Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
National
Participating Offices: Dallas; Denver; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 101 (76%)
Firmwide Score: 4.698 (rank: 23 )
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: 4.84
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.76
Training and guidance: 4.55
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.53
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.82
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.69
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.66
Level of responsibility: 4.74
Amount of client contact: 3.96
Amount of feedback: 4.35
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.44
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.66
Average pay per week: $3,077
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: 4.36
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.33
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.78
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 4.80
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.55
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.75
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.81
Firm seemed the right size: 4.86
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.48
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.72
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.51
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.72
Goodwin Procter
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 89 (74%)
Firmwide Score: 4.736 (rank: 19 )
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: 4.61
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.54
Training and guidance: 4.64
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.53
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.74
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.87
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.88
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.90
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.51
Amount of client contact: 3.64
Amount of feedback: 4.02
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.69
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.64
Average pay per week: $3,029
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: 4.57
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.53
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.88
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 4.36
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.16
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.74
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.88
Firm seemed the right size: 4.70
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.74
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.74
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.88
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.66
Greenberg Traurig
National
Participating Offices: Albany; Atlanta; Boca Raton, FL; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; East Palo Alto, CA; Fort Lauderdale; Houston; Irvine, CA; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Orlando; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL
Number of Respondents: 80 (96%)
Firmwide Score: 4.509 (rank: 84 )
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: 4.51
Training and guidance: 4.13
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.64
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.59
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.66
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.34
Level of responsibility: 4.48
Amount of client contact: 3.34
Amount of feedback: 3.54
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.19
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.15
Average pay per week: $2,642
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: 4.07
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.29
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.62
Financial information is made available: 4.09
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.88
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.66
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.74
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.13
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.13
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.28
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.55
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Menlo Park, California
Participating Offices: Boston; Menlo Park, CA; San Diego
Number of Respondents: 14 (88%)
Firmwide Score: 4.783 (rank: 16 )
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: 4.71
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.71
Training and guidance: 4.71
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.64
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.86
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.79
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.93
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.93
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.86
Level of responsibility: 4.71
Amount of client contact: 4.21
Amount of feedback: 4.14
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.86
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.00
Average pay per week: $2,821
Average hours worked per week: 42.5
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: 4.57
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.86
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.93
Financial information is made available: 4.50
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.71
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.86
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.86
Firm seemed the right size: 5.00
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.85
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.79
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.64
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.93
Haynes and Boone
Dallas
Participating Offices: Dallas; Fort Worth; Houston; New York; Richardson, TX; San Antonio; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 36 (51%)
Firmwide Score: 4.390 (rank: 134 )
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: 4.25
Training and guidance: 4.06
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.28
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.31
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.66
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.43
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.54
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.36
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.33
Amount of feedback: 3.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.31
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.11
Average pay per week: $2,709
Average hours worked per week: 44.3
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: 4.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.56
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 4.43
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.56
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.64
Firm seemed the right size: 4.53
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.31
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.42
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.25
Heller Ehrman
San Francisco
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 82 (94%)
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: 4.41
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.26
Training and guidance: 4.30
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.43
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.11
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.39
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.49
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.57
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.46
Level of responsibility: 4.29
Amount of client contact: 3.52
Amount of feedback: 3.98
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.24
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.65
Average pay per week: $2,840
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: 4.51
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.48
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.74
Financial information is made available: 4.09
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.95
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.26
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.40
Firm seemed the right size: 4.59
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.34
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.19
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.23
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.62
Hinshaw & Culbertson
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago; Fort Lauderdale; Jacksonville; Lisle, IL; Milwaukee; Rockford, IL; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 12 (86%)
Firmwide Score: 4.114 (rank: 166 )
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: 4.00
Training and guidance: 3.45
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.08
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.58
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.42
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.42
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.25
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.08
Level of responsibility: 4.17
Amount of client contact: 3.17
Amount of feedback: 3.25
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.75
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.45
Average pay per week: $1,354
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: 4.58
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.17
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 2.67
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.50
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.33
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.18
Firm seemed the right size: 4.25
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.17
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.50
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.25
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.33
Hogan & Hartson
National
Participating Offices: Boulder; Denver; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 84 (65%)
Firmwide Score: 4.507 (rank: 85 )
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: 4.28
Training and guidance: 4.23
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.42
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: 4.65
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.74
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.72
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.64
Amount of feedback: 3.87
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.37
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.92
Average pay per week: $3,062
Average hours worked per week: 44.5
