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Adams and Reese
New Orleans
Participating Offices: Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham; Houston; Jackson, MS; Mobile; New Orleans
Number of Respondents: 16 (55% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.460 (rank: 93)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.44
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.56
Training and guidance: 4.19
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.19
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.63
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.44
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.44
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.19
Level of responsibility: 4.44
Amount of client contact: 3.06
Amount of feedback: 3.69
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.19
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.44
Average pay per week: $1,356
Average hours worked per week: 41.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.31
Entrepreneurial: 4.25
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.63
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.47
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.13
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.44
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.44
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.25
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.13
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50
 
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
National
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Philadelphia; San Antonio; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 74 (71% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.367 (rank: 119)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.30
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.22
Training and guidance: 4.16
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.26
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.73
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.90
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.53
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.58
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.62
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.27
Level of responsibility: 4.16
Amount of client contact: 2.93
Amount of feedback: 3.54
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.28
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.05
Average pay per week: $2,291
Average hours worked per week: 45.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.14
Entrepreneurial: 3.84
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.49
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.68
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.57
Financial information is made available: 3.12
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.12
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.07
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.49
Firm seemed the right size: 4.46
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.23
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.15
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.45
Pleasant space and décor: 4.38
Allen & Overy
International
Participating Offices: Hong Kong; London; New York
Number of Respondents: 14 (78% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.444 (rank: 98)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.14
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.86
Training and guidance: 4.07
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.79
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.14
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.29
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.50
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.07
Level of responsibility: 4.64
Amount of client contact: 3.14
Amount of feedback: 4.07
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.00
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.71
Average pay per week: $2,410
Average hours worked per week: 48.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.79
Entrepreneurial: 4.07
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.57
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.57
Financial information is made available: 4.07
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.77
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.57
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.71
Firm seemed the right size: 4.43
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.36
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.71
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.79
Pleasant space and décor: 3.71
 
Alston & Bird
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Charlotte, NC; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 43 (65% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.502 (rank: 75)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.30
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.28
Training and guidance: 4.23
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.53
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.44
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.53
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.56
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.56
Level of responsibility: 4.28
Amount of client contact: 3.21
Amount of feedback: 3.65
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.35
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.21
Average pay per week: $2,002
Average hours worked per week: 42.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.58
Entrepreneurial: 4.16
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.37
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.72
Financial information is made available: 3.90
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.26
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.44
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.51
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.91
 
Andrews Kurth
Houston
Participating Offices: Dallas; Houston; New York
Number of Respondents: 27 (49% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.068 (rank: 155)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 3.73
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.04
Training and guidance: 3.74
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.33
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.54
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.81
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.23
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.04
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.15
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.85
Level of responsibility: 3.85
Amount of client contact: 2.89
Amount of feedback: 3.41
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.81
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.62
Average pay per week: $2,074
Average hours worked per week: 42.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.07
Entrepreneurial: 3.63
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.96
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.56
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.52
Financial information is made available: 4.63
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.93
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.26
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.33
Firm seemed the right size: 4.33
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.15
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.85
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.52
Pleasant space and décor: 4.19
 
Arnall Golden Gregory
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta
Number of Respondents: 12 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.717 (rank: 15)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.55
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.58
Training and guidance: 4.50
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.75
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.92
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.42
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 5.00
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 5.00
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.75
Level of responsibility: 4.75
Amount of client contact: 4.08
Amount of feedback: 4.33
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.58
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.92
Average pay per week: $1,804
Average hours worked per week: 42.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.92
Entrepreneurial: 4.58
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.58
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.83
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 3.82
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.50
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.83
Firm seemed the right size: 4.67
Humane approach to billable hours: 5.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.67
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.17
Pleasant space and décor: 5.00
 
Arnold & Porter
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 11 (30% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.447 (rank: 96)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 3.91
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.45
Training and guidance: 4.18
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.45
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.73
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.73
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.20
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.64
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.36
Level of responsibility: 4.18
Amount of client contact: 3.09
Amount of feedback: 3.82
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.64
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.82
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 42.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.82
Entrepreneurial: 3.91
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.64
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.82
Financial information is made available: 3.36
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.82
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.45
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.64
Firm seemed the right size: 4.18
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.27
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.36
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.45
Pleasant space and décor: 4.91
 
