Law Firm Rankings 2013: The Best Law Firms to Work For: Associate/Partner Relations

Prestige isn't everything. These are the firms associates find the most amenable to a satisfying work experience. See methodology

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1 6 Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 9.700 Los Angeles, CA
2 1 Williams & Connolly LLP 9.493 Washington, DC
3 2 Ropes & Gray LLP 9.373 Boston, MA
4 15 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 9.141 Washington, DC
5 NR Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 9.097 Memphis, TN
6 25 Patton Boggs LLP 9.074 Washington, DC
7 3 Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 9.053 New York, NY
8 10 Foley Hoag LLP 9.020 Boston, MA
9 NR Carlton Fields 9.019 Tampa, FL
10 14 Steptoe & Johnson LLP 8.972 Washington, DC
11 4 Fish & Richardson P.C. 8.971 Boston, MA
12 20 Covington & Burling LLP 8.953 Washington, DC
13 5 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 8.932 New York, NY
13 NR Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. 8.932 Kansas City, MO
14 8 Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz 8.892 New York, NY
15 NR Schiff Hardin LLP 8.872 Chicago, IL
16 22 Latham & Watkins LLP 8.866 New York, NY
17 19 Alston & Bird LLP 8.844 Atlanta, GA
18 NR Baker & Hostetler LLP 8.805 Cleveland, OH
19 NR Hogan Lovells US LLP 8.801 Washington, DC
20 12 Jones Day 8.799 Washington, DC
21 16 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 8.797 Los Angeles, CA
22 NR Morrison & Foerster LLP 8.783 San Francisco, CA
22 NR Hunton & Williams LLP 8.783 Washington, DC
23 11 Davis Polk & Wardwell 8.781 New York, NY
24 NR Dykema Gossett PLLC 8.756 Detroit, MI
25 NR Fenwick & West LLP 8.746 Mountain View, CA

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NR=Not rated (insufficient sample size or score below published rankings)



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