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Adams and Reese
New Orleans
Participating Offices: Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham; Houston; Jackson, MS; Mobile; Nashville; New Orleans
Number of Respondents: 18 (47%)
Firmwide Score: 4.228 (rank: 167)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.06
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.22
Training and guidance: 3.78
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.17
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.44
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.39
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.11
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: 4.06
Level of responsibility: 4.22
Amount of client contact: 2.94
Amount of feedback: 3.11
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.24
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.94
Average pay per week: $1,363
Average hours worked per week: 40.2
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: 4.12
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.53
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.53
Financial information is made available: 3.47
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.71
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.22
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.41
Firm seemed the right size: 4.53
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.88
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.94
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.65
Pleasant space and décor: 4.44


Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
National
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston; New York; Philadelphia; San Antonio; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 65 (71%)
Firmwide Score: 4.458 (rank: 96)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.45
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.57
Training and guidance: 4.23
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.22
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.78
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.33
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.59
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.43
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.52
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.31
Level of responsibility: 4.46
Amount of client contact: 3.31
Amount of feedback: 3.49
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.22
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.06
Average pay per week: $2,598
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: 3.95
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.45
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.60
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.65
Financial information is made available: 4.33
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.98
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.44
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.49
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.29
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.28
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.46
Pleasant space and décor: 4.55


Allen & Overy
International
Participating Offices: Hong Kong; London; New York
Number of Respondents: 20 (80%)
Firmwide Score: 4.356 (rank: 143)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.15
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.60
Training and guidance: 3.95
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.25
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.70
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.20
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.45
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.40
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.50
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.95
Level of responsibility: 4.30
Amount of client contact: 4.15
Amount of feedback: 3.40
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.10
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.20
Average pay per week: $2,783
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: 3.89
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.95
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.55
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 3.47
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.44
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.00
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.11
Firm seemed the right size: 4.21
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.11
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.16
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.32
Pleasant space and décor: 3.79


Alston & Bird
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Charlotte, NC; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 72 (62%)
Firmwide Score: 4.499 (rank: 78)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.39
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.19
Training and guidance: 4.32
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.46
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.86
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.35
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: 4.78
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.61
Level of responsibility: 4.31
Amount of client contact: 3.25
Amount of feedback: 3.93
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.49
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.29
Average pay per week: $2,279
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: 4.60
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.79
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.85
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 4.20
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: 4.72
Firm seemed the right size: 4.61
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.58
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.54
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.13
Pleasant space and décor: 4.81


Arent Fox
Washington, DC
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 16 (80%)
Firmwide Score: 4.288 (rank: 161)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.13
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.56
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.44
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.19
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.13
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: 3.81
Level of responsibility: 4.13
Amount of client contact: 3.06
Amount of feedback: 3.88
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.00
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.31
Average pay per week: $2,300
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: 4.31
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.25
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.25
Financial information is made available: 3.13
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.13
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.88
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 3.88
Firm seemed the right size: 4.13
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.88
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.81
Pleasant space and décor: 4.19


Arnall Golden Gregory
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta
Number of Respondents: 10 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.978 (rank: 1)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 5.00
How much "real" work was assigned: 5.00
Training and guidance: 4.90
Partner—summer associate interactions: 5.00
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.90
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 5.00
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 5.00
Overall rating as a place to work: 5.00
More about the work:
Amount of work: 5.00
Level of responsibility: 5.00
Amount of client contact: 4.40
Amount of feedback: 4.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 5.00
Opportunities for pro bono work: 5.00
Average pay per week: $1,880
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: 5.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.80
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 5.00
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 5.00
Financial information is made available: 4.60
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.60
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: 5.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.90
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.70
Pleasant space and décor: 5.00


Arnold & Porter
Washington, DC
Participating Offices: Denver; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 38 (56%)
Firmwide Score: 4.450 (rank: 102)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.34
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.13
Training and guidance: 4.11
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.21
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: 4.66
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.81
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.79
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.47
Level of responsibility: 4.26
Amount of client contact: 3.32
Amount of feedback: 3.74
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.32
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.95
Average pay per week: $2,632
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
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.70
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.81
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.74
Financial information is made available: 3.14
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.24
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.51
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.58
Firm seemed the right size: 4.47
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.32
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.39
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.18
Pleasant space and décor: 4.79