Baker & Daniels
Indianapolis
Participating Offices: Fort Wayne, IN; Indianapolis; South Bend, IN; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 21 (72% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.423 (rank: 106)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.05
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.38
Training and guidance: 4.05
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.57
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.05
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.76
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.19
Level of responsibility: 4.24
Amount of client contact: 3.19
Amount of feedback: 3.38
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.29
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.76
Average pay per week: $1,565
Average hours worked per week: 48.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.62
Entrepreneurial: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.81
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.86
Financial information is made available: 2.90
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.05
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.14
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.48
Firm seemed the right size: 4.57
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.90
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.10
Pleasant space and décor: 4.48
 
Baker & Hostetler
Cleveland
Participating Offices: Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 31 (45% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.504 (rank: 74)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.42
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.48
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.45
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.87
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.06
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.74
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.71
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.48
Level of responsibility: 4.39
Amount of client contact: 3.16
Amount of feedback: 3.55
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.42
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.13
Average pay per week: $2,150
Average hours worked per week: 46
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.26
Entrepreneurial: 3.87
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.52
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.58
Financial information is made available: 3.45
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.23
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.26
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.55
Firm seemed the right size: 4.55
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.58
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.19
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.35
Pleasant space and décor: 4.52
Baker & McKenzie
International
Participating Offices: Chicago; Dallas; Houston; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Toronto, ON
Number of Respondents: 26 (57% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.308 (rank: 139)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.58
Training and guidance: 4.04
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.96
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.56
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.88
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.54
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.46
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.44
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.27
Level of responsibility: 4.35
Amount of client contact: 3.00
Amount of feedback: 3.32
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.08
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.58
Average pay per week: $2,178
Average hours worked per week: 46
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.92
Entrepreneurial: 3.81
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.23
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.64
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 3.08
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.27
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.96
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.38
Firm seemed the right size: 4.31
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.27
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.85
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.52
Pleasant space and décor: 4.27
Baker Botts
Houston
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 89 (62% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.369 (rank: 115)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.36
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.34
Training and guidance: 4.10
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.32
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.30
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.46
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.24
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.53
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.35
Level of responsibility: 4.31
Amount of client contact: 3.39
Amount of feedback: 3.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.24
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.83
Average pay per week: $2,174
Average hours worked per week: 40.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.14
Entrepreneurial: 3.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.81
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.56
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.55
Financial information is made available: 4.34
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.19
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.26
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.50
Firm seemed the right size: 4.49
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.25
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.31
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.86
Pleasant space and décor: 4.02
 
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Philadelphia
Number of Respondents: 15 (71% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.344 (rank: 130)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.07
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.20
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.07
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.07
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.43
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.46
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.13
Level of responsibility: 4.13
Amount of client contact: 3.93
Amount of feedback: 3.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,203
Average hours worked per week: 45.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.21
Entrepreneurial: 4.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.07
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.87
Financial information is made available: 4.53
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.93
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.80
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.27
Firm seemed the right size: 4.47
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.53
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.60
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.40
Pleasant space and décor: 4.60
 
Barnes & Thornburg
Indianapolis
Participating Offices: Elkhart, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; Indianapolis; South Bend, IN
Number of Respondents: 17 (59% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.356 (rank: 126)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.24
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.12
Training and guidance: 4.18
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.25
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.65
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.29
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.53
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.29
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.41
Level of responsibility: 4.35
Amount of client contact: 3.41
Amount of feedback: 3.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.47
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.65
Average pay per week: $1,500
Average hours worked per week: 43.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.88
Entrepreneurial: 3.94
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.24
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.82
Financial information is made available: 3.35
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.29
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.19
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.71
Firm seemed the right size: 4.35
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.35
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.47
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.29
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50
 
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 15 (94% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.806 (rank: 4)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.93
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.87
Training and guidance: 4.73
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.87
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.73
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.67
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.86
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.79
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.87
Level of responsibility: 4.93
Amount of client contact: 4.33
Amount of feedback: 4.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.67
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.27
Average pay per week: $2,695
Average hours worked per week: 42.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.80
Entrepreneurial: 4.73
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.53
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 4.20
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.33
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.80
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.87
Firm seemed the right size: 4.93
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.87
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.67
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.20
Pleasant space and décor: 4.87
 
