Quinn Emanuel has hosted challenging hiking trips for over 30 years to enhance team bonding among employees. The tradition started in 1993 with a hike in Utah and expanded internationally in 2008, seeing hundreds participate each year in demanding locations such as the Andes and Mount Fuji. These hikes require significant personal responsibility, as participants carry their own gear, encouraging self-reliance and camaraderie. The firm views the substantial expenses as beneficial for the relational dynamics and resilience of its teams, which includes a diverse range of participants.
The firm's hiking tradition began in 1993, when founder John B. Quinn led 15 legal analysts through Coyote Gulch in Utah. Since then, the outing has grown significantly, and the firm started travelling internationally in 2008. Now hundreds of employees flock each year to iconic trails like Switzerland's Faulhornweg, Japan's Mount Fuji, and Greece's Mount Olympus, to name a few.
These are not easy hikes. They challenge everyone and we have a broad spectrum of people who are there, from collegiate athletes and those who do Iron Mans for fun, to those who have never camped out in their lives.
Partners say while the trip is expensive for the law firm, the costs are worth it, because employees learn to lean on each other when times get rough, and build valuable relationships in the process.
You carry your own backpack with your own tent, and your own sleeping bag, and your own food, and you are responsible for yourself. There's nobody out there who is going to do anything for you, other than your colleagues.
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