Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
National
Participating Offices: Austin; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Philadelphia; San Antonio; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 85 (74%)
Firmwide Score: 4.397 (rank: 129 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.31
Training and guidance: 4.22
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.36
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.15
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.44
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.51
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.54
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.38
Level of responsibility: 4.42
Amount of client contact: 3.47
Amount of feedback: 3.80
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.84
Average pay per week: $2,889
Average hours worked per week: 45.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.18
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.65
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.72
Financial information is made available: 3.39
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.28
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.23
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.59
Firm seemed the right size: 4.61
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.08
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.14
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.61
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.40
Allen & Overy
International
Participating Offices: London; New York
Number of Respondents: 24 (60%)
Firmwide Score: 4.529 (rank: 70 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.25
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.46
Training and guidance: 4.42
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.71
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.54
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.54
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.63
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.42
Level of responsibility: 4.25
Amount of client contact: 3.79
Amount of feedback: 3.96
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.21
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.25
Average pay per week: $2,962
Average hours worked per week: 46.9
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 3.88
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.83
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.79
Financial information is made available: 3.96
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.13
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.46
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.48
Firm seemed the right size: 4.63
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.63
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.33
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.67
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.42
Alston & Bird
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Charlotte; New York; Raleigh; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 78 (69%)
Firmwide Score: 4.676 (rank: 28 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.55
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.59
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.54
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.94
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.68
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.79
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.81
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.68
Level of responsibility: 4.54
Amount of client contact: 3.60
Amount of feedback: 4.05
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.59
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.54
Average pay per week: $2,690
Average hours worked per week: 41.9
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.65
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.71
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.90
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.86
Financial information is made available: 4.40
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.30
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.71
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.77
Firm seemed the right size: 4.73
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.64
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.72
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.23
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.78
Andrews Kurth
Houston
Participating Offices: Austin; Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 12 (25%)
Firmwide Score: 3.957 (rank: 168 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 3.58
How much “real” work was assigned: 3.58
Training and guidance: 3.45
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.00
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.17
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.50
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 3.58
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.00
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.92
Level of responsibility: 3.83
Amount of client contact: 3.08
Amount of feedback: 3.67
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.25
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.58
Average pay per week: $2,700
Average hours worked per week: 41.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.08
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.17
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 4.33
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.25
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.92
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.08
Firm seemed the right size: 4.42
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.25
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.08
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.00
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.25
Arent Fox
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 18 (86%)
Firmwide Score: 4.691 (rank: 25 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.50
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.67
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.83
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.78
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.78
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.72
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.72
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.72
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.22
Level of responsibility: 4.72
Amount of client contact: 3.11
Amount of feedback: 4.17
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.11
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.28
Average pay per week: $2,800
Average hours worked per week: 46.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.72
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.83
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.76
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.89
Financial information is made available: 4.56
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.28
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.72
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.83
Firm seemed the right size: 4.61
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.72
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.44
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.39
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.56
Arnall Golden Gregory
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta
Number of Respondents: 10 (100%)
Firmwide Score: 4.822 (rank: 11 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.60
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.80
Training and guidance: 4.80
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.90
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.90
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.80
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.90
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.70
Overall rating as a place to work: 5.00
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.80
Level of responsibility: 5.00
Amount of client contact: 4.40
Amount of feedback: 4.40
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.80
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $1,990
Average hours worked per week: 41.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.90
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.70
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.90
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.90
Financial information is made available: 4.20
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.20
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.90
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.89
Firm seemed the right size: 4.90
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.89
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.90
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.40
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.90
Arnold & Porter
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Denver; Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 54 (92%)
Firmwide Score: 4.342 (rank: 139 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.15
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.19
Training and guidance: 4.20
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.15
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.56
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.22
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.61
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.41
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.59
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.15
Level of responsibility: 4.19
Amount of client contact: 3.30
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.41
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.72
Average pay per week: $3,018
Average hours worked per week: 43.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.57
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.69
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.54
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.54
Financial information is made available: 3.42
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.29
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.30
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.43
Firm seemed the right size: 4.19
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.43
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.31
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.33
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.70
Baker & Daniels
Indianapolis
Participating Offices: Fort Wayne, IN; Indianapolis; South Bend, IN
Number of Respondents: 39 (87%)
Firmwide Score: 4.344 (rank: 138 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.26
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.28
Training and guidance: 3.87
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.44
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.54
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.15
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.15
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.46
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.26
Amount of feedback: 3.64
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.23
