Why Spencer Fane

A valuable, alternative platform to big law. How refreshing.

520+

Attorneys

26

Offices

22

Practices

25

Industries

Welcome to Spencer Fane.

We work to unlock and add value in new and inventive ways. This is our passion; it’s what drives us. Our approach to serving our clients, colleagues, and our communities has made us one of the highest performing firms nationally in workplace satisfaction, client satisfaction, diversity traction, and growth.

American Lawyer: Law Firm of the Year and Best Client-Law Firm Team
BTI Consulting: Associate Satisfaction A-Listers
Law360: Firms That Keep Their Attorneys Happy
U.S. News & World Report: Best Companies to Work For – Law Firms
Leopard Law Firm Index: Top 200 for Sustained Excellence

The firm’s internally facing Talent Teams are designed to provide resources to attorneys and client teams that support continuous improvement in areas such as professional development, client-centric staffing, and financially efficient utilization and leverage. Every attorney of the firm belongs to one of three internally facing talent teams.

Led by Talent Team leaders, the groups will support Spencer Fane attorneys in the following ways:

Providing support to professionals joining the firm as they integrate into the culture and make connections with colleagues.
Encouraging professional development, continuous self-improvement, and goals for achieving career aspirations.
Serving as a sounding board for navigating challenging situations while also acting as a point-of-contact for questions, concerns, or ideas.
Capturing valuable feedback on how the firm can best support its people and clients.

Externally facing Market Teams are designed to serve as the “tip of the spear” for the firm’s client development initiatives. The highly specialized groups focus on very specific segments of the market, including, for example, niche service areas, particular industries and sectors, and even geographic regions.

The teams provide opportunities to:

Collaborate by bringing attorneys together to address an existing or emerging client need.
Design teams that are self-driven and self-organized with all members playing an active role within the group.
Provide attorney teams coaching, client development resources, and financial support. Every attorney at Spencer Fane receives a marketing budget and additional support is made available to Market Teams.

Values driving value

Humble confidence

Our attorneys are always learning, considering divergent perspectives, and unearthing new ways to enhance the service they provide to others.

Great people

All-Star talent without the attitudes; our professionals are committed to treating others like they want to be treated.

Straight talk

We seek to provide clear, reliable counsel that is free of ambiguity and inefficiencies to get to solutions faster.

Unlocking value

On a daily basis, Spencer Fane attorney teams are actively exploring ways to unlock value with our clients, colleagues, and communities.

Fierce resolve

Our core values include humility, inclusivity, and collaboration, which empower our teams to tap into an unwavering ambition to achieve successful outcomes on behalf of clients.

Values driving value

Humble confidence Great people Straight talk Unlocking value Fierce resolve

Our attorneys are always learning, considering divergent perspectives, and unearthing new ways to enhance the service they provide to others.

All-Star talent without the attitudes; our professionals are committed to treating others like they want to be treated.

We seek to provide clear, reliable counsel that is free of ambiguity and inefficiencies to get to solutions faster.

On a daily basis, Spencer Fane attorney teams are actively exploring ways to unlock value with our clients, colleagues, and communities.

Our core values include humility, inclusivity, and collaboration, which empower our teams to tap into an unwavering ambition to achieve successful outcomes on behalf of clients.

Inclusion lifts us all.

We’re all in.

The more diverse, equitable, and inclusive we are, the better equipped we become to rise above challenges and add new, creative, and fresh perspectives to the problems we solve. The important work to advance DEI at Spencer Fane is a shared passion.

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Community values

Our people are active leaders in their communities, as well as the legal industry. In each of our locations – new and old – we work to build relationships, drive local development, and realize opportunities for all members of the community. What’s more valuable than that?

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Leading by example

Driven to deliver a better experience for our clients and people. We are led by fearless, talented, and humble leaders who embody our values every day. Imagine that.