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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
National
Participating Offices: Dallas; Denver; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 101 (76%)
Firmwide Score: 4.698 (rank: 23)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.84
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.76
Training and guidance: 4.55
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.53
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.82
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.69
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.66
Level of responsibility: 4.74
Amount of client contact: 3.96
Amount of feedback: 4.35
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.44
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.66
Average pay per week: $3,077
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: 4.36
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.33
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.78
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 4.80
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.55
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.75
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.81
Firm seemed the right size: 4.86
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.48
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.72
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.51
Pleasant space and décor: 4.72


Goodwin Procter
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 89 (74%)
Firmwide Score: 4.736 (rank: 19)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.61
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.54
Training and guidance: 4.64
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.53
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.74
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.87
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.88
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.90
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.51
Amount of client contact: 3.64
Amount of feedback: 4.02
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.69
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.64
Average pay per week: $3,029
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: 4.57
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.53
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.88
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 4.36
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.16
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.74
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.88
Firm seemed the right size: 4.70
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.74
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.74
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.88
Pleasant space and décor: 4.66


Greenberg Traurig
National
Participating Offices: Albany; Atlanta; Boca Raton, FL; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; East Palo Alto, CA; Fort Lauderdale; Houston; Irvine, CA; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Orlando; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL
Number of Respondents: 80 (96%)
Firmwide Score: 4.509 (rank: 84)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.51
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.64
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.59
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.66
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.34
Level of responsibility: 4.48
Amount of client contact: 3.34
Amount of feedback: 3.54
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.19
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.15
Average pay per week: $2,642
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: 4.07
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.29
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.62
Financial information is made available: 4.09
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.88
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.66
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.74
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.13
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.13
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.28
Pleasant space and décor: 4.55


Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Menlo Park, California
Participating Offices: Boston; Menlo Park, CA; San Diego
Number of Respondents: 14 (88%)
Firmwide Score: 4.783 (rank: 16)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.71
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.71
Training and guidance: 4.71
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.64
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.86
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.79
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.93
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.93
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.86
Level of responsibility: 4.71
Amount of client contact: 4.21
Amount of feedback: 4.14
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.86
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.00
Average pay per week: $2,821
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: 4.57
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.86
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.93
Financial information is made available: 4.50
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.71
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.86
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.86
Firm seemed the right size: 5.00
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.85
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.79
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.64
Pleasant space and décor: 4.93


Haynes and Boone
Dallas
Participating Offices: Dallas; Fort Worth; Houston; New York; Richardson, TX; San Antonio; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 36 (51%)
Firmwide Score: 4.390 (rank: 134)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.25
Training and guidance: 4.06
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.28
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.31
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.66
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.43
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.54
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.36
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.33
Amount of feedback: 3.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.31
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.11
Average pay per week: $2,709
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: 4.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.56
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 4.43
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.56
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.64
Firm seemed the right size: 4.53
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.31
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.42
Pleasant space and décor: 4.25


Heller Ehrman
San Francisco
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 82 (94%)
Firmwide Score: 4.411 (rank: 119)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.41
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.26
Training and guidance: 4.30
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.43
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.11
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.39
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: 4.46
Level of responsibility: 4.29
Amount of client contact: 3.52
Amount of feedback: 3.98
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.24
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.65
Average pay per week: $2,840
Average hours worked per week: 45.2
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: 4.51
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.48
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.74
Financial information is made available: 4.09
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.95
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.26
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.40
Firm seemed the right size: 4.59
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.34
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.19
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.23
Pleasant space and décor: 4.62


Hinshaw & Culbertson
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago; Fort Lauderdale; Jacksonville; Lisle, IL; Milwaukee; Rockford, IL; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 12 (86%)
Firmwide Score: 4.114 (rank: 166)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.00
Training and guidance: 3.45
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.08
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.58
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.42
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.42
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.25
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.08
Level of responsibility: 4.17
Amount of client contact: 3.17
Amount of feedback: 3.25
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.75
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.45
Average pay per week: $1,354
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: 4.58
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.17
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 2.67
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.50
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.33
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.18
Firm seemed the right size: 4.25
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.17
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.50
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.25
Pleasant space and décor: 4.33