Baker & Daniels
Indianapolis
Participating Offices: Fort Wayne, IN; Indianapolis; South Bend, IN
Number of Respondents: 28 (78%)
Firmwide Score: 4.482 (rank: 85)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.21
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.04
Training and guidance: 4.29
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.82
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.82
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.32
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.75
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.38
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.71
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.21
Level of responsibility: 4.43
Amount of client contact: 3.36
Amount of feedback: 3.68
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.32
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.32
Average pay per week: $1,550
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: 4.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.14
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.82
Financial information is made available: 3.96
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.36
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.14
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.64
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.54
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.39
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.75
Pleasant space and décor: 4.46


Baker & Hostetler
Cleveland
Participating Offices: Cleveland; Columbus; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 33 (44%)
Firmwide Score: 4.413 (rank: 120)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.39
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.27
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.55
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.64
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.03
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.39
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.56
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.58
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.48
Level of responsibility: 4.35
Amount of client contact: 2.94
Amount of feedback: 3.68
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.35
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.17
Average pay per week: $2,144
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: 4.57
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.42
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.65
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.52
Financial information is made available: 3.45
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.10
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.13
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.52
Firm seemed the right size: 4.61
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.58
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.52
Pleasant space and décor: 4.29


Baker & McKenzie
International
Participating Offices: Chicago; Houston; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 21 (35%)
Firmwide Score: 4.574 (rank: 45)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.57
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.62
Training and guidance: 4.29
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.57
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
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: 4.70
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.76
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.38
Level of responsibility: 4.62
Amount of client contact: 3.14
Amount of feedback: 3.57
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.05
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.76
Average pay per week: $2,561
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: 4.15
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.52
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.62
Financial information is made available: 3.52
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.52
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.52
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.76
Firm seemed the right size: 4.62
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.48
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.05
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.90
Pleasant space and décor: 4.43


Baker Botts
Houston
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 81 (58%)
Firmwide Score: 4.319 (rank: 154)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.35
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.41
Training and guidance: 4.06
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.07
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.59
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.25
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.44
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.28
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.42
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.44
Level of responsibility: 4.41
Amount of client contact: 3.44
Amount of feedback: 3.98
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.08
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.03
Average pay per week: $2,699
Average hours worked per week: 43.1
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: 4.08
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.05
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.48
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.29
Financial information is made available: 4.41
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.08
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.29
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.44
Firm seemed the right size: 4.40
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.11
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.42
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.88
Pleasant space and décor: 4.21


Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Philadelphia
Number of Respondents: 11 (79%)
Firmwide Score: 4.756 (rank: 17)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.73
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.64
Training and guidance: 4.73
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.64
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: 4.82
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.78
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.82
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.91
Level of responsibility: 4.73
Amount of client contact: 4.36
Amount of feedback: 4.27
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.80
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.91
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 45.0
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: 4.91
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.91
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 5.00
Financial information is made available: 4.91
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.91
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.82
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.91
Firm seemed the right size: 4.91
Humane approach to billable hours: 5.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.91
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.45
Pleasant space and décor: 4.91


Barnes & Thornburg
Indianapolis
Participating Offices: Chicago; Elkhart, IN; Indianapolis; South Bend, IN; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 15 (43%)
Firmwide Score: 4.338 (rank: 150)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.47
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.07
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.33
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.13
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: 4.47
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.33
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.07
Amount of feedback: 3.20
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.13
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.47
Average pay per week: $1,560
Average hours worked per week: 47.1
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: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.07
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.60
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.60
Financial information is made available: 3.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.27
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.47
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.47
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.93
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.27
Pleasant space and décor: 4.53


Bell, Boyd & Lloyd
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 16 (89%)
Firmwide Score: 4.766 (rank: 15)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.56
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.94
Training and guidance: 4.69
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.75
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.94
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.44
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.69
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.94
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.94
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.69
Level of responsibility: 4.75
Amount of client contact: 3.69
Amount of feedback: 3.81
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.63
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.44
Average pay per week: $2,682
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: 4.81
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.60
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.94
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.88
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.88
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.31
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.88
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.81
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.88
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.13
Pleasant space and décor: 4.81


