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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Dallas; Denver; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 120 (76% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.809 (rank: 3)
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: 4.77
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.83
Training and guidance: 4.72
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.80
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.94
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.79
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.79
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.79
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.85
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.73
Level of responsibility: 4.76
Amount of client contact: 4.28
Amount of feedback: 4.60
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.73
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,407
Average hours worked per week: 43.3
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: 4.63
Entrepreneurial: 4.79
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.44
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.92
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.92
Financial information is made available: 4.90
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.74
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.83
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.88
Firm seemed the right size: 4.88
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.71
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.78
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.91
Pleasant space and décor: 4.88
Goodwin Procter
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 37 (63% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.629 (rank: 35)
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: 4.51
Training and guidance: 4.47
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.53
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: 4.76
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.78
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.72
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.58
Level of responsibility: 4.44
Amount of client contact: 3.83
Amount of feedback: 4.28
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.81
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.95
Average pay per week: $2,453
Average hours worked per week: 44.4
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: 4.35
Entrepreneurial: 4.46
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.58
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.84
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 3.71
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.92
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.71
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.97
Firm seemed the right size: 4.58
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.73
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.53
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.70
Pleasant space and décor: 4.73
 
Greenberg Traurig
National
Participating Offices: Albany; Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; East Palo Alto; Florham Park, NJ; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; Miami; New York; Orlando; Phoenix; Tallahassee; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL
Number of Respondents: 60 (90% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.637 (rank: 33)
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: 4.57
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.65
Training and guidance: 4.48
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.62
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.52
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.76
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.50
Level of responsibility: 4.55
Amount of client contact: 3.55
Amount of feedback: 3.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.42
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.50
Average pay per week: $2,103
Average hours worked per week: 48.9
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: 4.29
Entrepreneurial: 4.93
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.37
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 4.25
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.98
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.87
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.85
Firm seemed the right size: 4.73
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.34
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.09
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.32
Pleasant space and décor: 4.68
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Menlo Park, California
Participating Offices: Menlo Park, CA; New York; Waltham, MA
Number of Respondents: 13 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.623 (rank: 37)
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: 4.38
Training and guidance: 4.46
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.23
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.92
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.69
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.85
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.69
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.85
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.77
Level of responsibility: 4.54
Amount of client contact: 4.23
Amount of feedback: 3.92
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.00
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.08
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 43.3
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: 4.46
Entrepreneurial: 4.92
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.92
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.92
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.92
Financial information is made available: 4.69
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.54
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.85
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.85
Firm seemed the right size: 4.85
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.69
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.85
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.77
Pleasant space and décor: 4.77
 
Haynes and Boone
Dallas
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Fort Worth; Houston; Richardson, TX
Number of Respondents: 36 (59% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.333 (rank: 132)
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: 4.09
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.26
Training and guidance: 4.17
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.17
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.37
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.51
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: 4.14
Level of responsibility: 3.94
Amount of client contact: 3.14
Amount of feedback: 3.81
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.25
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.31
Average pay per week: $2,111
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: 4.11
Entrepreneurial: 4.19
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.58
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.61
Financial information is made available: 4.75
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.33
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.67
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.80
Firm seemed the right size: 4.28
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.09
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.83
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.69
Pleasant space and décor: 4.33
 
Heller Ehrman
San Francisco
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Madison, WI; Menlo Park, CA; New York; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 78 (91% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.337 (rank: 131)
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: 4.08
Training and guidance: 4.12
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.05
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.62
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.12
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: 4.55
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.12
Level of responsibility: 4.12
Amount of client contact: 3.12
Amount of feedback: 3.70
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.87
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.45
Average pay per week: $2,398
Average hours worked per week: 46.1
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: 4.17
Entrepreneurial: 3.86
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.40
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.62
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.56
Financial information is made available: 3.96
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.79
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.38
Firm seemed the right size: 4.44
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.29
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.82
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.82
Pleasant space and décor: 4.42
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Baltimore; Denver; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Northern, VA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 50 (57% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.548 (rank: 59)
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: 4.42
Training and guidance: 4.16
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.86
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.78
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.82
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.61
Level of responsibility: 4.44
Amount of client contact: 3.56
Amount of feedback: 3.82
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.30
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,364
Average hours worked per week: 43.9
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: 4.56
Entrepreneurial: 3.98
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.66
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.94
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.86
Financial information is made available: 3.73
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.78
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.40
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.80
Firm seemed the right size: 4.66
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.57
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.48
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.56
Pleasant space and décor: 4.44
 
