The following rankings are based on over 5,600 midlevel associates (3rd, 4th & 5th year) survey responses. "Happiness" is defined as interest and
satisfaction with the work, compensation and benefits, and work/life balance.
The data comes from
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The Happiest |
| 1 |
Harter, Secrest & Emery |
Rochester, NY |
Albany; Buffalo; Rochester, NY |
14 |
13 |
93% |
| 2 |
Nutter McClennen & Fish |
Boston |
Boston |
16 |
12 |
75% |
| 3 |
Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky |
Washington, DC |
Los Angeles; New York; Washington, DC |
45 |
28 |
62% |
| 4 |
Lindquist & Vennum |
Minneapolis |
Denver; Minneapolis |
15 |
10 |
67% |
| 5 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner |
Washington, DC |
Atlanta; Cambridge, MA; Reston, VA; Washington, DC |
51 |
18 |
35% |
| 6 |
Miles & Stockbridge |
Baltimore |
Baltimore; Easton, MD; Rockville, MD |
28 |
16 |
57% |
| 7 |
Davis Wright Tremaine |
Seattle |
Bellevue, WA; Los Angeles; Portland, OR; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, DC |
46 |
12 |
26% |
| 8 |
Snell & Wilmer |
Phoenix |
Denver; Irvine, CA; Las Vegas; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; Tucson |
71 |
39 |
55% |
| 8 |
Strasburger & Price |
Dallas |
Austin, TX; Dallas; Frisco, TX; Houston |
20 |
10 |
50% |
| 10 |
Harris Beach |
Rochester, NY |
Buffalo; Ithaca, NY; New York; Rochester, NY |
22 |
12 |
55% |
| 11 |
Debevoise & Plimpton |
New York |
New York |
133 |
20 |
15% |
| 12 |
Goulston & Storrs |
Boston |
Boston |
16 |
11 |
69% |
| 12 |
Jenkens & Gilchrist |
Dallas |
Austin, TX; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; Pasadena |
35 |
12 |
34% |
| 14 |
Cooley Godward |
Palo Alto |
Broomfield, CO; Palo Alto; Reston, VA; San Diego; San Francisco |
83 |
40 |
48% |
| 14 |
Loeb & Loeb |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles; New York |
22 |
14 |
64% |
| 16 |
Andrews Kurth |
Houston |
Dallas; Houston |
55 |
11 |
20% |
| 17 |
Young Conaway |
Wilmington |
Wilmington |
14 |
11 |
79% |
| 18 |
Jenner & Block |
Chicago |
Chicago |
81 |
13 |
16% |
| 18 |
McKenna Long & Aldridge |
National |
Atlanta; Denver; Los Angeles; Washington, DC |
40 |
28 |
70% |
| 20 |
Lewis and Roca |
Phoenix |
Albuquerque; Las Vegas; Phoenix; Tucson |
25 |
23 |
92% |
The Least Happy |
| 151 |
Holme Roberts & Owen |
Denver |
Colorado Springs; Denver; Salt Lake City |
22 |
10 |
45% |
| 152 |
Alston & Bird |
Atlanta |
Atlanta; Charlotte, NC; New York; Raleigh; Washington, DC |
122 |
66 |
54% |
| 152 |
Chadbourne & Parke |
New York |
New York; Washington, DC |
48 |
14 |
29% |
| 154 |
Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner |
New York |
New York |
31 |
23 |
74% |
| 155 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto |
New York |
Costa Mesa, CA; New York |
33 |
19 |
58% |
| 156 |
Adams and Reese |
New Orleans |
Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham; Houston; Jackson, MS; New Orleans |
33 |
12 |
36% |
| 157 |
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle |
New York |
New York; Stamford, CT |
17 |
14 |
82% |
| 158 |
Cahill Gordon & Reindel |
New York |
New York |
53 |
17 |
32% |
| 159 |
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft |
New York |
Charlotte, NC; London; New York; Washington, DC |
89 |
33 |
37% |
| 160 |
Proskauer Rose |
New York |
Boston; Los Angeles; New York; Newark |
111 |
42 |
38% |