Hogan & Hartson
National
Participating Offices: Boulder; Denver; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 84 (65%)
Firmwide Score: 4.507 (rank: 85)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.28
Training and guidance: 4.23
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.42
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.65
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.74
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.72
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.64
Amount of feedback: 3.87
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.37
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.92
Average pay per week: $3,062
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: 4.56
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.64
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 3.78
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.74
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.35
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.35
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.55
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.48
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.71
Pleasant space and décor: 4.43


Holland & Knight
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Fort Lauderdale; Jacksonville; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Orlando; Tampa; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL
Number of Respondents: 45 (73%)
Firmwide Score: 4.539 (rank: 62)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.47
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.51
Training and guidance: 4.24
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.62
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.58
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.29
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.33
Level of responsibility: 4.42
Amount of client contact: 3.24
Amount of feedback: 3.84
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.44
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.13
Average pay per week: $2,506
Average hours worked per week: 47.9
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: 4.60
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.56
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.87
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 3.64
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.42
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.51
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.56
Firm seemed the right size: 4.59
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.64
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.31
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.40
Pleasant space and décor: 4.49


Holme Roberts & Owen
Denver
Participating Offices: Colorado Springs; Denver
Number of Respondents: 12 (80%)
Firmwide Score: 4.414 (rank: 118)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.58
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.67
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.08
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.50
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: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.42
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.25
Amount of feedback: 3.25
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.33
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.92
Average pay per week: $1,964
Average hours worked per week: 46.1
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.50
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.83
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.82
Financial information is made available: 3.27
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.83
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.17
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.25
Firm seemed the right size: 4.58
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.42
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.42
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.33
Pleasant space and décor: 4.75


Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin
San Francisco
Participating Offices: San Fracisco
Number of Respondents: 10 (83%)
Firmwide Score: 4.526 (rank: 73)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.40
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.10
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.80
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.90
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.40
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.33
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.60
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.30
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.40
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.10
Average pay per week: $3,008
Average hours worked per week: 43.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.60
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.70
Financial information is made available: 3.20
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.20
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.20
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.50
Firm seemed the right size: 4.70
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.90
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.70
Pleasant space and décor: 4.80


Howrey
National
Participating Offices: East Palo Alto, CA; Houston; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 26 (46%)
Firmwide Score: 4.204 (rank: 164)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.48
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.28
Training and guidance: 3.80
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.92
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.40
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.76
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.32
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.40
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.48
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.27
Level of responsibility: 4.19
Amount of client contact: 2.69
Amount of feedback: 3.04
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.73
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.27
Average pay per week: $2,718
Average hours worked per week: 42.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.08
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.27
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.58
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.46
Financial information is made available: 3.44
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.29
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.12
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.16
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.27
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.84
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.77
Pleasant space and décor: 4.42


Hughes Hubbard & Reed
New York
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Miami; New York
Number of Respondents: 31 (69%)
Firmwide Score: 4.419 (rank: 115)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.35
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.32
Training and guidance: 4.35
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.16
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.13
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.58
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.62
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.52
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.32
Level of responsibility: 4.43
Amount of client contact: 3.87
Amount of feedback: 4.13
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.32
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.81
Average pay per week: $3,440
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: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.57
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.68
Financial information is made available: 3.69
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.47
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.23
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.61
Firm seemed the right size: 4.57
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.45
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.45
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.55
Pleasant space and décor: 4.55


Hunton & Williams
Richmond
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Charlotte; Dallas; McLean, VA; Miami; New York; Richmond; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 63 (73%)
Firmwide Score: 4.600 (rank: 42)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.49
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.51
Training and guidance: 4.43
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.65
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.49
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.59
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.68
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.44
Level of responsibility: 4.57
Amount of client contact: 3.77
Amount of feedback: 4.37
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.63
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.55
Average pay per week: $2,847
Average hours worked per week: 45.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.51
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.47
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 4.39
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.21
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.49
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.68
Firm seemed the right size: 4.65
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.40
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.95
Pleasant space and décor: 4.51