Holland & Hart
Denver
Participating Offices: Cheyenne, WY; Denver; Salt Lake City; Santa Fe
Number of Respondents: 10 (67% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.598 (rank: 45)
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: 4.80
Training and guidance: 4.10
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.70
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.90
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.78
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.70
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.40
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 3.30
Amount of feedback: 3.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.30
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.20
Average pay per week: $1,447
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: 4.60
Entrepreneurial: 3.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.40
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 4.50
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: 4.50
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.70
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.40
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.40
Pleasant space and décor: 4.90
Holland & Knight
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Fort Lauderdale; Jacksonville; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Orlando; Portland, OR; San Antonio; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 37 (61% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.431 (rank: 103)
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: 4.41
Training and guidance: 4.30
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.41
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.57
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.16
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.43
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.64
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.72
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.08
Level of responsibility: 4.30
Amount of client contact: 3.24
Amount of feedback: 3.65
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.46
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.22
Average pay per week: $2,093
Average hours worked per week: 49.3
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: 4.60
Entrepreneurial: 3.94
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.41
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.62
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.62
Financial information is made available: 3.22
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.05
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.30
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.28
Firm seemed the right size: 4.41
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.27
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.92
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.16
Pleasant space and décor: 4.51
 
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin
San Francisco
Participating Offices: San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 10 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.686 (rank: 18)
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: 4.60
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.40
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.80
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.90
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.80
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.60
Level of responsibility: 4.60
Amount of client contact: 3.50
Amount of feedback: 4.50
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.70
Average pay per week: $2,410
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: 4.40
Entrepreneurial: 4.10
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.80
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.89
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.90
Financial information is made available: 3.40
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.70
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.60
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.90
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.60
Pleasant space and décor: 4.80
 
Howrey
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 23 (61% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.662 (rank: 25)
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: 4.70
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.43
Training and guidance: 4.65
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.52
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.57
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.71
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.77
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.65
Level of responsibility: 4.52
Amount of client contact: 3.22
Amount of feedback: 3.87
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.61
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.59
Average pay per week: $2,404
Average hours worked per week: 44.5
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: 4.13
Entrepreneurial: 4.30
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.65
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.78
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.57
Financial information is made available: 4.39
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.57
Firm seemed the right size: 4.78
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.43
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.65
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.91
Pleasant space and décor: 4.52
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
New York
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 21 (60% 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: 4.05
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.25
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.86
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.45
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.43
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.76
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.67
Level of responsibility: 4.29
Amount of client contact: 3.55
Amount of feedback: 4.19
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.43
Opportunities for pro bono work: 5.00
Average pay per week: $2,344
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: 4.45
Entrepreneurial: 3.70
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.81
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.90
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 3.19
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.30
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.38
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.86
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.57
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.57
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.15
Pleasant space and décor: 4.45
 
Hunton & Williams
Richmond
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Charlotte, NC; Dallas; Miami; Richmond; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 27 (52% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.368 (rank: 117)
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: 4.26
Training and guidance: 4.04
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.63
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.15
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.27
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.37
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.44
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.22
Level of responsibility: 4.04
Amount of client contact: 3.48
Amount of feedback: 3.74
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.37
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.81
Average pay per week: $1,854
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: 3.96
Entrepreneurial: 3.88
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.30
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.63
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 3.70
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.52
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.15
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.44
Firm seemed the right size: 4.26
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.63
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.44
Pleasant space and décor: 4.70
 