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: 4.56
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.64
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 3.78
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.74
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.35
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.35
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.55
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.48
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.71
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.43
Holland & Knight
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Fort Lauderdale; Jacksonville; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Orlando; Tampa; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL
Number of Respondents: 45 (73%)
Firmwide Score: 4.539 (rank: 62 )
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: 4.47
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.51
Training and guidance: 4.24
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.62
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.58
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.29
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.33
Level of responsibility: 4.42
Amount of client contact: 3.24
Amount of feedback: 3.84
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.44
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.13
Average pay per week: $2,506
Average hours worked per week: 47.9
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: 4.60
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.56
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.87
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 3.64
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.42
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.51
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.56
Firm seemed the right size: 4.59
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.64
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.31
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.40
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.49
Holme Roberts & Owen
Denver
Participating Offices: Colorado Springs; Denver
Number of Respondents: 12 (80%)
Firmwide Score: 4.414 (rank: 118 )
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: 4.58
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.67
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.08
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.50
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.00
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.42
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.25
Amount of feedback: 3.25
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.33
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.92
Average pay per week: $1,964
Average hours worked per week: 46.1
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: 4.50
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.83
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.82
Financial information is made available: 3.27
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.83
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.17
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.25
Firm seemed the right size: 4.58
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.42
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.42
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.33
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.75
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin
San Francisco
Participating Offices: San Fracisco
Number of Respondents: 10 (83%)
Firmwide Score: 4.526 (rank: 73 )
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: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.10
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.80
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.90
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.40
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.70
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.33
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.60
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.30
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.40
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.10
Average pay per week: $3,008
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: 4.60
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.70
Financial information is made available: 3.20
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.20
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.20
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.50
Firm seemed the right size: 4.70
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.90
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.70
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.80
Howrey
National
Participating Offices: East Palo Alto, CA; Houston; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 26 (46%)
Firmwide Score: 4.204 (rank: 164 )
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: 4.48
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.28
Training and guidance: 3.80
Partner�summer associate interactions: 3.92
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.40
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.76
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.32
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.40
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.48
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.27
Level of responsibility: 4.19
Amount of client contact: 2.69
Amount of feedback: 3.04
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.73
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.27
Average pay per week: $2,718
Average hours worked per week: 42.6
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: 4.08
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.27
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.58
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.46
Financial information is made available: 3.44
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.29
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.12
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.16
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.27
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.84
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.77
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.42
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
New York
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Miami; New York
Number of Respondents: 31 (69%)
Firmwide Score: 4.419 (rank: 115 )
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: 4.35
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.32
Training and guidance: 4.35
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.16
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.13
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.58
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.62
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.52
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.32
Level of responsibility: 4.43
Amount of client contact: 3.87
Amount of feedback: 4.13
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.32
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.81
Average pay per week: $3,440
Average hours worked per week: 45.0
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: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.57
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.68
Financial information is made available: 3.69
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.47
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.23
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.61
Firm seemed the right size: 4.57
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.45
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.45
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.55
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.55
Hunton & Williams
Richmond
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Charlotte; Dallas; McLean, VA; Miami; New York; Richmond; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 63 (73%)
Firmwide Score: 4.600 (rank: 42 )
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: 4.49
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.51
Training and guidance: 4.43
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.65
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.49
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.59
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.68
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.44
Level of responsibility: 4.57
Amount of client contact: 3.77
Amount of feedback: 4.37
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.63
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.55
Average pay per week: $2,847
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: 4.51
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.47
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.77
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 4.39
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.21
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.49
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.68
Firm seemed the right size: 4.65
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.38
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.40
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.95
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.51
Irell & Manella
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Newport Beach, CA
Number of Respondents: 31 (84%)
Firmwide Score: 4.447 (rank: 108 )
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: 4.48
How much “real” work was assigned: 4.45
Training and guidance: 4.03
Partner�summer associate interactions: 4.26
Full-time associate�summer associate interactions: 4.68
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.23
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.65
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.59
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.61
Level of responsibility: 4.61
Amount of client contact: 3.47
Amount of feedback: 3.97
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.29
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.17
Average pay per week: $3,085
Average hours worked per week: 43.8
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: 4.33
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.45
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.61
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.61
Financial information is made available: 4.68
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.40
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.77
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.10
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.17
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.74
Pleasant space and d�cor: 4.48