Irell & Manella
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Newport Beach, CA
Number of Respondents: 31 (84%)
Firmwide Score: 4.447 (rank: 108)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.48
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.45
Training and guidance: 4.03
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.26
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.68
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.23
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.65
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.59
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.61
Level of responsibility: 4.61
Amount of client contact: 3.47
Amount of feedback: 3.97
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.29
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.17
Average pay per week: $3,085
Average hours worked per week: 43.8
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: 4.33
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.45
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.61
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.61
Financial information is made available: 4.68
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.40
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.77
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.10
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.17
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.74
Pleasant space and décor: 4.48


Jenner & Block
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 62 (86%)
Firmwide Score: 4.396 (rank: 130)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.50
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.29
Training and guidance: 4.03
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.97
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.50
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.31
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.58
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.61
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.44
Level of responsibility: 4.21
Amount of client contact: 3.26
Amount of feedback: 3.52
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.15
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.79
Average pay per week: $2,897
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: 4.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.69
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.65
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.60
Financial information is made available: 3.03
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.97
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.47
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.44
Firm seemed the right size: 4.11
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.85
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.98
Pleasant space and décor: 4.08


Jones Day
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Chicago; Cleveland; Columbus; Houston; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; Pittsburgh; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 136 (67%)
Firmwide Score: 4.506 (rank: 86)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.49
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.33
Training and guidance: 4.27
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.29
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.66
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.64
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.50
Level of responsibility: 4.41
Amount of client contact: 3.45
Amount of feedback: 4.01
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.13
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.35
Average pay per week: $3,096
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: 4.34
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.10
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.69
Financial information is made available: 2.44
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.62
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.52
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.53
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.43
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.86
Pleasant space and décor: 4.68


Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 11 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.556 (rank: 53)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.45
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.73
Training and guidance: 4.27
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.91
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.82
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.36
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.55
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.36
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.55
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.91
Level of responsibility: 4.73
Amount of client contact: 3.82
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.55
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.91
Average pay per week: $3,019
Average hours worked per week: 41.8
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: 4.70
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.36
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.64
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.90
Financial information is made available: 3.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.30
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.50
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.64
Firm seemed the right size: 4.55
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.55
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.80
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.36
Pleasant space and décor: 4.73


Katten Muchin Rosenman
Chicago
Participating Offices: Charlotte; Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 51 (96%)
Firmwide Score: 4.348 (rank: 137)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.29
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.14
Training and guidance: 4.08
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.57
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.28
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.35
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.43
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.49
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.25
Level of responsibility: 4.22
Amount of client contact: 3.20
Amount of feedback: 3.69
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.33
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.41
Average pay per week: $2,730
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: 4.39
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.37
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.63
Financial information is made available: 3.86
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.66
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.67
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.47
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.45
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.65
Pleasant space and décor: 4.06


Kaye Scholer
New York
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 25 (49%)
Firmwide Score: 4.467 (rank: 105)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.32
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.20
Training and guidance: 4.12
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.52
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.16
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.68
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.24
Level of responsibility: 4.12
Amount of client contact: 3.16
Amount of feedback: 3.76
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.12
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.71
Average pay per week: $3,099
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: 4.44
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.56
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 3.52
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.36
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.92
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.48
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.64
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.48
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.72
Pleasant space and décor: 4.00


Kelley Drye & Warren
New York
Participating Offices: Chicago; New York; Stamford, CT; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 26 (96%)
Firmwide Score: 4.703 (rank: 21)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.65
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.92
Training and guidance: 4.54
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.85
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.92
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.20
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.72
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.80
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.73
Level of responsibility: 4.77
Amount of client contact: 3.96
Amount of feedback: 4.27
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.65
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.00
Average pay per week: $3,135
Average hours worked per week: 45.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.65
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.54
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.88
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.62
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.35
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.73
Firm seemed the right size: 4.81
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.81
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.62
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.68
Pleasant space and décor: 4.65