Irell & Manella
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Los Angeles
Number of Respondents: 15 (48% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.252 (rank: 141)
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: 4.07
Training and guidance: 3.60
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.27
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.87
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.20
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.33
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.33
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.53
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.93
Level of responsibility: 3.93
Amount of client contact: 2.93
Amount of feedback: 3.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.13
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.20
Average pay per week: $2,436
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: 4.00
Entrepreneurial: 3.93
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.60
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 4.87
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.20
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.80
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.80
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.27
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.20
Pleasant space and décor: 4.33
Jenkens & Gilchrist
Dallas
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Chicago; Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 19 (61% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.437 (rank: 101)
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: 4.16
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.47
Training and guidance: 4.32
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.68
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.05
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.42
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.26
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.68
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.44
Level of responsibility: 4.42
Amount of client contact: 3.16
Amount of feedback: 3.84
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.58
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.47
Average pay per week: $2,381
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: 4.74
Entrepreneurial: 4.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.74
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.89
Financial information is made available: 3.37
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.42
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.94
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.42
Firm seemed the right size: 4.33
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.74
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.84
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.89
Pleasant space and décor: 4.58
 
Jenner & Block
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 41 (67% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.321 (rank: 135)
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: 4.23
Training and guidance: 4.08
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.20
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.65
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.21
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.41
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.30
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.53
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.10
Level of responsibility: 4.12
Amount of client contact: 3.10
Amount of feedback: 3.22
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.00
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.54
Average pay per week: $2,414
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: 3.87
Entrepreneurial: 3.50
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.49
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.63
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.61
Financial information is made available: 2.68
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.71
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.44
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.61
Firm seemed the right size: 4.03
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.63
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.83
Pleasant space and décor: 4.43
 
Jones Day
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Chicago; Cleveland; Columbus; Houston; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Pittsburgh; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 87 (52% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.521 (rank: 67)
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: 4.40
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.48
Training and guidance: 4.27
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.47
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.35
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.63
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.64
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.70
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.30
Level of responsibility: 4.44
Amount of client contact: 3.48
Amount of feedback: 3.95
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.29
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.26
Average pay per week: $2,427
Average hours worked per week: 45.9
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: 4.18
Entrepreneurial: 3.83
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.96
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 2.90
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.16
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.34
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.57
Firm seemed the right size: 4.57
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.28
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.41
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.68
Pleasant space and décor: 4.63
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 44 (88% 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: 4.47
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.61
Training and guidance: 4.39
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.48
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.84
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.55
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.67
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.68
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.61
Level of responsibility: 4.59
Amount of client contact: 3.75
Amount of feedback: 3.91
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.41
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.68
Average pay per week: $2,484
Average hours worked per week: 41.9
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: 4.30
Entrepreneurial: 4.23
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.09
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 4.48
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.14
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.41
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.58
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.39
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.27
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.61
Pleasant space and décor: 4.43
 
Kaye Scholer
New York
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 31 (74% 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: 4.23
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.10
Training and guidance: 3.90
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.45
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.70
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.10
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.52
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.55
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.29
Amount of client contact: 3.16
Amount of feedback: 3.61
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.19
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.61
Average pay per week: $2,389
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: 4.39
Entrepreneurial: 3.62
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.37
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.72
Financial information is made available: 3.28
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.97
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.90
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.40
Firm seemed the right size: 4.61
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.77
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.84
Pleasant space and décor: 3.84
 
Kelley Drye & Warren
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 22 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.641 (rank: 32)
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: 4.73
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.86
Training and guidance: 4.59
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.68
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.55
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.55
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.27
Level of responsibility: 4.64
Amount of client contact: 4.41
Amount of feedback: 4.50
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.77
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.64
Average pay per week: $2,726
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: 4.48
Entrepreneurial: 4.55
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.64
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.68
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.73
Financial information is made available: 3.86
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.95
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.68
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.77
Firm seemed the right size: 4.73
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.68
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.52
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.50
Pleasant space and décor: 4.73
 
