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Vault #6

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis advises on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, restructuring, commercial and intellectual property litigation, and white collar matters. The firm describes an open assignment…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$11.12M

23 officesEst. 1909AmLaw #1
Vault #8

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Gibson Dunn's law student materials describe a practice covering litigation, appeals, and major business transactions. Summer associates can encounter work involving financing, mergers and acquisitions, public…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$8.89M

22 officesEst. 1890AmLaw #4
Vault #10

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher's published work includes private equity, fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, financing, and business litigation. Its client matters show recurring connections to investment managers, financial…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$8.57M

15 officesEst. 1884AmLaw #10
Vault #11

Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin's investment funds practice combines advice on financial products with securities regulation, tax, derivatives, capital markets, and enforcement. Its registered funds work includes traditional…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$5.97M

20 officesEst. 1866 · ChicagoAmLaw #6
Vault #14

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is devoted to business litigation and arbitration. Its international office network extends across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia, while maintaining a…

First-year comp

$235,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$9.54M

33 officesEst. 1986AmLaw #20
Vault #15

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil's practice is organized around corporate work, litigation, restructuring, and tax, executive compensation, and benefits. Its international offices operate under an integrated approach intended to combine…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$5.59M

16 officesEst. 1931AmLaw #29
Vault #21

Paul Hastings LLP

Paul Hastings was founded in 1951 and has developed an international practice serving investment banks, asset managers, and corporations. Its current firm materials emphasize financial and business clients, with…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$8.33M

24 officesEst. 1951AmLaw #22
Vault #24

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Perkins Coie has been named to Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 22 consecutive years -- a streak no other law firm comes close to matching. Headquartered in Seattle and deeply embedded in the Pacific…

First-year comp

$255,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$1.99M

16 officesEst. 1912AmLaw #51
Vault #26

Jones Day

Jones Day presents itself as an integrated international firm in which clients can draw on lawyers across offices, disciplines, and continents. Its recruiting materials emphasize institutional client relationships…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$1.73M

40 officesEst. 1893 · ClevelandAmLaw #15
Vault #28

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

O'Melveny's entertainment and media practice brings together transactions, negotiations, and litigation. The firm's published work involves film, television, digital media, production and distribution, technology,…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$3.46M

9 officesEst. 1885AmLaw #57
Vault #35

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Willkie Farr & Gallagher began in New York in 1888 with four lawyers and has developed a US and European practice. Its current firm materials describe a coast-to-coast American presence alongside offices in major…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$4.96M

14 officesEst. 1888 · New YorkAmLaw #31
Vault #36

King & Spalding LLP

King & Spalding traces its history to Atlanta in the 1890s and operates across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Its firm materials describe an international practice built around industry…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$7.26M

25 officesEst. 1885AmLaw #23
Vault #37

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Morgan Lewis combines litigation, transactional advice, and regulatory services across an international platform. Its published offering includes corporate finance and investment management, business disputes,…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$2.27M

32 officesEst. 1873AmLaw #11
Vault #38

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin brings together commercial legal work and an extensive focus on public policy. Its international practice serves clients ranging from individuals and businesses to governments, with offices across the United…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$4.57M

9 officesEst. 1945AmLaw #36
Vault #39

Winston Taylor LLP

Winston Taylor launched in June 2026 through the combination of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing's UK-led business. The combined firm brings together practices across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe,…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$4.05M

12 officesEst. 1853AmLaw #49
Vault #42

DLA Piper LLP (US)

DLA Piper combines an international legal practice with an industry-based approach to client work. Its materials describe legal teams working across markets and overlaying practice expertise with sector knowledge.…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$4.14M

88 officesEst. 2005 · mergerAmLaw #3
Vault #45

Baker McKenzie LLP

Baker McKenzie's international identity rests on combining local legal knowledge with the coordination required for businesses operating in several countries. Its network spans the Americas, Europe, the Middle East,…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$2.44M

17 officesEst. 1949AmLaw #8
Vault #46

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

McDermott Will & Schulte advises on corporate transactions, investment management, litigation, tax, and restructuring. Its services also include intellectual property, employment, and regulatory matters.

First-year comp

$255,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$5.17M

25 officesEst. 1934AmLaw #16
Vault #48

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight's services cover corporate transactions, finance, regulated industries, and disputes. Its finance offering includes commercial and asset-based lending, asset finance, fund finance, private credit,…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$2.51M

34 officesEst. 1889 · TampaAmLaw #26
Vault #49

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates combines legal and public policy capabilities across an integrated international platform. Its firm overview describes interdisciplinary teams working across offices, while its practice materials show how…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$1.63M

17 officesEst. 2007 · mergerAmLaw #48
Vault #51

Dechert LLP

Dechert advises asset managers, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, life sciences businesses, and multinational companies. Its practice addresses complex business legal matters.

First-year comp

$255,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$6.20M

19 officesEst. 1875AmLaw #39
Vault #53

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Vinson & Elkins began in Houston in 1917, with roots in the city's developing energy industry. Its current practice connects energy, infrastructure, technology, and private capital, serving companies and investors in…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$4.51M

14 officesEst. 1917 · HoustonAmLaw #58
Vault #54

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Baker Botts traces its history to 1840 and maintains an international practice across the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Its careers materials place energy, technology and life sciences at the…

First-year comp

$225,000+

Market rate

Profits per partner

$2.95M

9 officesEst. 1840 · HoustonAmLaw #75
Vault #55

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig is one of the largest and most entrepreneurial law firms in the world, and its growth trajectory over the past two decades has been remarkable. With approximately 3,200 attorneys in offices across…

First-year comp

Varies by office

Profits per partner

$2.90M

52 officesEst. 1967AmLaw #17
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