Bingham McCutchen
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Hartford; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 46 (57% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.604 (rank: 43)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.43
Training and guidance: 4.59
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.59
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.78
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.52
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.74
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.61
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.85
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.48
Amount of client contact: 3.59
Amount of feedback: 4.35
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.78
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.98
Average pay per week: $2,411
Average hours worked per week: 45.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.61
Entrepreneurial: 4.53
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.76
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.78
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 4.52
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.41
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.80
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.80
Firm seemed the right size: 4.67
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.39
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.46
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.89
Pleasant space and décor: 4.48
 
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin
Kansas City, Missouri
Participating Offices: Kansas City, MO; Omaha; Springfield, MO; St. Louis
Number of Respondents: 14 (67% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.596 (rank: 46)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.36
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.64
Training and guidance: 4.50
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.43
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.93
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.57
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.57
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.79
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.43
Level of responsibility: 4.29
Amount of client contact: 3.21
Amount of feedback: 3.86
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.93
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.07
Average pay per week: $1,471
Average hours worked per week: 41.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.50
Entrepreneurial: 3.93
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.14
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.86
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.86
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.79
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.50
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.79
Firm seemed the right size: 4.71
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.57
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.36
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.50
Pleasant space and décor: 4.64
 
Blank Rome
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: New York; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 25 (93% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.744 (rank: 10)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.44
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.84
Training and guidance: 4.60
Partner—summer associate interactions: 5.00
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.60
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.78
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.76
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.72
Amount of client contact: 3.80
Amount of feedback: 4.40
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.64
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,277
Average hours worked per week: 45.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.60
Entrepreneurial: 4.54
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.96
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 4.58
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.76
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.72
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.76
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.72
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.28
Pleasant space and décor: 4.68
 
Bracewell & Giuliani
Houston
Participating Offices: Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 16 (64% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.551 (rank: 56)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.38
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.38
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.93
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.44
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.50
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.75
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.25
Level of responsibility: 4.31
Amount of client contact: 3.44
Amount of feedback: 4.13
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.75
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.13
Average pay per week: $2,100
Average hours worked per week: 41
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.75
Entrepreneurial: 4.38
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.88
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 3.38
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.44
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.50
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.44
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.69
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.75
Pleasant space and décor: 4.31
 
Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 12 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.224 (rank: 143)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.25
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.58
Training and guidance: 4.08
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.00
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.17
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.08
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.27
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.42
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.17
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.42
Level of responsibility: 4.67
Amount of client contact: 3.00
Amount of feedback: 3.67
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.08
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.17
Average pay per week: $2,662
Average hours worked per week: 49.1
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.00
Entrepreneurial: 4.18
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.55
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.33
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.08
Financial information is made available: 4.42
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.58
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.91
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.45
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.25
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.91
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.67
Pleasant space and décor: 3.83
 
Bryan Cave
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Irvine, CA; Kansas City, MO; New York; Phoenix; St. Louis; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 43 (83% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.651 (rank: 27)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.56
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.63
Training and guidance: 4.47
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.70
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.53
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.68
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.74
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.47
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 3.45
Amount of feedback: 4.26
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.58
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.07
Average pay per week: $1,880
Average hours worked per week: 44.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.70
Entrepreneurial: 4.26
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.58
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.81
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 4.12
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.24
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.42
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.83
Firm seemed the right size: 4.73
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.77
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.67
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.74
Pleasant space and décor: 4.77
Buchanan Ingersoll
Pittsburgh
Participating Offices: Harrisburg, PA; Miami; New York; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton
Number of Respondents: 18 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.862 (rank: 2)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.72
How much "real" work was assigned: 5.00
Training and guidance: 4.78
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.94
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.94
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.83
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.78
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.83
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.94
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.72
Level of responsibility: 4.83
Amount of client contact: 4.76
Amount of feedback: 4.78
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.89
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.71
Average pay per week: $2,060
Average hours worked per week: 52.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.83
Entrepreneurial: 4.78
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.89
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.89
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 4.83
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.78
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.89
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 5.00
Firm seemed the right size: 4.94
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.89
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.61
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.78
Pleasant space and décor: 4.89
 