Kenyon & Kenyon
New York
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 14 (61% 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: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.31
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.46
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.69
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.15
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.62
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.38
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.38
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.29
Level of responsibility: 4.00
Amount of client contact: 2.57
Amount of feedback: 3.14
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.29
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.64
Average pay per week: $2,400
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: 4.00
Entrepreneurial: 3.79
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.43
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.64
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.57
Financial information is made available: 3.21
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.36
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.00
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.23
Firm seemed the right size: 4.57
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.29
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.29
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.93
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50
 
Kilpatrick Stockton
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta
Number of Respondents: 36 (95% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.606 (rank: 42)
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: 4.43
Training and guidance: 4.63
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.63
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.83
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.49
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.74
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.53
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.71
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.56
Level of responsibility: 4.42
Amount of client contact: 3.75
Amount of feedback: 4.19
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.61
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.83
Average pay per week: $1,901
Average hours worked per week: 41.5
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: 4.36
Entrepreneurial: 4.26
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.83
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.81
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.61
Financial information is made available: 4.29
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.23
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.44
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.67
Firm seemed the right size: 4.47
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.50
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.42
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.97
Pleasant space and décor: 4.64
 
King & Spalding
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Houston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 78 (64% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.688 (rank: 17)
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: 4.64
Training and guidance: 4.62
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.55
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.87
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.70
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.81
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.76
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.56
Level of responsibility: 4.60
Amount of client contact: 3.83
Amount of feedback: 4.26
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.53
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.74
Average pay per week: $2,108
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: 4.32
Entrepreneurial: 4.38
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.46
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.82
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.83
Financial information is made available: 4.16
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.21
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.62
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.86
Firm seemed the right size: 4.67
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.45
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.56
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.84
Pleasant space and décor: 4.60
 
Kirkland & Ellis
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 133 (70% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.552 (rank: 55)
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: 4.48
Training and guidance: 4.56
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.35
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.72
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.40
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.62
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.64
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.53
Level of responsibility: 4.48
Amount of client contact: 3.63
Amount of feedback: 4.10
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.31
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.51
Average pay per week: $2,400
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: 4.13
Entrepreneurial: 4.58
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.20
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.58
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.64
Financial information is made available: 3.71
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.72
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.42
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.71
Firm seemed the right size: 4.62
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.92
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.51
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.77
Pleasant space and décor: 4.29
 
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Dallas; Harrisburg, PA; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Newark; Pittsburgh; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 79 (86% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.354 (rank: 127)
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: 4.27
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.32
Training and guidance: 4.27
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.39
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.54
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.16
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.36
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.41
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.47
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.32
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.22
Amount of feedback: 3.70
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.28
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.24
Average pay per week: $2,286
Average hours worked per week: 46.8
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: 4.25
Entrepreneurial: 4.08
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.52
Financial information is made available: 3.71
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.62
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.24
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.53
Firm seemed the right size: 4.47
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.53
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.17
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.78
Pleasant space and décor: 4.43
 
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 12 (67% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.490 (rank: 81)
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: 4.33
Training and guidance: 4.33
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.17
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.25
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.58
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.83
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.42
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.33
Amount of feedback: 3.92
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.08
Opportunities for pro bono work: 5.00
Average pay per week: $2,403
Average hours worked per week: 46.8
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: 4.58
Entrepreneurial: 4.18
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.17
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 3.58
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.25
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.00
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.25
Firm seemed the right size: 4.83
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.58
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.33
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.83
Pleasant space and décor: 4.92
Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 11 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.489 (rank: 82)
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: 4.55
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.64
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.73
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.27
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.45
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.82
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.73
Level of responsibility: 4.55
Amount of client contact: 3.64
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.91
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.91
Average pay per week: $2,419
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: 4.18
Entrepreneurial: 4.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.64
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.82
Financial information is made available: 3.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.09
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.18
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.82
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.64
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.82
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.64
Pleasant space and décor: 4.55
 
