We decide independently.
We encourage every team member to make decisions independently.
In practice: every decision has an informed captain; leaders provide context, not control.
Our culture
More thanlawyers.
The traditional way of practicing law is obsolete. We are a group of forward-thinking professionals who created a new kind of law firm, built on a more passionate and more personal way of practicing law.
01 · Team0people on the Fexlaw team
02 · GPTW9.6/10happiness score in the Great Place to Work survey
03 · Sports0ultra-endurance competitions as a team
04 · PeopleWellbeingour own program to take care of our people
Philosophy
Our core philosophy is that people matter more than processes.
We have excellent people who work together as a dream team. Thanks to this approach, we are a more flexible, fun, stimulating, creative, collaborative and successful organization.
Like every great company, we hire the best professionals in their field and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion and collaboration. What makes us special is that we put seven behaviors into practice:
In the photo: Atty. Anabel Racines, 12K UTMB.
Behavior 01
Behavior 02
Behavior 03
Behavior 04
Behavior 05
Behavior 06
Behavior 07
The 7 behaviors
They are not on the wall. They are in how we work every day, on every case and with every client.
Open information.
We share information openly, clearly and deliberately.
In practice: information reaches whoever needs it to decide well, without filters or hierarchies.
Candid, always.
We are candid with one another.
In practice: you only say about your colleagues what you would say to their face.
Only effective people.
We only work with effective people.
In practice: a dream team, where every person is extraordinary in their position.
Real flexibility.
We seek flexibility.
In practice: less bureaucracy and more judgment to solve problems better and faster.
Relentless against corruption.
We are relentless against corruption and lack of security.
In practice: zero tolerance on ethics and strict controls over our clients’ information.
Gender perspective.
We work with a gender perspective.
In practice: equal pay for work of equal value, and zero tolerance for gender-based violence.
Authentic values
Values we live, not values we hang.
Many law firms have value statements, but they are often vague and stay on the wall. A company’s real values show in who gets recognized and who is let go. The more they resonate with you, and describe the people you like to work with, the more likely you are to thrive at Fexlaw.
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Judgment
Sound decisions, even amid ambiguity.
- You make wise decisions despite ambiguity.
- You identify the root cause of a problem and go beyond treating symptoms.
- You think strategically and can articulate what you are, and are not, trying to achieve.
- You use data to inform your intuition.
- You make decisions with the long term in mind.
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Communication
Listen first, speak clearly.
- You speak and write well, in an articulate and concise style.
- You listen to people and seek to understand them before reacting.
- You stay calm in stressful situations so you can think clearly.
- You adapt your communication style to work with people from other parts of the world who speak other languages.
- You give colleagues candid, helpful and timely constructive feedback.
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Curiosity
Learn fast and see what others miss.
- You learn rapidly and eagerly.
- You contribute effectively outside your specialty.
- You make connections others miss.
- You seek to understand our colleagues around the world and how they work.
- You seek alternative perspectives.
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Courage
Say what you think, even when it is uncomfortable.
- You say what you think when it is in Fexlaw’s best interest, even if it is uncomfortable.
- You can make tough decisions without agonizing.
- You take smart risks without fear of possible failure.
- You question actions inconsistent with our values.
- You are not afraid to be vulnerable in search of the truth.
- You stay resilient in the face of adversity.
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Passion
Quietly confident, openly humble.
- You inspire others with your thirst for excellence.
- You care about our people and Fexlaw’s success.
- You are tenacious and optimistic.
- You are quietly confident and openly humble.
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Selflessness
What is best for Fexlaw, before what is best for you.
- You seek what is best for Fexlaw, rather than what is best for yourself or your group.
- You are open-minded in search of great ideas.
- You make time to help colleagues.
- You share information openly and proactively.
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Innovation
We are not afraid of change.
- You create new ideas that prove useful.
- You re-conceptualize issues to find solutions to hard problems.
- You challenge prevailing assumptions and suggest better approaches.
- You keep us nimble by minimizing complexity and finding ways to simplify.
- You are not afraid of change.
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Inclusion
Different backgrounds, better decisions.
- You collaborate effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- You nurture and embrace differing perspectives to make better decisions.
- You are curious about how our different backgrounds affect us at work, rather than pretending they don’t.
- You recognize we all have biases and work to grow past them.
- You intervene if someone is being marginalized.
- You coordinate with the whole team to stay aligned on including a gender perspective in every process.
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Integrity
You only say about colleagues what you would say to their face.
- You are known for candor, authenticity, transparency and staying out of politics.
- You only say things about colleagues you would say to their face.
- You admit mistakes freely and openly.
- You treat people with respect regardless of their status or disagreement with you.
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Impact
Results over process.
- You accomplish amazing amounts of important work.
- You consistently demonstrate strong performance so colleagues can rely on you.
- You make your colleagues better.
- You focus on results over process.
Constructive feedback, every day. It is easy to write admirable values; the hard part is living them. That is why constructive feedback is not an occasional formal exercise but a constant part of how we communicate. Our leaders show that no one is infallible, and the question colleagues often ask each other is: “What could I be doing better?”
The Fexlaw teamYear-end celebration
Dream team
A professional legal team, not a family.
A dream team is one where all your colleagues are extraordinary at what they do and collaborate very effectively. As on a professional team, every player must be great in their position and play well with the others.
* We mean the team of your dreams, not the 2001 national football team.
No “brilliant jerks”
The cost to teamwork is too high. Brilliant people are also capable of treating others with respect, and we insist on it.
We don’t count hours
Excellence takes effort, but we measure a person’s contribution by their results, not by the hours they spend working.
We can always improve
We trust ourselves, but we long to get better. We are nothing compared to what we want to become.
Sports
The same spirit, outside the office.
A dream team’s discipline is also trained. As the Fexlaw team we have run, swum and cycled in more than ten ultra-endurance competitions in Ecuador: triathlons, open-water swims, and mountain and road cycling races.
0ultra-endurance competitions
IRONMANOCEANMANTriathlon EcuadorL’Étape EcuadorGFNY EcuadorRuta del HieleroXSeries
“Be the leader you wish you had.”
Join us
Being part of a dream team is not for everyone.
And that is fine. Our model works for those who value the consistent excellence of their colleagues. At Fexlaw you learn by solving hard problems with brilliant people, and what you learn increases your professional value. We do not seek to preserve our culture but to improve it: every person who joins helps it evolve.