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
New York
Participating Offices: Charlotte, NC; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 54 (77% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.471 (rank: 86)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.48
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.48
Training and guidance: 4.33
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.41
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.72
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.43
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.54
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.45
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.40
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.38
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.80
Amount of feedback: 3.98
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.59
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.58
Average pay per week: $2,359
Average hours worked per week: 44.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.87
Entrepreneurial: 4.13
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.55
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 4.30
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.94
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.35
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.56
Firm seemed the right size: 4.56
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.06
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.52
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.27
Pleasant space and décor: 4.44
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 29 (60% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.361 (rank: 124)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.17
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.21
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.41
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.59
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.31
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.59
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.52
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.45
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.31
Level of responsibility: 4.31
Amount of client contact: 3.54
Amount of feedback: 3.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.10
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.86
Average pay per week: $2,394
Average hours worked per week: 42.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.86
Entrepreneurial: 4.34
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.72
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.55
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.55
Financial information is made available: 2.43
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.57
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.43
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.59
Firm seemed the right size: 4.59
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.41
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.48
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.93
Pleasant space and décor: 4.41
 
Carlton Fields
Tampa
Participating Offices: Miami; Orlando; Tampa
Number of Respondents: 11 (92% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.507 (rank: 73)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.30
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.30
Training and guidance: 4.10
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.80
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.60
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.60
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.56
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.18
Level of responsibility: 4.64
Amount of client contact: 2.82
Amount of feedback: 3.91
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.30
Average pay per week: $1,352
Average hours worked per week: 47.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.73
Entrepreneurial: 3.60
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.91
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.82
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.73
Financial information is made available: 3.55
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.73
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.36
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.55
Firm seemed the right size: 4.18
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.64
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.27
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.18
Pleasant space and décor: 4.73
 
Chadbourne & Parke
New York
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 11 (48% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.297 (rank: 140)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.36
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.18
Training and guidance: 4.27
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.36
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.73
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.10
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.40
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.36
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.09
Level of responsibility: 4.00
Amount of client contact: 3.36
Amount of feedback: 3.55
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.09
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.27
Average pay per week: $2,410
Average hours worked per week: 45.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.27
Entrepreneurial: 3.27
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.45
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.82
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.45
Financial information is made available: 3.18
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.11
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.30
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 3.82
Firm seemed the right size: 4.09
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.18
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.18
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.64
Pleasant space and décor: 4.18
 
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 11 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.769 (rank: 6)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.64
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.36
Training and guidance: 4.73
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.82
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.73
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.91
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.91
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.91
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.82
Level of responsibility: 4.55
Amount of client contact: 3.73
Amount of feedback: 4.36
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.45
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.18
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 40.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 5.00
Entrepreneurial: 4.27
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.73
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.91
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 5.00
Financial information is made available: 4.27
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.73
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.73
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 5.00
Firm seemed the right size: 5.00
Humane approach to billable hours: 5.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.73
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.91
Pleasant space and décor: 4.45
 
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
New York
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 60 (66% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.236 (rank: 142)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.13
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.23
Training and guidance: 3.90
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.82
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.58
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.07
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.42
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.47
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.98
Level of responsibility: 4.20
Amount of client contact: 3.40
Amount of feedback: 3.55
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.69
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.58
Average pay per week: $2,379
Average hours worked per week: 47.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.68
Entrepreneurial: 3.89
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.75
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.53
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.54
Financial information is made available: 2.78
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.93
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.12
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.45
Firm seemed the right size: 4.14
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.88
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.23
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.12
Pleasant space and décor: 4.90
 
Clifford Chance
International
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 33 (89% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.462 (rank: 91)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.32
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.38
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.25
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.29
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.58
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.61
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.64
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.38
Level of responsibility: 4.32
Amount of client contact: 3.62
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.15
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.73
Average pay per week: $2,525
Average hours worked per week: 46.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.26
Entrepreneurial: 4.16
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.03
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.65
Financial information is made available: 4.16
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.06
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.41
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.50
Firm seemed the right size: 4.44
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.50
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.26
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.76
Pleasant space and décor: 4.62
 