Latham & Watkins
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Costa Mesa, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Newark; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 151 (71% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.498 (rank: 77)
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: 4.44
Training and guidance: 4.28
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.24
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.79
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.54
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.61
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.64
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.66
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.32
Level of responsibility: 4.24
Amount of client contact: 3.36
Amount of feedback: 4.24
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.15
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.79
Average pay per week: $2,393
Average hours worked per week: 42.4
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: 3.90
Entrepreneurial: 4.27
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.20
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 4.77
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.48
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.65
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.78
Firm seemed the right size: 4.55
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.95
Pleasant space and décor: 4.35
 
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Chicago; Jacksonville; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 26 (62% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.482 (rank: 83)
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: 4.35
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.35
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.77
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.42
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.62
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.56
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.54
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.46
Level of responsibility: 4.35
Amount of client contact: 3.42
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.42
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.31
Average pay per week: $2,407
Average hours worked per week: 49.9
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: 4.27
Entrepreneurial: 3.84
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.54
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.46
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.42
Financial information is made available: 4.04
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.76
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.48
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.46
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.23
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.54
Pleasant space and décor: 4.19
Linklaters
International
Participating Offices: London; New York
Number of Respondents: 17 (74% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.723 (rank: 13)
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: 4.41
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.59
Training and guidance: 4.65
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.76
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.82
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.88
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.88
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.71
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.81
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.53
Level of responsibility: 4.47
Amount of client contact: 3.59
Amount of feedback: 4.29
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.59
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.65
Average pay per week: $2,403
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: 3.94
Entrepreneurial: 4.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.53
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.76
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 4.07
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.06
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.88
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.75
Firm seemed the right size: 4.41
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.56
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.63
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.19
Pleasant space and décor: 4.71
 
Locke Liddell & Sapp
Dallas
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 57 (79% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.223 (rank: 144)
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: 4.09
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.19
Training and guidance: 3.91
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.23
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.65
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.00
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.41
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.16
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.37
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.19
Level of responsibility: 4.04
Amount of client contact: 2.91
Amount of feedback: 3.54
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.12
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.87
Average pay per week: $2,107
Average hours worked per week: 42.4
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: 4.37
Entrepreneurial: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.93
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.49
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.58
Financial information is made available: 4.38
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.86
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.95
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.53
Firm seemed the right size: 4.32
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.25
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.05
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.91
Pleasant space and décor: 4.37
 
Lowenstein Sandler
Roseland, New Jersey
Participating Offices: Roseland, NJ
Number of Respondents: 11 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.549 (rank: 58)
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: 4.45
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.55
Training and guidance: 4.30
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.36
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.73
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.36
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.55
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 5.00
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.64
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.45
Amount of client contact: 3.45
Amount of feedback: 3.45
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.73
Average pay per week: $2,100
Average hours worked per week: 48.4
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: 4.73
Entrepreneurial: 4.55
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.73
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.64
Financial information is made available: 3.67
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.60
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.91
Firm seemed the right size: 4.73
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.45
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.73
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.64
Pleasant space and décor: 4.36
 
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 64 (65% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.357 (rank: 125)
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: 4.30
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.23
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.70
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.19
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.48
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.44
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.50
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.28
Level of responsibility: 4.27
Amount of client contact: 3.19
Amount of feedback: 3.72
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.21
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.47
Average pay per week: $2,363
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: 3.74
Entrepreneurial: 4.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.17
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.55
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.56
Financial information is made available: 3.79
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.83
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.05
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.54
Firm seemed the right size: 4.28
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.84
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.81
Pleasant space and décor: 4.16
 
