Law Firm Rankings

This ranking factors in objective prestige measurements similar to those used by Vault. In addition, it seeks to balance prestige with an enjoyable work environment where enjoyable is defined roughly as liking one's work, getting enough training, billing a reasonable number of hours and where associates are likely to stay two more years. Enjoyable work versus prestige is weighted approximately 75:25.

The calculations are based in part on survey responses of 5,600 Midlevel associates (3rd, 4th & 5th year). Only firms with 10 or more survey responses are shown. Some of the data comes from The American Lawyer's 2005 Midlevel Associates Survey.

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Rank	Law Firm	Main Office	Participating Offices	Total Midlevels	Respondents	Response Rate	Prestige	Enjoyable Place to Work	Score (0-100)
1	Davis Polk & Wardwell	New York	Frankfurt; Hong Kong; New York; Paris	144	13	9%	4.3	4.2	82.2
2	Debevoise & Plimpton	New York	New York	133	20	15%	3.9	4.2	80.9
2	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner	Washington, DC	Atlanta; Cambridge, MA; Reston, VA; Washington, DC	51	18	35%	2.6	4.7	80.9
2	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz	New York	New York	35	14	40%	4.7	3.9	80.8
5	Morrison & Foerster	San Francisco	Denver; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Tokyo; Walnut Creek, CA; Washington, DC	182	104	57%	3.7	4.2	79.9
5	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher	Los Angeles	Dallas; Denver; Irvine, CA; London; Los Angeles; Munich; New York; Palo Alto; San Francisco; Washington, DC	198	105	53%	3.8	4.2	79.6
7	Jenner & Block	Chicago	Chicago	81	13	16%	3.1	4.3	78.4
7	Hogan & Hartson	Washington, DC	Baltimore; Brussels; Colorado Springs; Denver; London; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; Miami; New York; Washington, DC	188	49	26%	3.4	4.2	78.2
7	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe	San Francisco	Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Portland, OR; Sacramento; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, DC	79	44	56%	3.3	4.3	78.2
7	Cooley Godward	Palo Alto	Broomfield, CO; Palo Alto; Reston, VA; San Diego; San Francisco	83	40	48%	3.1	4.3	78.1
11	Fish & Richardson	National	Boston; Dallas; Minneapolis; New York; Redwood City, CA; San Diego; Washington, DC	65	15	23%	3.0	4.3	77.4
11	Ropes & Gray	Boston	Boston; New York; San Francisco; Washington, DC	176	58	33%	3.5	4.1	77.0
11	Jones Day	National	Atlanta; Chicago; Cleveland; Columbus; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Pittsburgh; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, DC	307	83	27%	3.7	4.0	76.5
14	Latham & Watkins	National	Chicago; Costa Mesa, CA; Frankfurt; Hamburg; London; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Newark; Paris; Reston, VA; San Diego; San Francisco; Singapore; Washington, DC;	443	133	30%	4.1	3.9	76.4
14	White & Case	International	Los Angeles; Miami; New York; San Francisco; Washington, DC	161	87	54%	3.7	4.0	76.3
14	Winston & Strawn	Chicago	Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Washington, DC	124	31	25%	3.4	4.1	76.2
14	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom	New York	Boston; Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; Washington, DC; Wilmington	316	79	25%	4.4	3.7	75.9
14	Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr	Washington, DC	Baltimore; Boston; New York; Washington, DC	240	60	25%	3.8	3.9	75.7
19	Fulbright & Jaworski	Houston	Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; San Antonio; Washington, DC	123	64	52%	3.3	4.1	75.4
19	Kirkland & Ellis	Chicago	Chicago; London; Los Angeles; Munich; New York; San Francisco; Washington, DC	280	115	41%	4.0	3.8	75.3
19	Covington & Burling	Washington, DC	New York; San Francisco; Washington, DC	111	40	36%	4.0	3.8	75.2
19	Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal	Chicago	Chicago; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; St. Louis; Washington, DC	97	28	29%	3.0	4.1	75.0
19	Cravath, Swaine & Moore	New York	London; New York	106	35	33%	4.7	3.5	74.7
19	Weil, Gotshal & Manges	New York	Austin, TX; Boston; Dallas; Houston; Miami; New York; Redwood Shores, CA; Washington, DC	197	71	36%	4.0	3.8	74.7
19	Baker & McKenzie	International	Calgary, Alberta; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; New York; San Diego; San Francisco; Toronto, Ontario; Washington, DC	92	36	39%	3.2	4.0	74.6