In the 2024 survey, we identified the best performing law firms for associate satisfaction.
Methodology
For every firm taking part in our annual interview-based research, we invite their junior associates to respond to an online survey covering every aspect of law firm life. They complete 40 questions asking about everything from their initial views on the firm and its competitors, to their relationships with partners and clients, to the firm's handling of diversity and pro bono. We also ask them about their expectations, aspirations and exit plans. Each question involves a rating, which we agglomerate here for comparison. The satisfaction scores are a combination of all topics that can determine job satisfaction, including stress and mental health, career development and retention.
The top law firms for Associate Satisfaction 2024
The Elite
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | Clifford Chance | Cooley | Dechert | Duane Morris | Finnegan | Gibson, Dunn | Jackson Walker | McDermott | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius |
Excellent performer
Alston & Bird | Arnold & Porter | Brown Rudnick | Cahill | Cleary Gottlieb | Fish & Richardson | Freshfields | Fried, Frank | Goulston & Storrs | Holwell Shuster | Hunton Andrews Kurth | Jenner & Block | Katten | Wiley | Wilson Sonsini |
Strong performer
Adam Leitman Bailey | Baker Botts | Debevoise & Plimpton | Haynes and Boone | Jones Day | Kasowitz | Kramer Levin | Latham & Watkins | Mayer Brown | Milbank | Morrison & Foerster | Paul Hastings | Paul, Weiss | Pillsbury | Polsinelli | Proskauer Rose | Ropes & Gray | Schulte Roth & Zabel | Simpson Thacher | Skadden | White & Case | Willkie Farr | WilmerHale | Winston & Strawn |
Endorsed
Axinn | Bracewell | Cadwalader | Covington & Burling | Cozen O'Connor | Cravath | Davis Polk & Wardwell | DLA Piper | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath | Foley & Lardner | Foley Hoag | Fox Rothschild | Goodwin | Greenberg Traurig | Gunderson | Hogan Lovells US | Holland & Knight | Irell & Manella | K&L Gates | King & Spalding | Mintz Levin | Munger, Tolles & Olson | Nelson Mullins | Norton Rose Fulbright | Orrick | Patterson Belknap | Perkins Coie | Reed Smith | Richards, Layton & Finger | Seward & Kissel | Seyfarth Shaw | Sheppard, Mullin | Sidley Austin | Sterne, Kessler | Sullivan & Cromwell | Vedder Price | Venable | Vinson & Elkins | Weil |
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