Kilpatrick Stockton
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Augusta, GA; Washington, D.C.; Winston-Salem
Number of Respondents: 32 (47%)
Firmwide Score: 4.401 (rank: 127)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.25
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.25
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.59
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.28
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.47
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.31
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.58
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.88
Level of responsibility: 4.03
Amount of client contact: 2.91
Amount of feedback: 3.69
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.13
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.69
Average pay per week: $2,453
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: 4.45
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.56
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.63
Financial information is made available: 4.22
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.81
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.16
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.47
Firm seemed the right size: 4.50
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.25
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.94
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.97
Pleasant space and décor: 4.56


King & Spalding
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Houston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 59 (63%)
Firmwide Score: 4.574 (rank: 49)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.56
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.44
Training and guidance: 4.36
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.54
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.83
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.49
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.68
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.58
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.51
Level of responsibility: 4.46
Amount of client contact: 3.64
Amount of feedback: 4.17
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.51
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.61
Average pay per week: $2,717
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: 4.40
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.39
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.81
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 4.46
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.43
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.63
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.71
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.54
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.46
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.76
Pleasant space and décor: 4.81


Kirkland & Ellis
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 152 (63%)
Firmwide Score: 4.479 (rank: 100)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.45
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.47
Training and guidance: 4.42
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.09
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.76
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.32
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.63
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.53
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.52
Level of responsibility: 4.48
Amount of client contact: 3.45
Amount of feedback: 3.91
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.25
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.77
Average pay per week: $3,317
Average hours worked per week: 41.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.05
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.28
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.64
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.56
Financial information is made available: 3.77
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.75
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.38
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.65
Firm seemed the right size: 4.45
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.85
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.54
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.22
Pleasant space and décor: 4.16


Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Los Angeles; New York; Newark; Pittsburgh; Portland, OR; Seattle; Spokane; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 74 (89%)
Firmwide Score: 4.498 (rank: 92)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.38
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.45
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.68
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.29
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.55
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.67
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.50
Level of responsibility: 4.42
Amount of client contact: 3.26
Amount of feedback: 3.85
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.39
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.39
Average pay per week: $2,530
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: 4.22
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.68
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 3.96
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.72
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.32
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.46
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.53
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.24
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.77
Pleasant space and décor: 4.59


Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 16 (62%)
Firmwide Score: 4.549 (rank: 57)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.56
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.44
Training and guidance: 4.06
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.25
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.87
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.88
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.69
Level of responsibility: 4.63
Amount of client contact: 4.06
Amount of feedback: 4.19
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.38
Opportunities for pro bono work: 5.00
Average pay per week: $3,237
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: 4.81
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.56
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 3.75
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: 4.75
Firm seemed the right size: 4.88
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.94
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.25
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.44
Pleasant space and décor: 4.75


Latham & Watkins
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Costa Mesa, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Newark; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 154 (55%)
Firmwide Score: 4.473 (rank: 104)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.19
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.18
Training and guidance: 4.19
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.08
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.60
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.76
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.28
Level of responsibility: 4.15
Amount of client contact: 3.53
Amount of feedback: 4.29
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.25
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.75
Average pay per week: $3,068
Average hours worked per week: 42.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.98
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.34
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.81
Financial information is made available: 4.84
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.60
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.61
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.86
Firm seemed the right size: 4.47
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.18
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.50
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.70
Pleasant space and décor: 4.57


LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Chicago; Hartford; Houston; Jacksonville; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 49 (49%)
Firmwide Score: 4.317 (rank: 144)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.29
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.31
Training and guidance: 4.06
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.22
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.47
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.22
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.41
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.44
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.43
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.00
Level of responsibility: 4.27
Amount of client contact: 3.27
Amount of feedback: 3.56
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.08
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.63
Average pay per week: $3,032
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: 3.67
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.55
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.63
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.61
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.71
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.37
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.67
Firm seemed the right size: 4.29
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.02
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.45
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.57
Pleasant space and décor: 4.27


