In the 2021 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 2022
The Elite
Akin Gump | Dechert | Finnegan | Gibson, Dunn | Holwell Shuster & Goldberg | Latham & Watkins | McDermott | Paul Hastings | Sidley Austin | White & Case |
Excellent performer
Arnold & Porter | Clifford Chance | Cooley | Debevoise & Plimpton | Foley & Lardner | Goodwin | Greenberg Glusker | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | Munger, Tolles & Olson | Orrick | Patterson Belknap | Perkins Coie | Proskauer Rose | Sterne, Kessler | Willkie Farr |
Strong performer
Adam Leitman Bailey | Axinn | Cleary Gottlieb | Crowell & Moring | Duane Morris | Fish & Richardson | Foley Hoag | Freshfields | Goulston & Storrs | Greenberg Traurig | Haynes and Boone | Hogan Lovells US | Holland & Knight | Hunton Andrews Kurth | Jackson Walker | Kramer Levin | Linklaters | Morrison & Foerster | Ropes & Gray | Schulte Roth & Zabel | Sheppard, Mullin | Waller | Weil | Wiley Rein | Winston & Strawn |
Endorsed
Allen & Overy | Alston & Bird | Baker Botts | Bracewell | Brown Rudnick | Cadwalader | Cahill | Choate Hall & Stewart | Covington & Burling | Cozen O'Connor | Cravath | Davis Polk & Wardwell | DLA Piper | Dorsey & Whitney | Fox Rothschild | Fried, Frank | Gunderson | Irell & Manella | Jones Day | K&L Gates | Kasowitz | Katten | King & Spalding | Mayer Brown | Milbank | Mintz Levin | Nelson Mullins | Norton Rose Fulbright | Paul, Weiss | Pillsbury | Polsinelli | Reed Smith | Richards, Layton & Finger | Seward & Kissel | Seyfarth Shaw | Shearman & Sterling | Simpson Thacher | Skadden | Stroock | Sullivan & Cromwell | Vedder Price | Venable | Vinson & Elkins | WilmerHale | Wilson Sonsini |
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