Top law firms for diversity

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In our latest survey, we identified the best-performing law firms for diversity, equity & inclusion

Methodology

For every firm taking part in our annual interview-based research, we also 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 D&I and pro bono. We also ask them about their expectations, aspirations and how important all these factors were when joining the profession and how those views change as they mature. Each question involves a rating, which we agglomerate here for comparison. The diversity and inclusion scores are a combination of all topics that can affect how inclusive a firm is, from hiring, to mentoring, to work allocation, to promotion, to mental health and parental policy.

 

Diversity, equity & inclusion: law firm rankings 2022

The elite  

Akin Gump | Clifford Chance | Dechert | Goodwin | Holwell Shuster & Goldberg | Latham & Watkins | McDermott | Paul Hastings | Ropes & Gray | White & Case | 

Excellent performer   

Axinn | Cooley | Finnegan | Foley & Lardner | Gibson, Dunn | Jackson Walker | Linklaters | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | Morrison & Foerster | Orrick | Perkins Coie | Proskauer Rose | Sidley Austin | Sterne, Kessler | Winston & Strawn | 

Strong performer   

Adam Leitman Bailey | Arnold & Porter | Brown Rudnick | Cadwalader | Cleary Gottlieb | Crowell & Moring | Debevoise & Plimpton | Dorsey & Whitney | Duane Morris | Fish & Richardson | Freshfields | Goulston & Storrs | Greenberg Traurig | Haynes and Boone | Mayer Brown | Munger, Tolles & Olson | Reed Smith | Schulte Roth & Zabel | Shearman & Sterling | Sheppard, Mullin | Weil | Wiley Rein | Willkie Farr | WilmerHale Wilson Sonsini | 

Endorsed   

Allen & Overy | Alston & Bird | Baker Botts | Bracewell | Cahill | Choate Hall & Stewart | Covington & Burling | Cozen O'Connor | Cravath | Davis Polk & Wardwell | DLA Piper | Foley Hoag | Fox Rothschild | Fried, Frank | Greenberg Glusker | Gunderson | Hogan Lovells US | Holland & Knight | Hunton Andrews Kurth | Irell & Manella | Jones Day | K&L Gates | Kasowitz Katten | King & Spalding | Kramer Levin | Milbank | Mintz Levin | Nelson Mullins | Norton Rose Fulbright | Patterson Belknap | Paul, Weiss | Pillsbury | Polsinelli Richards, Layton & Finger | Seward & Kissel | Seyfarth Shaw | Simpson Thacher | Skadden | Stroock Sullivan & Cromwell | Vedder Price | Venable | Vinson & Elkins | Waller | 

 

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