier, healthier employees with more time for family.
Employees receive competitive salaries, performance bonuses that can exceed $20,000, plus anniversary awards, referral bonuses, eight weeks of 100% paid parental leave, 30 days of paid time off annually, a 401(k) match with rapid vesting and comprehensive health coverage. And the firm stocks $50 gift cards that are handed out liberally when managers hear that a staffer is having a challenging day.
From hallway mini-golf tournaments and barbecue lunches to monthly “wine downs” and early outs at 3 p.m. on Fridays during July and August, the firm encourages employees to connect outside of work. That investment is reflected in extraordinary longevity, with several employees serving more than 40 years and one retiring after an impressive 50-year career.