LeClair Ryan
Richmond
Participating Offices: Richmond
Number of Respondents: 10 (77%)
Firmwide Score: 4.489 (rank: 94)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.00
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.20
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.60
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.80
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.30
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 2.50
Amount of feedback: 3.70
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.00
Average pay per week: $1,640
Average hours worked per week: 42.0
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: 4.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.70
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.70
Financial information is made available: 4.30
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.10
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.90
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.50
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.40
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.40
Pleasant space and décor: 4.60


Leonard, Street and Deinard
Minneapolis
Participating Offices: Minneapolis
Number of Respondents: 18 (90%)
Firmwide Score: 4.476 (rank: 101)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.39
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.39
Training and guidance: 4.22
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
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: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.56
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.72
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.22
Level of responsibility: 4.28
Amount of client contact: 3.17
Amount of feedback: 3.11
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.11
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.67
Average pay per week: $1,912
Average hours worked per week: 47.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.44
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.44
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 3.67
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.67
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.61
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.61
Firm seemed the right size: 4.39
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.50
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.39
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.33
Pleasant space and décor: 4.33


Lewis and Roca
Phoenix
Participating Offices: Phoenix
Number of Respondents: 10 (63%)
Firmwide Score: 4.700 (rank: 22)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.30
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.60
Training and guidance: 4.50
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.90
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.70
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 5.00
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.90
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.90
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.70
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.10
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.40
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.50
Average pay per week: $2,112
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: 4.30
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.20
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.90
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.90
Financial information is made available: 4.80
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.10
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.50
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.89
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.67
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.80
Pleasant space and décor: 5.00


Linklaters
International
Participating Offices: London; New York; Sao Paulo; Tokyo
Number of Respondents: 26 (74%)
Firmwide Score: 4.330 (rank: 142)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.15
Training and guidance: 4.23
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.31
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.62
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.19
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.20
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.50
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.12
Level of responsibility: 3.96
Amount of client contact: 3.23
Amount of feedback: 3.81
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.19
Average pay per week: $3,085
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: 3.77
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.88
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.50
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.48
Financial information is made available: 4.19
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.77
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.77
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.54
Firm seemed the right size: 4.38
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.56
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.42
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50


Littler Mendelson
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Columbus; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Philadelphia; Phoenix; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 13 (68%)
Firmwide Score: 4.277 (rank: 156)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.23
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.46
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.00
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.38
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.42
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.31
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.92
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.77
Amount of feedback: 3.15
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.62
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.25
Average pay per week: $2,236
Average hours worked per week: 49.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.31
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.23
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.23
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.23
Financial information is made available: 3.50
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.25
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.77
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.38
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.46
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.92
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.46


Locke Liddell & Sapp
Dallas
Participating Offices: Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 19 (24%)
Firmwide Score: 4.523 (rank: 76)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.42
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.53
Training and guidance: 4.05
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.63
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.53
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.68
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.74
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.39
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.68
Level of responsibility: 4.37
Amount of client contact: 3.42
Amount of feedback: 4.21
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.58
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.06
Average pay per week: $2,700
Average hours worked per week: 41.4
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: 4.63
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.53
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.84
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.89
Financial information is made available: 4.53
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.53
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.58
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.74
Firm seemed the right size: 4.63
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.42
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.42
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.53
Pleasant space and décor: 4.47


Lord, Bissell & Brook
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 13 (81%)
Firmwide Score: 4.539 (rank: 62)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.15
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.77
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.54
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.85
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.77
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.31
Level of responsibility: 4.46
Amount of client contact: 3.46
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.69
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.54
Average pay per week: $2,761
Average hours worked per week: 41.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.69
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.54
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.85
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 3.77
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.46
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.08
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.23
Firm seemed the right size: 4.62
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.85
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.77
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.85
Pleasant space and décor: 4.92


Lowenstein Sandler
Roseland, New Jersey
Participating Offices: Roseland, NJ
Number of Respondents: 12 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.499 (rank: 91)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.25
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.25
Training and guidance: 4.42
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.42
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.50
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.42
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.75
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.58
Level of responsibility: 4.17
Amount of client contact: 3.25
Amount of feedback: 3.33
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.42
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.67
Average pay per week: $2,408
Average hours worked per week: 49.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.75
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.83
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.83
Financial information is made available: 4.33
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.83
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.83
Firm seemed the right size: 4.75
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.58
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.83
Pleasant space and décor: 4.33


Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto
Number of Respondents: 14 (67%)
Firmwide Score: 4.531 (rank: 68)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.07
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.07
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.29
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.29
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.93
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.86
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.21
Level of responsibility: 4.00
Amount of client contact: 3.21
Amount of feedback: 3.57
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.79
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.57
Average pay per week: $2,780
Average hours worked per week: 47.5
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: 4.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.71
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.71
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.79
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.00
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.36
Firm seemed the right size: 4.79
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.86
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.43
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.50
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50


Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
National
Participating Offices: Charlotte; Chicago; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 114 (79%)
Firmwide Score: 4.544 (rank: 58)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.40
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.39
Training and guidance: 4.41
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.57
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.79
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.47
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.68
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.58
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.61
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.56
Level of responsibility: 4.43
Amount of client contact: 3.64
Amount of feedback: 4.10
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.57
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.58
Average pay per week: $3,041
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: 4.34
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.49
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.73
Financial information is made available: 4.65
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.37
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.51
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.54
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.54
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.73
Pleasant space and décor: 4.63


McDermott Will & Emery
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Chicago; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Palo Alto; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 99 (92%)
Firmwide Score: 4.657 (rank: 30)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.52
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.58
Training and guidance: 4.54
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.63
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.59
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.69
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.75
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.61
Level of responsibility: 4.48
Amount of client contact: 3.89
Amount of feedback: 4.05
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.57
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.94
Average pay per week: $3,086
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: 4.57
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.81
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.83
Financial information is made available: 4.12
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.07
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.50
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.78
Firm seemed the right size: 4.76
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.59
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.54
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.68
Pleasant space and décor: 4.59


McKee Nelson
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 21 (95%)
Firmwide Score: 4.333 (rank: 140)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.24
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.33
Training and guidance: 4.14
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.05
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.76
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.19
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.43
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.29
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.57
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.10
Level of responsibility: 4.19
Amount of client contact: 3.74
Amount of feedback: 3.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.10
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.38
Average pay per week: $3,080
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: 4.33
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.33
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.62
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 4.05
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.10
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.76
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.76
Firm seemed the right size: 4.48
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.52
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.43
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.05
Pleasant space and décor: 4.62


McKenna Long & Aldridge
National
Participating Offices: Altanta; Denver; Los Angeles; San Diego; San Fracisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 35 (97%)
Firmwide Score: 4.809 (rank: 12)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.66
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.77
Training and guidance: 4.66
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.88
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.63
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.97
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.80
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.91
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.54
Level of responsibility: 4.66
Amount of client contact: 4.11
Amount of feedback: 4.31
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.77
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.74
Average pay per week: $2,409
Average hours worked per week: 44.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.83
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.63
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.91
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.94
Financial information is made available: 4.29
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.11
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.69
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.91
Firm seemed the right size: 4.97
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.91
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.69
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.86
Pleasant space and décor: 4.89


Michael Best & Friedrich
Milwaukee
Participating Offices: Chicago; Madison, WI; Milwaukee
Number of Respondents: 18 (75%)
Firmwide Score: 4.237 (rank: 159)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.28
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.28
Training and guidance: 3.56
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.39
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.22
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.11
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.29
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.50
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.94
Level of responsibility: 4.22
Amount of client contact: 3.11
Amount of feedback: 3.67
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.06
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.56
Average pay per week: $2,213
Average hours worked per week: 45.2
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: 4.28
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.61
Financial information is made available: 3.47
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.29
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.28
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.39
Firm seemed the right size: 4.35
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.11
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.06
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.67
Pleasant space and décor: 4.24


Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
New York
Participating Offices: Hong Kong; Los Angeles; New York
Number of Respondents: 73 (75%)
Firmwide Score: 4.830 (rank: 10)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.79
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.73
Training and guidance: 4.77
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.71
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.99
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.71
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.86
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.95
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.96
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.77
Level of responsibility: 4.75
Amount of client contact: 4.39
Amount of feedback: 4.53
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.68
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.90
Average pay per week: $3,150
Average hours worked per week: 42.0
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: 4.56
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.89
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.99
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.95
Financial information is made available: 4.39
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.56
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.66
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.89
Firm seemed the right size: 4.93
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.90
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.81
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.42
Pleasant space and décor: 4.94


Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston; New York; San Diego; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 25 (78%)
Firmwide Score: 4.870 (rank: 5)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.76
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.88
Training and guidance: 4.84
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.92
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.92
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.80
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.96
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.83
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.92
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.84
Level of responsibility: 4.88
Amount of client contact: 4.24
Amount of feedback: 4.52
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.84
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.88
Average pay per week: $3,078
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: 4.88
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.88
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.92
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 5.00
Financial information is made available: 4.76
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.76
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.92
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.92
Firm seemed the right size: 4.84
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.92
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.68
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.80
Pleasant space and décor: 4.92


Morgan & Finnegan
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 10 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.489 (rank: 94)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.50
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.60
Training and guidance: 4.40
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.40
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.70
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.20
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.40
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.70
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 3.50
Amount of feedback: 3.80
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.00
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.00
Average pay per week: $2,989
Average hours worked per week: 53.3
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: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.30
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 3.40
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.40
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.50
Firm seemed the right size: 4.70
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.33
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50


Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 117 (98%)
Firmwide Score: 4.879 (rank: 4)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.89
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.91
Training and guidance: 4.78
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.88
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.95
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.84
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.90
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.87
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.89
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.88
Level of responsibility: 4.95
Amount of client contact: 4.46
Amount of feedback: 4.57
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.82
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.91
Average pay per week: $3,160
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: 4.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.79
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.91
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.92
Financial information is made available: 4.76
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.67
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.83
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.93
Firm seemed the right size: 4.88
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.74
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.87
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.11
Pleasant space and décor: 4.85


Morris, Manning & Martin
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta
Number of Respondents: 13 (81%)
Firmwide Score: 4.599 (rank: 43)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.38
Training and guidance: 4.23
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.62
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.85
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.62
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.92
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.69
Level of responsibility: 4.62
Amount of client contact: 3.85
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.62
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.38
Average pay per week: $2,254
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: 4.46
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.77
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.85
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 4.77
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.62
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.69
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.85
Firm seemed the right size: 4.77
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.92
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.85
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.23
Pleasant space and décor: 4.31


Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
Wilmington
Participating Offices: Wilmington
Number of Respondents: 14 (78%)
Firmwide Score: 4.517 (rank: 78)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.57
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.43
Training and guidance: 4.21
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.43
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.79
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.36
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.79
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.36
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.71
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 3.71
Amount of feedback: 3.69
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.29
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.57
Average pay per week: $2,835
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: 4.43
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.71
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.62
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.71
Financial information is made available: 3.64
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: 4.71
Firm seemed the right size: 4.71
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.79
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.71
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.93
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50


Morrison & Foerster
San Francisco
Participating Offices: Denver; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Tokyo; Walnut Creek, CA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 98 (89%)
Firmwide Score: 4.536 (rank: 66)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.44
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.53
Training and guidance: 4.33
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
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: 4.52
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.68
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.40
Level of responsibility: 4.51
Amount of client contact: 3.71
Amount of feedback: 4.06
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.31
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.47
Average pay per week: $3,164
Average hours worked per week: 46.1
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.47
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.74
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 3.97
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.96
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.57
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.72
Firm seemed the right size: 4.65
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.35
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.46
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.93
Pleasant space and décor: 4.59


Munger, Tolles & Olson
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 14 (52%)
Firmwide Score: 4.317 (rank: 144)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.62
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.46
Training and guidance: 3.77
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.38
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.54
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.92
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.62
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.00
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.54
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.36
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 3.21
Amount of feedback: 3.50
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.93
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.50
Average pay per week: $3,079
Average hours worked per week: 42.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.71
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.14
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.43
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.64
Financial information is made available: 4.57
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.36
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.14
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.36
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.57
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.43
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.50
Pleasant space and décor: 4.29

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