Cooley Godward
Palo Alto
Participating Offices: Broomfield, CO; Palo Alto; Reston, VA; San Diego; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 40 (82% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.648 (rank: 29)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.50
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.67
Training and guidance: 4.53
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.36
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.85
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.45
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.88
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.79
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.53
Level of responsibility: 4.48
Amount of client contact: 3.55
Amount of feedback: 3.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.43
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.53
Average pay per week: $2,432
Average hours worked per week: 42.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.69
Entrepreneurial: 4.50
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.83
Financial information is made available: 4.72
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.50
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.53
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.71
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.73
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.43
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.50
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50
 
Covington & Burling
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 42 (55% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.567 (rank: 52)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.55
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.40
Training and guidance: 4.24
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.69
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.45
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.86
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.51
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.43
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 3.31
Amount of feedback: 4.17
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.37
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.55
Average pay per week: $2,401
Average hours worked per week: 43.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.21
Entrepreneurial: 3.71
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.25
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.71
Financial information is made available: 2.83
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.15
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.49
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.21
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.36
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.51
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.98
Pleasant space and décor: 4.81
Cozen O'Connor
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Philadelphia
Number of Respondents: 15 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.738 (rank: 11)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.53
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.93
Training and guidance: 4.53
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.73
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.60
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.86
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.93
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.53
Level of responsibility: 4.60
Amount of client contact: 3.85
Amount of feedback: 4.40
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.80
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $1,967
Average hours worked per week: 49.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.93
Entrepreneurial: 4.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.80
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.87
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.87
Financial information is made available: 3.92
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.93
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.87
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.80
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.80
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.33
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.80
Pleasant space and décor: 4.67
 
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 26 (31% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.433 (rank: 102)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.54
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.23
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.35
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.54
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.20
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.69
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.54
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.31
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.38
Level of responsibility: 4.62
Amount of client contact: 3.92
Amount of feedback: 4.08
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.42
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.60
Average pay per week: $2,500
Average hours worked per week: 54.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.23
Entrepreneurial: 3.57
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.38
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.46
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.28
Financial information is made available: 2.53
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.29
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.67
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.22
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.86
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.25
Pleasant space and décor: 4.31
 
Crowell & Moring
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Irvine, CA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 25 (81% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.480 (rank: 84)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.38
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.42
Training and guidance: 3.81
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.35
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.28
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.85
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.62
Level of responsibility: 4.46
Amount of client contact: 3.16
Amount of feedback: 3.36
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.31
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.92
Average pay per week: $2,402
Average hours worked per week: 44.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.62
Entrepreneurial: 3.63
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.76
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.88
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.85
Financial information is made available: 4.60
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.28
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.72
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.79
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.85
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.24
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.92
Pleasant space and décor: 4.81
 
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 10 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.086 (rank: 154)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.20
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.40
Training and guidance: 3.70
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.60
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.80
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.22
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.25
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.10
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.70
Level of responsibility: 4.30
Amount of client contact: 2.70
Amount of feedback: 3.60
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.70
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.50
Average pay per week: $2,401
Average hours worked per week: 49
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.60
Entrepreneurial: 3.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.60
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 3.90
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 3.80
Financial information is made available: 2.78
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.70
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.10
Firm seemed the right size: 4.40
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.80
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.10
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.33
Pleasant space and décor: 3.80
 
Davis Polk & Wardwell
New York
Participating Offices: Menlo Park, CA; New York
Number of Respondents: 31 (34% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.421 (rank: 107)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.26
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.39
Training and guidance: 4.19
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.13
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.26
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.53
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.61
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.13
Level of responsibility: 4.03
Amount of client contact: 3.45
Amount of feedback: 3.45
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.84
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.71
Average pay per week: $2,407
Average hours worked per week: 45.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.77
Entrepreneurial: 3.77
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.39
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.74
Financial information is made available: 3.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.87
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.28
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.74
Firm seemed the right size: 4.32
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.03
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.35
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.16
Pleasant space and décor: 4.94
 
