2007: New York

New York City is the most densely populated city in the United States and one of the major global cities of the world. The city's business, financial and trading organizations play a significant role in the economy of the nation and of the world and contribute to the largest regional economy in the country. The city is also one of the world's most important cultural centers and is the home of the United Nations.

New York City is a global hub of international business and commerce and it is one of four "command centers" for the world economy (along with London, Paris, and Tokyo). The city is a major center for finance, insurance, real estate, media and the arts in the United States. It is considered by most economists to be the financial capital of the world. Other important sectors include the city's television and film industry, second largest in the country after Hollywood; medical research and technology; non-profit institutions and universities; and fashion. Real estate is a major force in the city's economy. The total value of all New York City property was $802.4 billion in 2006. The Time Warner Center is the property with the highest-listed market value in the city, at $1.1 billion in 2006.

With nearly 30,000 lawyers, New York City has approximately twice as many lawyers as DC and three times as many as Los Angeles. Whether it's the lifestyle, the proximity to what's happening, or the long hours, one thing is certain: lawyers love New York!

Methodology

This ranking is based on how much over 6,000 associates like their own firms. This ranking does not include prestige, salary or other factors except as they influence how much an associate enjoys working at his or her firm, and how likely said associate is to stay at his or her current firm. Associates from all law firms did not participate. Only firms with 10 or more respondents are included.

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Best New York Law Firms to Work For

Rank	Law Firm	Main Office	Total Midlevels	Response Rate	Score (0-100)
1	Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky	Washington, D.C.	57	49%	83.4
1	Baker & McKenzie	International	80	30%	83.2
3	Fish & Richardson	National	76	54%	81.8
3	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe	San Francisco	102	49%	81.7
5	Dorsey & Whitney	Minneapolis	107	27%	80.3
5	Fulbright & Jaworski	Houston	125	44%	79.9
7	Vinson & Elkins	Houston	124	68%	79.0
8	Seyfarth Shaw	National	88	52%	78.1
8	Greenberg Traurig, P.A.	National	166	41%	77.7
10	Morrison & Foerster	San Francisco	167	60%	77.2
10	Baker Botts	Houston	117	23%	76.9
10	Hunton & Williams	Richmond	145	42%	76.8
10	Nixon Peabody	National	78	23%	76.8
10	Weil, Gotshal & Manges	New York	241	22%	76.8
10	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	New York	184	19%	76.7
16	Goodwin Procter	Boston	145	65%	76.4
16	Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis	Philadelphia	21	86%	76.0
18	Jones Day	National	324	17%	75.4
18	Troutman Sanders	Atlanta	110	40%	75.3
18	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz	New York	31	45%	75.3
18	LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae	National	122	49%	75.2
18	Loeb & Loeb	Los Angeles	25	68%	75.1
18	Clifford Chance	International	75	36%	74.9
18	Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr	Washington, D.C.	250	36%	74.6
25	Alston & Bird	Atlanta	158	24%	74.2
25	Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz	Chicago	31	42%	74.2
25	Linklaters	International	32	50%	74.1
25	Hogan & Hartson	National	176	21%	74.0
25	King & Spalding	Atlanta	146	50%	73.9
25	Katten Muchin Rosenman	Chicago	99	85%	73.7
25	Latham & Watkins	National	463	32%	73.6
25	Chadbourne & Parke	New York	36	36%	73.5
33	Baker & Hostetler	Cleveland	83	64%	73.2
33	Dechert	National	182	34%	73.2
33	Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker	National	163	96%	73.0
33	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman	National	137	51%	72.9
33	Reed Smith	Pittsburgh	156	52%	72.9
33	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton	Los Angeles	74	39%	72.7
33	Sidley Austin	National	283	47%	72.6
40	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom	New York	371	14%	72.3
40	Thacher Proffitt & Wood	New York	57	30%	72.2
40	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison	New York	121	24%	72.0
40	DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary	National	232	53%	71.8
40	McDermott, Will & Emery	National	178	32%	71.6
40	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Palo Alto	142	36%	71.6
40	Buchanan Ingersoll	Pittsburgh	39	77%	71.5
40	Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy	New York	109	46%	71.5
48	Bryan Cave	National	109	64%	71.3
48	Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal	Chicago	78	23%	71.1
48	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher	Los Angeles	219	47%	70.8
48	Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw	National	181	42%	70.5
52	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius	National	268	47%	70.4
52	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld	National	120	49%	70.2
52	Cravath, Swaine & Moore	New York	105	21%	70.2
52	Hughes Hubbard & Reed	New York	54	50%	70.2
52	Blank Rome	Philadelphia	56	34%	69.8
57	Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham	Pittsburgh	142	62%	69.1
57	Foley & Lardner	Milwaukee	163	41%	68.9
57	White & Case	International	150	48%	68.9
57	Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge	Providence	76	17%	68.5
61	Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle	New York	19	89%	68.4
61	Manatt, Phelps & Phillips	Los Angeles	31	55%	68.4
61	Kirkland & Ellis	Chicago	300	47%	68.3
61	Andrews Kurth	Houston	63	19%	68.2
61	O'Melveny & Myers	Los Angeles	244	39%	68.2
61	Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson	New York	137	41%	67.9
61	Duane Morris	Philadelphia	44	68%	67.8
61	Winston & Strawn	Chicago	141	27%	67.8
61	Holland & Knight	National	118	90%	67.6
61	Schulte Roth & Zabel	New York	89	28%	67.5
61	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	New York	213	32%	67.5
72	Arent Fox	Washington, D.C.	28	57%	67.4
72	Carter Ledyard & Milburn	New York	15	73%	67.3
72	Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen	Philadelphia	35	94%	67.3
72	Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel	New York	55	29%	67.2
72	Ropes & Gray	Boston	194	31%	66.7
72	Kaye Scholer	New York	83	24%	66.6
72	Cahill Gordon & Reindel	New York	61	44%	66.5
79	Proskauer Rose	New York	133	36%	66.0
79	Bingham McCutchen	National	176	42%	65.9
79	Debevoise & Plimpton	New York	140	20%	65.9
79	Kenyon & Kenyon	New York	43	30%	65.8
79	Davis Polk & Wardwell	New York	167	21%	65.7
84	Heller Ehrman	San Francisco	113	53%	65.3
84	Kelley Drye & Warren	New York	42	64%	65.2
84	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	New York	117	30%	65.2
84	Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler	New York	33	33%	64.5
88	Allen & Overy	International	45	53%	64.2
88	Arnold & Porter	Washington, D.C.	140	53%	63.7
88	Dewey Ballantine	New York	78	49%	63.7
88	Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels	Boston	26	46%	63.6
88	Fox Rothschild	Philadelphia	21	86%	63.6
88	Sullivan & Cromwell	New York	171	83%	63.6
94	Shearman & Sterling	New York	162	26%	62.4
95	Covington & Burling	Washington, D.C.	125	40%	60.8
96	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft	New York	113	38%	59.4
97	Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto	New York	23	52%	52.7
98	Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman	New York	180	10%	47.5