McAndrews, Held
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 11 (92% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.446 (rank: 97)
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: 4.82
Training and guidance: 4.09
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.45
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.73
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.73
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.55
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.55
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.45
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.91
Level of responsibility: 4.55
Amount of client contact: 3.55
Amount of feedback: 3.27
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.36
Average pay per week: $2,205
Average hours worked per week: 46.8
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: 4.73
Entrepreneurial: 4.18
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.27
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.64
Financial information is made available: 3.18
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.45
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.09
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.73
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.36
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.80
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.09
Pleasant space and décor: 4.40
 
McDermott, Will & Emery
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Chicago; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 56 (80% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.700 (rank: 16)
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: 4.52
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.77
Training and guidance: 4.55
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.54
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.82
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.59
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.82
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.87
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.82
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.57
Level of responsibility: 4.75
Amount of client contact: 3.95
Amount of feedback: 4.05
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.66
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.79
Average pay per week: $2,404
Average hours worked per week: 45.9
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: 4.33
Entrepreneurial: 4.28
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.54
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.84
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.73
Financial information is made available: 4.04
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.83
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.61
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.82
Firm seemed the right size: 4.73
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.55
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.49
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.57
Pleasant space and décor: 4.67
 
McKee Nelson
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 13 (81% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.521 (rank: 67)
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: 4.62
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.62
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.77
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.38
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.25
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.46
Level of responsibility: 4.77
Amount of client contact: 4.00
Amount of feedback: 4.15
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.62
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.77
Average pay per week: $2,500
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: 3.92
Entrepreneurial: 4.69
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.08
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 5.00
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.92
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.92
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.92
Firm seemed the right size: 4.85
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.92
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.38
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50
McKenna Long & Aldridge
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 31 (97% 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: 4.65
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.68
Training and guidance: 4.77
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.71
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.87
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.87
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.87
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.58
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.84
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.74
Level of responsibility: 4.71
Amount of client contact: 4.29
Amount of feedback: 4.61
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.74
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.81
Average pay per week: $1,986
Average hours worked per week: 42.4
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: 4.77
Entrepreneurial: 4.58
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.61
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.81
Financial information is made available: 4.35
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.48
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.90
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.87
Firm seemed the right size: 4.74
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.87
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.90
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.71
Pleasant space and décor: 4.84
 
Michael Best & Friedrich
Milwaukee
Participating Offices: Chicago; Madison, WI; Milwaukee
Number of Respondents: 14 (56% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.087 (rank: 153)
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: 4.64
Training and guidance: 3.86
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.93
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.36
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 3.85
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.29
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.21
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.00
Level of responsibility: 4.29
Amount of client contact: 3.14
Amount of feedback: 3.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.93
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.64
Average pay per week: $1,875
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: 4.57
Entrepreneurial: 3.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.71
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.29
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.36
Financial information is made available: 2.54
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.38
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.43
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 3.93
Firm seemed the right size: 4.07
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.57
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.43
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.07
Pleasant space and décor: 4.36
 
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
New York
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 57 (76% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.722 (rank: 14)
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: 4.68
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.61
Training and guidance: 4.59
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.74
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.58
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.86
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.74
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.82
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.75
Level of responsibility: 4.65
Amount of client contact: 4.05
Amount of feedback: 4.27
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.55
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.70
Average pay per week: $2,448
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: 4.39
Entrepreneurial: 4.30
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.49
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 3.89
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.13
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.51
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.88
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.74
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.70
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.07
Pleasant space and décor: 4.84
 
Miles & Stockbridge
Baltimore
Participating Offices: Baltimore; McLean, VA
Number of Respondents: 10 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.890 (rank: 1)
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: 4.78
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.56
Training and guidance: 4.89
Partner—summer associate interactions: 5.00
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 5.00
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 5.00
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.89
Overall rating as a place to work: 5.00
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.90
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 4.20
Amount of feedback: 4.40
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.80
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.30
Average pay per week: $1,950
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: 5.00
Entrepreneurial: 4.70
Makes efforts toward diversity: 5.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.90
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 5.00
Financial information is made available: 5.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.90
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 5.00
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 5.00
Firm seemed the right size: 4.90
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.80
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 5.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.70
Pleasant space and décor: 4.90
 
