Professional Staff
PDFMorris Nichols’ philosophy of hiring the highest caliber attorneys carries through to its professional staff. The firm places a strong emphasis on education and experience, evidenced by the advanced degrees held by the members of the firm’s leadership team. The firm’s partners entrust the professional staff to manage the business operations, allowing the partners to focus on their sophisticated practices.
The professional staff consists of more than 100 talented individuals who are essential to the ongoing success of the firm. Their talents cover a broad range of disciplines including administrative services, financial services and accounting, human resources, information technology, business operations, marketing, and business development. Legal support staff, including the firm’s paralegals and administrative assistants, play active roles in the attorneys’ matters, often interacting with clients, court personnel and opposing counsel. These positions provide challenging and rewarding experiences in some of the country’s leading legal matters.
Professional Development
Morris Nichols is committed to providing continual development opportunities to its professional staff. The firm’s learning management system, Morris Nichols University, offers a broad spectrum of training programs through its vast catalog of on-demand courses, classroom learning experiences, CLE programs and customized training designed specifically for Morris Nichols’ systems and processes. Each professional staff member is offered the opportunity to explore the various learning paths available to them and build their own development goals in addition to those set for them by the firm.
Compensation & Benefits
Morris Nichols offers a highly competitive suite of benefits to all full-time employees, including “platinum” medical plans as well as dental and vision insurance. The firm also invests in its employees’ security by providing life and disability insurance to all. Additional benefits include:
- A 401(k) profit sharing plan that permits employees, upon eligibility date, to make an elective salary deferral. The firm also makes contributions- regardless of the employee’s contribution level- upon eligibility. Although the level of contribution is discretionary, the firm has made contributions of up to 9.5% of compensation in prior years.
- Holiday bonuses
- Service recognition bonuses
- Generous paid time off
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave
- Numerous employee appreciation events
Chambers USA 2022 and Chambers High Net Worth 2022 Recognizes Morris Nichols in Band 1 for Delaware Bankruptcy, Chancery, Corporate/M&A & Alternative Entities, Intellectual Property and Private Wealth Law
Recognized as a Law360 Delaware Regional Powerhouse in 2022
Recognized in 2022 by The Legal 500 for M&A litigation and M&A/corporate and commercial.
32 Morris Nichols Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
11 Morris Nichols Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2023 Delaware Super Lawyers
Ranked by Benchmark Litigation in top band for Delaware law firms
Ranked a “Gold” IP law firm by Intellectual Asset Management in its IAM Patent 1000
Ranked in the top Delaware bands by IFLR United States for M&A and restructuring and insolvency
Professional Staff Recruiting Contact
Rachel Nuzzi
Chief Human Resources Officer
302-351-9283 T
rnuzzi@morrisnichols.com
Jessica Tomb
Human Resources/Administrative Support Manager
302-351-9151 T
jtomb@morrisnichols.com
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/VV/D