Gibbons Named One of the Top Ten Best Places to Work in New Jersey
April 24, 2009Gibbons P.C. has placed fifth among large companies in the “Best Places to Work in New Jersey” rankings. The awards program is produced by NJBIZ, the weekly publication covering business in New Jersey. Gibbons has appeared among the top 10 on this list for the fourth consecutive year.
The Best Places to Work in New Jersey award, presented to this year’s honorees at an evening awards ceremony on April 23 at the Hilton East Brunswick, is intended to identify, recognize, and honor companies that benefit the state’s economy, workforce, and fellow businesses. The Best Places to Work in New Jersey program awards up 50 companies in two groups: 25 medium companies (25-249 employees) and 25 large companies (more than 250 employees). Gibbons was honored in the “large company” category.
“With so many of our clients singled out among the Best Places to Work in New Jersey, Gibbons is honored to be in their company,” said Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., the firm’s Chairman and Managing Director. “We are proud to have appeared on this list for the fourth year in a row, because our recognition here underscores just how committed we are to the outstanding employees who make Gibbons the exceptional firm that it is. We believe that happy employees render better client service.”
Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the 50 Best Places to Work in New Jersey. The first part comprised an analysis of each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. This analysis was worth approximately 25 percent of the total evaluation. The second part of the process consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience, totaling approximately 75 percent of the evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final rankings. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in New Jersey, with assistance from Modern Think LLC, who analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final rankings. For more information on the Best Places to Work in New Jersey award program, please visit www.njbiz.com/events.
About the Gibbons Experience
The Gibbons Experience is a generous, innovative benefits package that adds to the exhaustive list of traditional benefits numerous unique perks, such as a mortgage program, Weight Watchers, Smokenders, a health advocate program, a corporate perks program, free Starbucks coffee, CPR and First Aid training, years of service awards, and, among many other highlights, the firm’s traditional St. Patrick’s Day celebration, complete with Irish dancers, bagpipers, breakfast, and a full Irish dinner. The firm offers condensed schedules that do not hamper a professional’s ability to advance his or her career. Additionally, the Gibbons Experience encompasses other policies, technologies, and initiatives to support the firm’s personnel in their career progression and in their work/life balance.
For example, the Gibbons Women’s Initiative is an effective platform for new and seasoned women attorneys within Gibbons to participate side-by-side with each other, clients, and high-level representatives from business and academia in quality educational and social programs that improve knowledge, foster teamwork, and promote the role of women in business. The firm also sponsors firmwide director-to-associate and associate-to-associate mentoring programs, which provide valuable career guidance, insight, and support through careful mentor/mentee matching and monthly meetings. Gibbons has implemented a state-of-the-art technology platform that offers the flexibility to work remotely as necessary, creating a truly mobile workforce by allowing attorneys to connect seamlessly to the firm’s network and all other technology capabilities, whether they are in courthouses, client meetings, or home offices.