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston
Number of Respondents: 10 (45% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.537 (rank: 62)
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: 4.44
Training and guidance: 4.56
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.44
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.22
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.56
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.20
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.90
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.70
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,411
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: 4.50
Entrepreneurial: 4.40
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.90
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.60
Financial information is made available: 4.20
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.30
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.30
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.30
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.40
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.20
Pleasant space and décor: 4.60
 
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Philadelphia
Number of Respondents: 11 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.608 (rank: 40)
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: 4.23
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.54
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.92
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.31
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.85
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.85
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.69
Level of responsibility: 4.62
Amount of client contact: 3.08
Amount of feedback: 3.85
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.62
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.69
Average pay per week: $2,035
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: 4.69
Entrepreneurial: 4.58
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.62
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.92
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.83
Financial information is made available: 4.23
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.54
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.92
Firm seemed the right size: 4.85
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.77
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.77
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.38
Pleasant space and décor: 4.92
 
Morgan & Finnegan
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 13 (87% 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: 4.54
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.31
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.85
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.31
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.54
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.77
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.23
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.62
Level of responsibility: 4.31
Amount of client contact: 2.62
Amount of feedback: 4.08
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.15
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.85
Average pay per week: $2,408
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: 4.54
Entrepreneurial: 4.33
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.08
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.62
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.46
Financial information is made available: 3.15
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.08
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.62
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.54
Firm seemed the right size: 4.31
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.92
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.62
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.38
Pleasant space and décor: 4.77
 
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 64 (80% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.363 (rank: 122)
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: 4.39
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.23
Training and guidance: 4.14
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.31
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.09
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.48
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.42
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.46
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.46
Level of responsibility: 4.31
Amount of client contact: 3.31
Amount of feedback: 4.02
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.42
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.52
Average pay per week: $2,589
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: 4.23
Entrepreneurial: 3.82
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 3.30
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.31
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.08
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.43
Firm seemed the right size: 4.39
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.27
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.19
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.75
Pleasant space and décor: 4.43
 
Morris, Manning & Martin
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta
Number of Respondents: 10 (50% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.594 (rank: 47)
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: 4.60
Training and guidance: 4.20
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.70
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: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.40
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.70
Amount of feedback: 3.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.70
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.10
Average pay per week: $1,810
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: 4.40
Entrepreneurial: 4.56
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.20
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.70
Financial information is made available: 4.80
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.40
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.50
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.90
Firm seemed the right size: 4.40
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.80
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.70
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.60
Pleasant space and décor: 4.40
Morrison & Foerster
San Francisco
Participating Offices: Denver; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Walnut Creek, CA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 73 (72% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.407 (rank: 109)
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: 4.37
Training and guidance: 4.22
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.23
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.60
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.27
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.47
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.55
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.21
Level of responsibility: 4.22
Amount of client contact: 3.30
Amount of feedback: 3.86
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.18
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.33
Average pay per week: $2,426
Average hours worked per week: 46.4
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: 4.41
Entrepreneurial: 3.75
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.62
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.62
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.57
Financial information is made available: 3.86
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.80
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.24
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.47
Firm seemed the right size: 4.47
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.30
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.18
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.41
 
Munger, Tolles & Olson
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Los Angeles
Number of Respondents: 16 (59% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.633 (rank: 34)
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: 4.63
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.56
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.81
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.19
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.75
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.81
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.94
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.44
Level of responsibility: 4.63
Amount of client contact: 3.63
Amount of feedback: 3.75
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.38
Average pay per week: $2,456
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: 4.50
Entrepreneurial: 4.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.27
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.81
Financial information is made available: 5.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.93
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.75
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.88
Firm seemed the right size: 4.69
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.56
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.81
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.25
Pleasant space and décor: 4.19

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