Law Firm Rankings 2012: The Best Law Firms For Diversity: Diversity for Minorities

The 25 Best Law Firms for Diversity ranking is based on how well firms perform in three individual diversity categories. See methodology

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1 1 Carlton Fields 9.091 Tampa, FL
2 12 Littler Mendelson P.C. 8.797 San Francisco, CA
3 6 Ropes & Gray LLP 8.649 Boston, MA
4 13 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 8.544 New York, NY
5 5 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. 8.464 Kansas City, MO
6 4 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 8.242 New York, NY
7 24 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 8.164 Memphis, TN
8 16 Alston & Bird LLP 8.159 Atlanta, GA
9 3 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 8.126 New York, NY
10 13 Vinson & Elkins LLP 8.044 Houston, TX
11 NR Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. 8.040 Minneapolis, MN
12 NR Fenwick & West LLP 8.038 Mountain View, CA
13 18 Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 7.967 New York, NY
14 12 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 7.961 New York, NY
15 10 Haynes and Boone, LLP 7.952 Dallas, TX
16 16 Jenner & Block LLP 7.941 Chicago, IL
17 NR Nixon Peabody LLP 7.935 Boston, MA
18 NR Schiff Hardin LLP 7.911 Chicago, IL
19 NR Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 7.852 Washington, DC
20 NR Foley Hoag LLP 7.842 Boston, MA
21 22 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates 7.807 New York, NY
22 NR Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 7.783 Los Angeles, CA
23 8 Morrison & Foerster LLP 7.720 San Francisco, CA
24 2 Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP 7.719 New York, NY
25 NR Arent Fox LLP 7.646 Washington, DC

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



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