Best Best & Krieger
Riverside, California
Participating Offices: Irvine, CA; Riverside, CA; Sacramento; San Diego
Number of Respondents: 11 (85%)
Firmwide Score: 4.526 (rank: 66)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.27
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.36
Training and guidance: 4.09
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.00
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.73
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.64
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.91
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.82
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.91
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.36
Level of responsibility: 4.18
Amount of client contact: 2.82
Amount of feedback: 3.55
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.18
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.73
Average pay per week: $1,700
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: 5.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.55
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.91
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.91
Financial information is made available: 3.45
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.64
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.18
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.73
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.73
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.64
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.45


Bingham McCutchen
National
Participating Offices: Boston; East Palo Alto, CA; Hartford; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 43 (68%)
Firmwide Score: 4.566 (rank: 50)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.35
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.53
Training and guidance: 4.53
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.47
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.86
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.42
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: 4.77
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.60
Level of responsibility: 4.42
Amount of client contact: 3.83
Amount of feedback: 4.35
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.67
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.91
Average pay per week: $2,621
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: 4.50
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.77
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.74
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 4.21
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.05
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.53
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.53
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.42
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.33
Pleasant space and décor: 4.72


Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin
Kansas City, MO
Participating Offices: Kansas City, MO; Omaha; Springfield, MO; St. Louis
Number of Respondents: 19 (66%)
Firmwide Score: 4.474 (rank: 90)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.32
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.26
Training and guidance: 4.26
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.47
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.68
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.26
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.63
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.65
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.21
Level of responsibility: 4.00
Amount of client contact: 3.05
Amount of feedback: 3.74
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.58
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.05
Average pay per week: $1,547
Average hours worked per week: 40.8
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: 4.42
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.37
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.79
Financial information is made available: 3.89
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.95
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.17
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.68
Firm seemed the right size: 4.37
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.42
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.74
Pleasant space and décor: 4.47


Blank Rome
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: New York; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 33 (89%)
Firmwide Score: 4.598 (rank: 41)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.67
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.85
Training and guidance: 4.52
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.64
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.42
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.42
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.61
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: 4.61
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 4.09
Amount of feedback: 4.42
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.73
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.73
Average pay per week: $2,470
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: 4.24
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.48
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.85
Financial information is made available: 4.19
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.21
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.52
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.61
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.55
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.39
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.70
Pleasant space and décor: 4.48


Bracewell & Giuliani
Houston
Participating Offices: Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 13 (20%)
Firmwide Score: 4.609 (rank: 36)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.54
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.54
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.85
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.92
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.69
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.33
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.77
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.62
Level of responsibility: 4.54
Amount of client contact: 3.46
Amount of feedback: 4.15
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.54
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.08
Average pay per week: $2,608
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: 4.77
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.92
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.92
Financial information is made available: 4.54
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.62
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.62
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.62
Firm seemed the right size: 4.38
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.46
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.54
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.15
Pleasant space and décor: 4.46


Briggs and Morgan
St. Paul
Participating Offices: Minneapolis
Number of Respondents: 12 (92%)
Firmwide Score: 4.351 (rank: 147)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.25
Training and guidance: 3.92
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.17
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.58
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.08
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.58
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.67
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.58
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.25
Level of responsibility: 4.08
Amount of client contact: 2.75
Amount of feedback: 4.08
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.08
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.75
Average pay per week: $1,756
Average hours worked per week: 47.1
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: 3.75
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.42
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 2.92
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.67
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.75
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.58
Firm seemed the right size: 4.75
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.25
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.25
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.00
Pleasant space and décor: 3.67


Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 10 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.567 (rank: 49)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 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: 4.40
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.60
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.90
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: 4.60
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.60
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.70
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 3.90
Amount of feedback: 4.20
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.10
Average pay per week: $2,746
Average hours worked per week: 48.8
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: 4.56
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.60
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.90
Financial information is made available: 4.20
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.70
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.70
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.10
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.80
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50


Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston
Number of Respondents: 16 (80%)
Firmwide Score: 4.100 (rank: 171)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.19
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.31
Training and guidance: 3.63
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.00
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.50
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.88
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.19
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.07
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.13
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.88
Level of responsibility: 3.94
Amount of client contact: 3.31
Amount of feedback: 3.75
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.63
Opportunities for pro bono work: 5.00
Average pay per week: $2,495
Average hours worked per week: 45.5
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: 3.81
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.06
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.13
Financial information is made available: 3.53
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.25
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.67
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.25
Firm seemed the right size: 4.31
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.63
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.81
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.06
Pleasant space and décor: 4.44


Bryan Cave
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Irvine, CA; Kansas City, MO; New York; Phoenix; Santa Monica; St. Louis; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 55 (86%)
Firmwide Score: 4.631 (rank: 33)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.58
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.64
Training and guidance: 4.49
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.60
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.47
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.47
Level of responsibility: 4.62
Amount of client contact: 3.64
Amount of feedback: 4.27
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.58
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.40
Average pay per week: $2,175
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: 4.69
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.53
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.82
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 4.07
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.07
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.64
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.75
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.71
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.51
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.95
Pleasant space and décor: 4.58


Buchanan Ingersoll
Pittsburgh
Participating Offices: Alexandria, VA; Harrisburg, PA; Miami; New York; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton; San Diego
Number of Respondents: 31 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.798 (rank: 11)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.80
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.93
Training and guidance: 4.73
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.80
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.87
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.73
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.79
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.70
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.83
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.68
Level of responsibility: 4.81
Amount of client contact: 4.50
Amount of feedback: 4.48
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.67
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.90
Average pay per week: $2,147
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: 4.90
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.63
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.84
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 4.55
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.48
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.71
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.84
Firm seemed the right size: 4.84
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.84
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.67
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.10
Pleasant space and décor: 4.90


Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
New York
Participating Offices: Charlotte, NC; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 60 (70%)
Firmwide Score: 4.302 (rank: 156)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.17
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.33
Training and guidance: 4.08
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.10
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.65
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.33
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.33
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.41
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.32
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.07
Level of responsibility: 4.10
Amount of client contact: 3.18
Amount of feedback: 3.68
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.08
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.42
Average pay per week: $2,692
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: 3.43
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.95
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.53
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.32
Financial information is made available: 4.07
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.58
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.40
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.43
Firm seemed the right size: 4.48
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.71
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.27
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.92
Pleasant space and décor: 4.52


Cahill Gordon & Reindel
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 37 (77%)
Firmwide Score: 4.410 (rank: 126)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 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: 4.05
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.41
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.62
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.24
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.65
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.43
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.30
Level of responsibility: 4.43
Amount of client contact: 3.70
Amount of feedback: 3.69
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.24
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.61
Average pay per week: $2,777
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: 3.83
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.57
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.54
Financial information is made available: 3.14
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.20
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.36
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.65
Firm seemed the right size: 4.68
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.41
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.84
Pleasant space and décor: 3.95


Carlton Fields
Tampa
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Miami; Orlando; Tampa
Number of Respondents: 10 (83%)
Firmwide Score: 4.444 (rank: 104)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.30
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.40
Training and guidance: 4.30
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.20
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.40
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.20
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.70
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.30
Level of responsibility: 4.20
Amount of client contact: 3.50
Amount of feedback: 3.80
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.30
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.56
Average pay per week: data not available
Average hours worked per week: data not available
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
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.30
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.50
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.30
Financial information is made available: 4.20
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.50
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.10
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.40
Firm seemed the right size: 4.30
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.20
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.20
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.80
Pleasant space and décor: 4.30


Chadbourne & Parke
New York
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 18 (82%)
Firmwide Score: 4.418 (rank: 116)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.28
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.33
Training and guidance: 4.06
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.06
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.28
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.53
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.72
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.61
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.22
Level of responsibility: 4.28
Amount of client contact: 3.06
Amount of feedback: 3.72
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.56
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.78
Average pay per week: $2,777
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: 4.19
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.72
Financial information is made available: 4.44
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.12
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.33
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.39
Firm seemed the right size: 4.67
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.50
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.22
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.22
Pleasant space and décor: 4.22


Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 11 (92%)
Firmwide Score: 4.880 (rank: 4)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.82
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.73
Training and guidance: 4.82
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.82
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 5.00
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: 5.00
Level of responsibility: 4.91
Amount of client contact: 4.36
Amount of feedback: 4.09
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.73
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.73
Average pay per week: $2,600
Average hours worked per week: 40.1
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: 5.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.82
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.91
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 5.00
Financial information is made available: 5.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.82
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 5.00
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: 5.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.09
Pleasant space and décor: 4.64


Choate, Hall & Stewart
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston
Number of Respondents: 26 (93%)
Firmwide Score: 4.633 (rank: 32)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.42
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.15
Training and guidance: 4.58
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.58
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.92
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.62
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.77
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.85
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.81
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.58
Level of responsibility: 4.58
Amount of client contact: 3.81
Amount of feedback: 4.38
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.65
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.19
Average pay per week: $2,602
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: 4.69
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.42
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.92
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.96
Financial information is made available: 4.80
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.52
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: 4.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.50
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.42
Pleasant space and décor: 4.85


Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
New York
Participating Offices: Beijing; Brussels; Frankfurt; Hong Kong; London; New York; Paris; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 75 (66%)
Firmwide Score: 4.369 (rank: 141)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.23
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.35
Training and guidance: 4.05
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.99
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.14
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.55
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.59
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.61
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.08
Level of responsibility: 4.27
Amount of client contact: 3.56
Amount of feedback: 3.80
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.01
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.81
Average pay per week: $2,756
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: 3.90
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.75
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.66
Financial information is made available: 2.87
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.11
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.22
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.43
Firm seemed the right size: 4.18
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.99
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.18
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.73
Pleasant space and décor: 4.89


Clifford Chance
International
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 37 (88%)
Firmwide Score: 4.541 (rank: 58)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.28
Training and guidance: 4.39
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.54
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.78
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.59
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.64
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.62
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.27
Level of responsibility: 4.24
Amount of client contact: 3.38
Amount of feedback: 3.95
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.05
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.35
Average pay per week: $2,810
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: 4.27
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.54
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.78
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.73
Financial information is made available: 4.19
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.97
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.62
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.76
Firm seemed the right size: 4.81
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.62
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.51
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.78
Pleasant space and décor: 4.78


Cooley Godward
Palo Alto
Participating Offices: Broomfield, CO; Palo Alto; Reston, VA; San Diego; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 48 (92%)
Firmwide Score: 4.382 (rank: 137)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.21
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.29
Training and guidance: 4.15
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.13
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.51
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.56
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.42
Level of responsibility: 4.23
Amount of client contact: 3.25
Amount of feedback: 3.83
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.10
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.06
Average pay per week: $2,589
Average hours worked per week: 44.0
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
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.79
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.63
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 4.74
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.38
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.46
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.44
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.27
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.44
Pleasant space and décor: 4.67


Covington & Burling
Washington, DC
Participating Offices: New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 51 (58%)
Firmwide Score: 4.572 (rank: 46)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.59
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.31
Training and guidance: 4.25
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.53
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.78
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.43
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.82
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.71
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.49
Level of responsibility: 4.39
Amount of client contact: 3.68
Amount of feedback: 4.14
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.47
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.73
Average pay per week: $2,626
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: 4.37
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.52
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 3.12
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.10
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.61
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.71
Firm seemed the right size: 4.35
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.57
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.33
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.22
Pleasant space and décor: 4.51


Cozen O'Connor
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Philadelphia
Number of Respondents: 10 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.866 (rank: 5)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.67
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.89
Training and guidance: 4.89
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.89
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.78
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 5.00
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.78
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.89
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.30
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 4.00
Amount of feedback: 4.50
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.70
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,115
Average hours worked per week: 52.1
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: 4.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.50
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.70
Financial information is made available: 4.20
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.90
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.70
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.60
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.50
Pleasant space and décor: 4.60


Cravath, Swaine & Moore
New York
Participating Offices: London; New York
Number of Respondents: 49 (47%)
Firmwide Score: 4.566 (rank: 50)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.43
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.65
Training and guidance: 4.51
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.46
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
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: 4.64
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.49
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.27
Level of responsibility: 4.61
Amount of client contact: 4.14
Amount of feedback: 3.80
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.29
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.29
Average pay per week: $2,760
Average hours worked per week: 52.3
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: 3.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.35
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.59
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.53
Financial information is made available: 2.87
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.80
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.45
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.75
Firm seemed the right size: 4.46
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.56
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.22
Pleasant space and décor: 4.35


