EmploymentHandbook-UpdatedMay2024-2

Employment at Venable is a voluntary employment-at-will relationship for no definite period of time. You have the right to conclude your employment relationship for any reason with or without cause or notice at any time, and Venable reserves the right to do the same. No one except the Chairman, Managing Partner(s) or the Chief Operating Officer has the authority to bind our Firm to any agreement contrary to the foregoing, and any such agreement must be in writing. Nothing in the Handbook, or any of Venable’s policies, practices or procedures constitute an express or implied contract of employment or warranty of any benefits. This Handbook may not be duplicated or electronically transmitted outside the Firm . Return any copy of this Handbook in your possession to the Firm upon conclusion of your employment. Notwithstanding the provision above that neither this handbook nor any of the Firm’s policies, practices, or procedures constitute an express or implied contract of employment, the Mandatory Arbitration Provision set forth below does create and shall be deemed to be a binding mutual contract between the Firm on the one hand and each and every employee on the other hand for the purposes of and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Mandatory Arbitration Provision.

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