Law Firm Rankings 2013: The Best Law Firms to Work For: Formal Training

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1 1 Ropes & Gray LLP 9.065 Boston, MA
2 4 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 8.952 Washington, DC
3 2 Kirkland & Ellis LLP 8.935 Chicago, IL
4 6 Clifford Chance US LLP 8.441 New York, NY
5 12 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 8.324 Memphis, TN
6 7 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 8.289 New York, NY
7 8 Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 8.220 New York, NY
7 NR Dykema Gossett PLLC 8.220 Detroit, MI
8 NR Patton Boggs LLP 8.185 Washington, DC
9 15 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates 8.097 New York, NY
10 10 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 8.075 New York, NY
11 13 Latham & Watkins LLP 8.046 New York, NY
12 20 Morrison & Foerster LLP 7.988 San Francisco, CA
13 9 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 7.977 New York, NY
14 21 Davis Polk & Wardwell 7.975 New York, NY
15 NR Paul Hastings LLP 7.944 New York, NY
16 14 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7.878 Philadelphia, PA
17 NR Fox Rothschild LLP 7.876 Philadelphia, PA
18 NR WilmerHale 7.869 Washington, DC
19 17 Jenner & Block LLP 7.847 Chicago, IL
20 NR Sidley Austin LLP 7.845 Chicago, IL
21 NR Fish & Richardson P.C. 7.821 Boston, MA
22 5 Linklaters LLP (US) 7.818 New York, NY
23 3 Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. 7.778 Minneapolis, MN
24 25 Haynes and Boone, LLP 7.757 Dallas, TX
25 18 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 7.731 New York, NY

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