Crowell & Moring
Washington, DC
Participating Offices: Irvine, CA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 21 (95%)
Firmwide Score: 4.391 (rank: 133)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.24
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.43
Training and guidance: 4.05
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.10
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.90
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.19
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.52
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.33
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.76
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.57
Level of responsibility: 4.43
Amount of client contact: 3.24
Amount of feedback: 3.71
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.62
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.70
Average pay per week: $2,400
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: 4.48
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.52
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.71
Financial information is made available: 3.65
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.25
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.35
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.53
Firm seemed the right size: 4.43
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.81
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.85
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.62


Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 12 (92%)
Firmwide Score: 4.370 (rank: 140)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.00
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.33
Training and guidance: 4.17
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.83
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.67
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.58
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.50
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.25
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.60
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.75
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.40
Average pay per week: $2,739
Average hours worked per week: 48.8
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: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.27
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.58
Financial information is made available: 3.27
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.30
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.08
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.50
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.75
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.42
Pleasant space and décor: 4.17


Davis Polk & Wardwell
New York
Participating Offices: Menlo Park, CA; New York; Tokyo
Number of Respondents: 58 (43%)
Firmwide Score: 4.391 (rank: 133)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.24
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.52
Training and guidance: 4.24
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.89
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.59
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.24
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.60
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.53
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.22
Amount of client contact: 3.47
Amount of feedback: 3.69
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.86
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.59
Average pay per week: $2,767
Average hours worked per week: 45.0
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: 3.95
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.41
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 2.55
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.74
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.10
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.67
Firm seemed the right size: 4.10
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.49
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.90
Pleasant space and décor: 4.72


Davis Wright Tremaine
Seattle
Participating Offices: Portland, OR; Seattle
Number of Respondents: 11 (61%)
Firmwide Score: 4.302 (rank: 156)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.27
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.18
Training and guidance: 3.82
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.09
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.45
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.18
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.36
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.64
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.55
Level of responsibility: 4.27
Amount of client contact: 3.27
Amount of feedback: 3.36
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.82
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.36
Average pay per week: $1,905
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: 4.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.64
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.45
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.45
Financial information is made available: 4.18
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.45
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.55
Firm seemed the right size: 4.55
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.45
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.27
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.36
Pleasant space and décor: 4.18


Day, Berry & Howard
Hartford
Participating Offices: Boston; Hartford; Stamford, CT
Number of Respondents: 10 (83%)
Firmwide Score: 4.444 (rank: 104)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.40
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.60
Training and guidance: 4.10
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.30
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.70
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.20
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.40
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.70
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.60
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.10
Level of responsibility: 4.10
Amount of client contact: 3.30
Amount of feedback: 3.70
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.30
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.80
Average pay per week: $2,058
Average hours worked per week: 50.7
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: 4.40
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.80
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 3.30
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: 4.80
Firm seemed the right size: 4.90
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.50
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.20


Debevoise & Plimpton
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 44 (52%)
Firmwide Score: 4.349 (rank: 149)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.34
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.45
Training and guidance: 4.02
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.09
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.43
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.14
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.61
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.49
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.57
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.23
Level of responsibility: 4.20
Amount of client contact: 3.45
Amount of feedback: 3.50
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.07
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.93
Average pay per week: $2,795
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: 4.21
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.61
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.66
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.73
Financial information is made available: 3.77
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.65
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.55
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.66
Firm seemed the right size: 4.07
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.47
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.16
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.45
Pleasant space and décor: 4.52


Dechert
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Charlotte, NC; Hartford; New York; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; Princeton; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 56 (69%)
Firmwide Score: 4.602 (rank: 39)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.47
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.60
Training and guidance: 4.35
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.55
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.85
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.36
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.69
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.49
Level of responsibility: 4.44
Amount of client contact: 3.87
Amount of feedback: 4.24
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.60
Average pay per week: $2,618
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: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.37
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.69
Financial information is made available: 3.92
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.87
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.31
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.58
Firm seemed the right size: 4.55
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.42
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.37
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.04
Pleasant space and décor: 4.47