Davis Wright Tremaine
Seattle
Participating Offices: Portland, OR; Seattle
Number of Respondents: 13 (76% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.402 (rank: 110)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.46
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.23
Training and guidance: 3.92
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.54
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.62
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.08
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.54
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.54
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.23
Level of responsibility: 4.00
Amount of client contact: 2.85
Amount of feedback: 3.58
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.17
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.33
Average pay per week: $1,803
Average hours worked per week: 45.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.38
Entrepreneurial: 4.46
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.38
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.62
Financial information is made available: 4.25
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.23
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.00
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.31
Firm seemed the right size: 4.23
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.92
Pleasant space and décor: 4.31
 
Day, Berry & Howard
Hartford
Participating Offices: Boston; Hartford; Stamford, CT
Number of Respondents: 16 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.348 (rank: 128)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.38
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.69
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.13
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.50
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.06
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.44
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.31
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.31
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.56
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 3.38
Amount of feedback: 4.06
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.53
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.63
Average pay per week: $2,124
Average hours worked per week: 49.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.63
Entrepreneurial: 3.88
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.69
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.81
Financial information is made available: 3.25
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.25
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.31
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.56
Firm seemed the right size: 4.63
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.50
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.63
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.27
 
Debevoise & Plimpton
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 23 (31% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.362 (rank: 123)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.22
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.35
Training and guidance: 4.04
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.17
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.65
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.13
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.61
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.52
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.57
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.22
Level of responsibility: 4.35
Amount of client contact: 3.74
Amount of feedback: 3.70
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.04
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.96
Average pay per week: $2,425
Average hours worked per week: 46.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.43
Entrepreneurial: 3.48
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.57
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.91
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.87
Financial information is made available: 3.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.39
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.35
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.43
Firm seemed the right size: 4.00
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.48
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.48
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.09
Pleasant space and décor: 4.35
 
Dechert
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Charlotte, NC; New York; Newport Beach, CA; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 46 (59% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.454 (rank: 94)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.47
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.36
Training and guidance: 4.24
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.38
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.57
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.46
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.56
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.35
Level of responsibility: 4.43
Amount of client contact: 3.84
Amount of feedback: 3.96
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.30
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.41
Average pay per week: $2,402
Average hours worked per week: 44.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.23
Entrepreneurial: 4.23
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.18
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.61
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.54
Financial information is made available: 4.30
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.95
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.28
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.42
Firm seemed the right size: 4.48
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.18
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.22
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.76
Pleasant space and décor: 4.13
 
Dewey Ballantine
New York
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; East Palo Alto; Houston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 25 (36% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.462 (rank: 91)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.56
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.44
Training and guidance: 4.24
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.16
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.68
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.24
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.40
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.80
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.64
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.36
Level of responsibility: 4.52
Amount of client contact: 3.32
Amount of feedback: 3.72
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.12
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.80
Average pay per week: $2,402
Average hours worked per week: 47.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.32
Entrepreneurial: 3.88
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.40
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.60
Financial information is made available: 3.48
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.48
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.96
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.32
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.72
Pleasant space and décor: 4.56
Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 17 (71% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.367 (rank: 119)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.06
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.41
Training and guidance: 4.35
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.94
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.53
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.35
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.53
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.60
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.53
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.24
Level of responsibility: 4.24
Amount of client contact: 2.94
Amount of feedback: 4.12
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.18
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.53
Average pay per week: $2,406
Average hours worked per week: 43.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.69
Entrepreneurial: 4.12
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.76
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.47
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.59
Financial information is made available: 4.31
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.56
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.12
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.65
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.35
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.06
Pleasant space and décor: 4.00
 
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
National
Participating Offices: Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; New York; Palo Alto; Raleigh; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 57 (61% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.310 (rank: 138)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.20
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.16
Training and guidance: 4.18
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.21
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.61
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.05
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.43
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.49
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.46
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.23
Level of responsibility: 4.00
Amount of client contact: 2.86
Amount of feedback: 3.60
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.14
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.32
Average pay per week: $2,386
Average hours worked per week: 46.9
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.19
Entrepreneurial: 4.18
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.05
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.58
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 3.29
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.16
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.46
Firm seemed the right size: 4.18
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.18
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.14
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.88
Pleasant space and décor: 4.23
 
