Nixon Peabody
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Jericho, NY; New York; Rochester, NY; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 41 (80%)
Firmwide Score: 4.411 (rank: 119 )
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: 4.39
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.46
Training and guidance: 4.34
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.17
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.63
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.41
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.28
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.56
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.32
Level of responsibility: 4.49
Amount of client contact: 3.29
Amount of feedback: 3.71
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.22
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.20
Average pay per week: $2,569
Average hours worked per week: 45.9
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: 4.24
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.61
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.60
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.66
Financial information is made available: 3.78
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.59
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.17
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.32
Firm seemed the right size: 4.61
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.49
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.13
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.78
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.56
Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; Sacramento; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 13 (93%)
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: 4.15
How much “real” work was assigned: 3.85
Training and guidance: 3.62
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.15
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.38
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.46
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 3.31
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.23
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.23
Level of responsibility: 3.85
Amount of client contact: 3.46
Amount of feedback: 3.62
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.69
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.46
Average pay per week: $2,627
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: 4.46
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.38
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.62
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.46
Financial information is made available: 3.25
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.54
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 3.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.00
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.62
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.85
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.00
Nutter McClennen & Fish
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston
Number of Respondents: 10 (91%)
Firmwide Score: 4.989 (rank: 1 )
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: 5.00
How much “real” work was assigned: 5.00
Training and guidance: 4.90
Partner�summer associate interactions: 5.00
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 5.00
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 5.00
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 5.00
Overall rating as a place to work: 5.00
More about the work:
Amount of work: 5.00
Level of responsibility: 5.00
Amount of client contact: 4.90
Amount of feedback: 4.90
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.90
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.89
Average pay per week: $2,598
Average hours worked per week: 44.2
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: 5.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.80
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 5.00
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 5.00
Financial information is made available: 4.50
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.70
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 5.00
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 5.00
Firm seemed the right size: 5.00
Humane approach to billable hours: 5.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 5.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and d�cor: 5.00
O’Melveny & Myers
National
Participating Offices: Century City, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Newport Beach, CA; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 96 (65%)
Firmwide Score: 4.538 (rank: 64 )
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: 4.42
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.36
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.10
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.45
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.72
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.65
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.75
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.35
Level of responsibility: 4.29
Amount of client contact: 3.34
Amount of feedback: 3.93
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.34
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.75
Average pay per week: $3,086
Average hours worked per week: 46.8
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: 4.30
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.62
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.84
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.83
Financial information is made available: 4.05
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.01
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.46
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.68
Firm seemed the right size: 4.61
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.48
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.74
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.57
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
National
Participating Offices: Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Sacramento; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 83 (86%)
Firmwide Score: 4.597 (rank: 44 )
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: 4.54
Training and guidance: 4.37
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.59
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.87
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.55
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.69
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.65
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.78
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.48
Level of responsibility: 4.55
Amount of client contact: 4.00
Amount of feedback: 4.02
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.55
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.62
Average pay per week: $3,116
Average hours worked per week: 44.9
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: 4.29
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.81
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.87
Financial information is made available: 3.98
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.83
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.75
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.83
Firm seemed the right size: 4.73
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.52
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.60
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.04
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.70
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 10 (67%)
Firmwide Score: 4.556 (rank: 53 )
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: 4.40
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.20
Training and guidance: 4.30
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.40
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.80
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.50
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.80
Amount of feedback: 3.70
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.60
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $3,072
Average hours worked per week: 42.1
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: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 3.80
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.90
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.40
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.90
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.80
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.10
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.90
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.10
Patton Boggs
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Dallas; Denver; Newark; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 19 (44%)
Firmwide Score: 4.636 (rank: 37 )
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: 4.37
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.53
Training and guidance: 4.56
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.47
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.79
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.58
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.74
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.84
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.84
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.32
Level of responsibility: 4.16
Amount of client contact: 3.00
Amount of feedback: 3.68
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.63
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.58
Average pay per week: $2,787
Average hours worked per week: 45.4
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: 4.50
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.47
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.89
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 3.95
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.95
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.58
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.84
Firm seemed the right size: 4.68
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.68
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.53
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.89
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.21
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Chicago; Costa Mesa, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 142 (77%)
Firmwide Score: 4.541 (rank: 59 )
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: 4.41
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.41
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.44
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.56
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.66
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.60
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.42
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.57
Amount of feedback: 3.85
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.25
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.35
Average pay per week: $3,016
Average hours worked per week: 41.6
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: 4.11
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.39
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.64
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.66
Financial information is made available: 4.42
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.25
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.61
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.74
Firm seemed the right size: 4.71
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.46
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.44
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.13
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.61
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
New York
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 65 (71%)
Firmwide Score: 4.410 (rank: 123 )
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: 4.17
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.23
Training and guidance: 4.26
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.31
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.77
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.25
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.50
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.66
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.54
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.22
Level of responsibility: 4.22
Amount of client contact: 3.35
Amount of feedback: 3.77
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.25
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.53
Average pay per week: $3,101
Average hours worked per week: 45.4
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: 3.63
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.72
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.63
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.62
Financial information is made available: 3.03
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.11
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.14
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.47
Firm seemed the right size: 4.20
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.72
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.14
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.09
Pepper Hamilton
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Berwyn, PA; Detroit; Harrisburg, PA; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton; Wilmington
Number of Respondents: 27 (59%)
Firmwide Score: 4.541 (rank: 59 )
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: 4.31
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.62
Training and guidance: 4.35
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.31
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.77
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.35
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.62
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.85
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.52
Level of responsibility: 4.63
Amount of client contact: 3.19
Amount of feedback: 3.74
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.41
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.44
Average pay per week: $2,316
Average hours worked per week: 45.2
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: 4.59
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.59
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.81
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 4.78
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.92
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.35
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.77
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.70
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.33
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.70
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.74
Perkins Coie
Seattle
Participating Offices: Anchorage; Bellevue, WA; Boise; Chicago; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; Phoenix; Portland, OR; San Francisco; Seattle
Number of Respondents: 32 (54%)
Firmwide Score: 4.513 (rank: 79 )
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: 4.41
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.47
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.53
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.34
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.66
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.55
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.72
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.47
Level of responsibility: 4.31
Amount of client contact: 3.34
Amount of feedback: 3.78
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.09
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.19
Average pay per week: $2,297
Average hours worked per week: 43.5
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: 4.47
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.34
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.81
Financial information is made available: 4.72
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.28
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.41
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.44
Firm seemed the right size: 4.31
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.63
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.34
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.97
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.25