Dewey Ballantine
New York
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 31 (48%)
Firmwide Score: 4.297 (rank: 160)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.16
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.23
Training and guidance: 4.16
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.00
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.00
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.37
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.52
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.52
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.19
Level of responsibility: 4.16
Amount of client contact: 2.97
Amount of feedback: 3.94
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.19
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.53
Average pay per week: $2,792
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: 4.07
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.13
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.47
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.55
Financial information is made available: 3.03
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.21
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.66
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.26
Firm seemed the right size: 4.45
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.48
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.29
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.16
Pleasant space and décor: 4.60


Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky
Washington, DC
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 21 (84%)
Firmwide Score: 4.849 (rank: 6)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.76
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.71
Training and guidance: 4.90
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.95
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.95
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.86
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.86
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.70
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.95
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.81
Level of responsibility: 4.62
Amount of client contact: 3.86
Amount of feedback: 4.52
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.95
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.95
Average pay per week: $2,657
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: 4.81
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.95
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.90
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.90
Financial information is made available: 4.86
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.81
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.76
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 5.00
Firm seemed the right size: 4.90
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.81
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.81
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.48
Pleasant space and décor: 4.90


DLA Piper
National
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; East Palo Alto, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; Reston, VA; Sacramento; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Tampa; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 103 (87%)
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 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.45
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.46
Training and guidance: 4.29
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
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: 4.58
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.58
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.54
Level of responsibility: 4.54
Amount of client contact: 3.71
Amount of feedback: 4.06
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.44
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.63
Average pay per week: $2,573
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: 4.32
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.44
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.66
Financial information is made available: 3.74
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.77
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.49
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.40
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.32
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.17
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.90
Pleasant space and décor: 4.36


Dorsey & Whitney
Minneapolis
Participating Offices: Anchorage; Denver; Irvine, CA; Minneapolis; New York; Palo Alto; Salt Lake City; San Francisco; Seattle
Number of Respondents: 64 (93%)
Firmwide Score: 4.431 (rank: 111)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.25
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.37
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: 4.02
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.54
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.44
Amount of feedback: 3.59
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.44
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,115
Average hours worked per week: 42.9
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: 4.44
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.27
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.68
Financial information is made available: 3.55
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.39
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.11
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.64
Firm seemed the right size: 4.48
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.66
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.33
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.61
Pleasant space and décor: 4.66


Dow, Lohnes & Albertson
Washington, DC
Participating Offices: Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 14 (67%)
Firmwide Score: 4.506 (rank: 74)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.29
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.43
Training and guidance: 4.50
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.64
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.50
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.50
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.69
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.50
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.36
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 2.64
Amount of feedback: 4.14
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.64
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.62
Average pay per week: $2,586
Average hours worked per week: 49.6
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: 3.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.14
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.57
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.64
Financial information is made available: 2.86
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.93
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.57
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.64
Firm seemed the right size: 4.36
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.14
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.71
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.36
Pleasant space and décor: 4.57


Drinker Biddle & Reath
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Chicago; Florham Park, NJ; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 29 (97%)
Firmwide Score: 4.669 (rank: 29)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.55
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.52
Training and guidance: 4.41
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.62
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.83
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.62
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.93
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.71
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.83
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.72
Level of responsibility: 4.52
Amount of client contact: 3.76
Amount of feedback: 3.97
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.55
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.76
Average pay per week: $2,400
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: 4.59
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.69
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 4.24
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.93
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.62
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.90
Firm seemed the right size: 4.90
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.86
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.83
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.03
Pleasant space and décor: 4.93


Duane Morris
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Philadelphia
Number of Respondents: 13 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.720 (rank: 23)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.54
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.62
Training and guidance: 4.77
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.69
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.77
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.62
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.77
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.85
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.85
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.69
Level of responsibility: 4.69
Amount of client contact: 4.15
Amount of feedback: 4.62
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.54
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.85
Average pay per week: $2,428
Average hours worked per week: 48.8
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: 4.85
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.54
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.92
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.85
Financial information is made available: 4.31
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.15
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.62
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.77
Firm seemed the right size: 4.62
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.77
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.69
Pleasant space and décor: 4.77