Dorsey & Whitney
Minneapolis
Participating Offices: Denver; Minneapolis; New York; San Francisco; Seattle
Number of Respondents: 45 (85% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.468 (rank: 90)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.44
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.48
Training and guidance: 4.36
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.32
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.59
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.16
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.59
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.59
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.68
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.31
Level of responsibility: 4.45
Amount of client contact: 3.50
Amount of feedback: 3.75
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.40
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $1,897
Average hours worked per week: 43.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.44
Entrepreneurial: 3.95
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.51
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.62
Financial information is made available: 3.84
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.80
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.07
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.38
Firm seemed the right size: 4.47
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.62
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.20
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.44
Pleasant space and décor: 4.58
Drinker Biddle & Reath
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Florham Park, NJ; Los Angeles; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 25 (89% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.760 (rank: 8)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.64
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.80
Training and guidance: 4.52
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.64
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.60
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.84
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 5.00
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.92
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.76
Level of responsibility: 4.76
Amount of client contact: 3.72
Amount of feedback: 4.36
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.68
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.38
Average pay per week: $2,376
Average hours worked per week: 44.9
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.72
Entrepreneurial: 4.32
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.36
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.96
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.88
Financial information is made available: 4.04
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.36
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.60
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.88
Firm seemed the right size: 4.92
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.84
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.60
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.84
Pleasant space and décor: 4.84
 
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Detroit
Participating Offices: Chicago; Detroit; Grand Rapids; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 11 (55% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.164 (rank: 147)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.00
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.09
Training and guidance: 3.82
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.18
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.55
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.82
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.27
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.45
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.30
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.91
Level of responsibility: 3.91
Amount of client contact: 3.09
Amount of feedback: 3.64
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.09
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.18
Average pay per week: $1,890
Average hours worked per week: 44.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.73
Entrepreneurial: 3.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.91
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.36
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.45
Financial information is made available: 3.64
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.64
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.09
Firm seemed the right size: 4.09
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.91
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.18
Pleasant space and décor: 4.27
Edwards & Angell
Providence
Participating Offices: Boston; Hartford; New York; Providence; Stamford, CT; West Palm Beach, FL
Number of Respondents: 17 (74% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.592 (rank: 48)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.35
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.82
Training and guidance: 4.35
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.82
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.20
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.65
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.67
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.59
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.59
Level of responsibility: 4.82
Amount of client contact: 3.47
Amount of feedback: 4.18
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.65
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.94
Average pay per week: $2,219
Average hours worked per week: 48
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.63
Entrepreneurial: 4.12
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.76
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.82
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.81
Financial information is made available: 4.65
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.18
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.47
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.65
Firm seemed the right size: 4.59
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.47
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.94
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.88
Pleasant space and décor: 4.59
Faegre & Benson
Minneapolis
Participating Offices: Boulder; Denver; Des Moines; Minneapolis
Number of Respondents: 39 (93% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.513 (rank: 71)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.44
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.31
Training and guidance: 4.26
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.33
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.85
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.54
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.59
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.61
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.59
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.46
Amount of feedback: 4.13
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.51
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.66
Average pay per week: $1,692
Average hours worked per week: 44.9
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.54
Entrepreneurial: 4.13
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.46
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.84
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.82
Financial information is made available: 3.69
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.56
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.44
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.54
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.77
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.59
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.41
Pleasant space and décor: 4.54
 
Fenwick & West
Mountain View, California
Participating Offices: Mountain View, CA; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 14 (70% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.478 (rank: 85)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.15
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.31
Training and guidance: 4.15
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.23
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.85
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.54
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.46
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.92
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.38
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.69
Amount of feedback: 3.54
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.46
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.69
Average pay per week: $2,362
Average hours worked per week: 43.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.15
Entrepreneurial: 4.54
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.62
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.62
Financial information is made available: 4.38
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.23
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.92
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.62
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.15
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.23
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.46
 