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.67
Average pay per week: $1,835
Average hours worked per week: 42.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.38
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.74
Financial information is made available: 3.08
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.95
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.18
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.44
Firm seemed the right size: 4.41
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.54
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.23
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.44
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.49
Baker & Hostetler
Cleveland
Participating Offices: Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus; Denver; Houston; New York; Orlando; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 41 (85%)
Firmwide Score: 4.261 (rank: 158 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.27
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.61
Training and guidance: 3.78
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.48
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.32
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.90
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.22
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.33
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.44
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.29
Level of responsibility: 4.44
Amount of client contact: 3.10
Amount of feedback: 3.46
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.07
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.22
Average pay per week: $2,344
Average hours worked per week: 45.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.29
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.15
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.59
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.56
Financial information is made available: 3.30
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.18
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.73
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.49
Firm seemed the right size: 4.56
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.54
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.15
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.07
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.34
Baker & McKenzie
International
Participating Offices: Chicago; Dallas; Houston; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 32 (47%)
Firmwide Score: 4.209 (rank: 163 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.22
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.44
Training and guidance: 3.91
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.18
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.41
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.97
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.29
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.25
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.21
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.19
Level of responsibility: 4.24
Amount of client contact: 3.15
Amount of feedback: 3.21
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.18
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.47
Average pay per week: $2,796
Average hours worked per week: 43.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 3.97
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.79
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.53
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.47
Financial information is made available: 3.24
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.12
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.79
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.06
Firm seemed the right size: 4.41
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.88
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.73
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.24
Baker Botts
Houston
Participating Offices: Austin; Dallas; Houston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 104 (61%)
Firmwide Score: 4.222 (rank: 160 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.15
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.19
Training and guidance: 3.89
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.07
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.62
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.21
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.49
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.04
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.34
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.21
Level of responsibility: 4.05
Amount of client contact: 3.10
Amount of feedback: 3.71
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.12
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.06
Average pay per week: $2,749
Average hours worked per week: 42.9
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 3.90
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.16
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.48
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.39
Financial information is made available: 4.25
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.06
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.07
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.38
Firm seemed the right size: 4.34
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.07
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.02
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.04
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Baltimore; Denver; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 30 (73%)
Firmwide Score: 4.848 (rank: 6 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.77
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.80
Training and guidance: 4.77
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.77
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.97
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.87
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.86
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.89
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.93
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.70
Level of responsibility: 4.73
Amount of client contact: 4.37
Amount of feedback: 4.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.80
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,564
Average hours worked per week: 42.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.76
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.97
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.97
Financial information is made available: 4.50
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.64
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.75
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.76
Firm seemed the right size: 4.86
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.86
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.86
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.83
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.83
Barnes & Thornburg
Indianapolis
Participating Offices: Chicago; Indianapolis; South Bend, IN
Number of Respondents: 24 (96%)
Firmwide Score: 4.446 (rank: 110 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.38
Training and guidance: 4.46
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.42
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.33
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.54
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.25
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.63
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.50
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 3.21
Amount of feedback: 4.17
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.35
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.96
Average pay per week: $1,722
Average hours worked per week: 45.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.38
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.54
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.83
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.71
Financial information is made available: 3.71
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.63
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.38
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.71
Firm seemed the right size: 4.67
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.25
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.71
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.63
Bass, Berry & Sims
Nashville
Participating Offices: Knoxville; Memphis; Nashville
Number of Respondents: 31 (67%)
Firmwide Score: 4.326 (rank: 143 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.16
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.10
Training and guidance: 4.06
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.30
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.26
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.52
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.30
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.52
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.32
Level of responsibility: 4.10
Amount of client contact: 3.06
Amount of feedback: 3.39
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.39
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.87
Average pay per week: $1,723
Average hours worked per week: 41.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.52
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.23
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.48
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 3.42
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.65
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.90
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.52
Firm seemed the right size: 4.23
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.53
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.26
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.10
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 20 (95%)
Firmwide Score: 4.594 (rank: 45 )
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 169 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.60
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.55
Training and guidance: 4.40
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.55
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.30
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.70
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.55
Level of responsibility: 4.55
Amount of client contact: 3.40
Amount of feedback: 3.65
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.20
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.30
Average pay per week: $3,058
Average hours worked per week: 43.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly disagree” and 5 being “strongly agree.”)
Family-friendly: 4.70
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.45
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 3.75
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.70
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.15
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.55
Firm seemed the right size: 4.90
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.75
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.80
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.30
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.55