Dykema Gossett
Detroit
Participating Offices: Bloomfield Hills, MI; Chicago; Detroit; Grand Rapids; Lansing, MI; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 27 (90%)
Firmwide Score: 4.326 (rank: 152)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.19
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.26
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.33
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.56
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.96
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.46
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.69
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.48
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.15
Level of responsibility: 4.30
Amount of client contact: 2.63
Amount of feedback: 3.44
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.07
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.26
Average pay per week: $1,870
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: 4.37
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.78
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.59
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.63
Financial information is made available: 3.58
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.44
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.22
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.58
Firm seemed the right size: 4.63
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.52
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.52
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.19
Pleasant space and décor: 4.41


Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston; New York; Providence; West Palm Beach, FL
Number of Respondents: 13 (59%)
Firmwide Score: 4.608 (rank: 37)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.54
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.62
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.15
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: 4.85
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 5.00
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.85
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.62
Level of responsibility: 4.69
Amount of client contact: 3.38
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.46
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.77
Average pay per week: $2,538
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: 4.46
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.92
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.92
Financial information is made available: 4.08
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.23
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.62
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.62
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.62
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.46
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.54
Pleasant space and décor: 5.00


Faegre & Benson
Minneapolis
Participating Offices: Boulder; Denver; Minneapolis
Number of Respondents: 28 (70%)
Firmwide Score: 4.674 (rank: 28)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.59
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.57
Training and guidance: 4.52
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.57
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.71
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.71
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.80
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.79
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.57
Level of responsibility: 4.61
Amount of client contact: 4.04
Amount of feedback: 4.18
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.61
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.89
Average pay per week: $2,083
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: 4.75
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.82
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.82
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.79
Financial information is made available: 4.48
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.39
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.89
Firm seemed the right size: 4.70
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.75
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.57
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.89
Pleasant space and décor: 4.71


Fenwick & West
Mountain View, CA
Participating Offices: Mountain View, CA; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 30 (97%)
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 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.50
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.13
Training and guidance: 4.20
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.47
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.33
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.63
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.83
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.13
Level of responsibility: 4.10
Amount of client contact: 3.20
Amount of feedback: 3.73
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.77
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.30
Average pay per week: $2,666
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: 4.10
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.40
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.60
Financial information is made available: 3.14
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.10
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.47
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.57
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.24
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.63
Pleasant space and décor: 4.33


Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Washington, DC
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Cambridge, MA; Palo Alto; Reston, VA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 32 (78%)
Firmwide Score: 4.456 (rank: 98)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.34
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.44
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.25
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.72
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.23
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.53
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.55
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.66
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.44
Level of responsibility: 4.28
Amount of client contact: 3.16
Amount of feedback: 3.88
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.13
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.81
Average pay per week: $2,430
Average hours worked per week: 40.7
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: 4.31
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 3.50
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.53
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.47
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.72
Firm seemed the right size: 4.53
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.19
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.59
Pleasant space and décor: 4.66


Fish & Richardson
National
Participating Offices: Altanta; Boston; Dallas; Minneapolis; Redwood City, CA; San Diego; Washington, D.C.; Wilmington
Number of Respondents: 31 (47%)
Firmwide Score: 4.487 (rank: 83)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.39
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.68
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.29
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.26
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.71
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.61
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.63
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.55
Level of responsibility: 4.58
Amount of client contact: 3.50
Amount of feedback: 3.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.13
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.72
Average pay per week: $2,400
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: 4.32
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.35
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.61
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.55
Financial information is made available: 3.71
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.61
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.23
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.45
Firm seemed the right size: 4.65
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.39
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.19
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.68
Pleasant space and décor: 4.65


Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
New York
Participating Offices: Costa Mesa, CA; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 18 (53%)
Firmwide Score: 4.371 (rank: 138)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 172 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.17
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.61
Training and guidance: 3.94
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.06
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.00
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.44
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.78
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.22
Level of responsibility: 4.17
Amount of client contact: 3.22
Amount of feedback: 3.94
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.28
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.44
Average pay per week: $2,733
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: 4.56
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.72
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 3.44
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.33
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.28
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.56
Firm seemed the right size: 4.44
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.56
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.28
Dress code (1=