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Cambridge, MA; Reston, VA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 18 (49% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.561 (rank: 53)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.28
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.56
Training and guidance: 4.56
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.67
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.78
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.22
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.61
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.65
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.72
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.28
Level of responsibility: 4.22
Amount of client contact: 2.83
Amount of feedback: 3.94
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.33
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.06
Average pay per week: $2,388
Average hours worked per week: 43.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.61
Entrepreneurial: 3.83
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.56
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 3.72
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.44
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.61
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.56
Firm seemed the right size: 4.22
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.33
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.44
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.78
Pleasant space and décor: 4.61
 
Fish & Richardson
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Dallas; Minneapolis; New York; Redwood City, CA; San Diego; Washington, D.C.; Wilmington
Number of Respondents: 36 (73% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.522 (rank: 66)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.61
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.58
Training and guidance: 4.11
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.39
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.69
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.11
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.74
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.58
Amount of client contact: 3.71
Amount of feedback: 3.69
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.30
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.85
Average pay per week: $2,401
Average hours worked per week: 43.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.56
Entrepreneurial: 3.94
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.26
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 3.69
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.75
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.39
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.53
Firm seemed the right size: 4.61
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.58
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.06
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.28
Pleasant space and décor: 4.61
Foley & Lardner
Milwaukee
Participating Offices: Boston; Chicago; Detroit; Jacksonville; Los Angeles; Madison, WI; Milwaukee; Orlando; San Diego; San Francisco; Tampa; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 69 (62% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.401 (rank: 111)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.20
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.41
Training and guidance: 4.16
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.33
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.19
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.46
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.55
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.57
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.25
Level of responsibility: 4.25
Amount of client contact: 3.24
Amount of feedback: 3.45
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.13
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.94
Average pay per week: $2,201
Average hours worked per week: 45.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.10
Entrepreneurial: 3.88
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.07
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.54
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.51
Financial information is made available: 4.28
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.78
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.16
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.45
Firm seemed the right size: 4.35
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.42
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.20
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.64
Pleasant space and décor: 4.42
 
Foley Hoag
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston
Number of Respondents: 24 (92% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.499 (rank: 76)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.26
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.22
Training and guidance: 4.30
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.61
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.78
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.35
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.61
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.62
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.33
Level of responsibility: 4.25
Amount of client contact: 3.38
Amount of feedback: 4.08
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.71
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 44.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.50
Entrepreneurial: 3.77
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.46
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.83
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.63
Financial information is made available: 4.96
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.67
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.67
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.46
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.63
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.23
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.21
Pleasant space and décor: 4.71
Fox Rothschild
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Atlantic City, NJ; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton
Number of Respondents: 13 (87% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.600 (rank: 44)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.62
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.54
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.46
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.85
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.54
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.62
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.62
Level of responsibility: 4.62
Amount of client contact: 3.54
Amount of feedback: 3.92
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.54
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.85
Average pay per week: $2,078
Average hours worked per week: 51.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.54
Entrepreneurial: 4.54
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.85
Financial information is made available: 4.62
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.23
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.54
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.77
Firm seemed the right size: 4.77
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.54
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.46
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.54
Pleasant space and décor: 4.38
 
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
New York
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 61 (81% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.518 (rank: 69)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.49
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.46
Training and guidance: 4.36
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.21
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.40
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.62
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.62
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.39
Level of responsibility: 4.36
Amount of client contact: 3.57
Amount of feedback: 3.64
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.15
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.66
Average pay per week: $2,387
Average hours worked per week: 46.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.00
Entrepreneurial: 4.09
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.39
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.66
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.54
Financial information is made available: 3.53
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.47
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.18
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.41
Firm seemed the right size: 4.59
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.08
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.36
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.90
Pleasant space and décor: 4.18
 
Fulbright & Jaworski
Houston
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; San Antonio; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 82 (53% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.347 (rank: 129)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.24
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.33
Training and guidance: 4.15
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.35
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.26
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.43
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.20
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.49
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.26
Level of responsibility: 4.29
Amount of client contact: 3.39
Amount of feedback: 3.71
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.31
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.28
Average pay per week: $2,172
Average hours worked per week: 45.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.43
Entrepreneurial: 3.73
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.09
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.55
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.52
Financial information is made available: 4.68
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.45
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.45
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.59
Firm seemed the right size: 4.30
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.44
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.06
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.56
Pleasant space and décor: 4.16