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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
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader brings together the practices of Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. The combined firm's launch materials describe a platform centered on the intersection of business, finance,…
$3.52M
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.…
$4.14M
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…
Varies by office
$2.90M
Norton Rose Fulbright provides business-law services to corporations and financial institutions. Its industry coverage includes financial services, energy and infrastructure, technology, transport, life sciences and…
$235,000+
$2.06M
Crowell & Moring was founded in 1979 and describes government, business and industry experience as important foundations of its practice. Its work spans complex litigation, regulatory and policy advice, intellectual…
$1.68M
Fox Rothschild is a national firm whose practice combines a broad geographic network with office-level industry and client relationships. Its firm materials emphasize the connection between that larger platform and…
$205,000
Base salary
$1.34M
Fish & Richardson is an intellectual property firm founded in 1878, with a practice spanning litigation, patent prosecution, and the management of intellectual property portfolios. Its work combines legal analysis…
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Faegre Drinker was formed in 2020 through the combination of Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath, bringing together substantial Midwestern and East Coast practices. Corporate work, litigation, product…
$225,000
$1.61M
Cozen O'Connor combines a broad business-law practice with a distinctive history in insurance-related disputes. Subrogation and recovery are particularly visible parts of the firm: that practice seeks recovery from…
$180,000 - $215,000
$1.29M
Ballard Spahr combines litigation, transactions and regulatory advice with a substantial real-estate and finance practice. Its work includes development, land use, construction, housing, financing and disputes over…
$210,000
$1.00M
Husch Blackwell describes its practice as organized around the industries in which its clients operate. Its firm materials emphasize long-term client relationships, interdisciplinary teams, and the management of…
$200,000
$1.08M
Littler focuses on labor and employment law for employers. Founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1942, it advises businesses on workplace questions through both counseling and disputes work. Its services include…
$1.02M
Barnes & Thornburg grew from the 1982 merger of Indianapolis and South Bend firms, then added labor and intellectual-property boutiques as it expanded nationally. Its practice mix includes business disputes,…
$1.43M
Dorsey & Whitney dates to 1912 and combines a US practice with offices in Canada, Europe, and Asia. Its recruiting materials describe a firm built around service to clients, colleagues, and communities. For students,…
Fragomen concentrates on immigration and global mobility. Its work includes the legal and operational issues that arise when employers move people across borders, manage immigration obligations, or respond to…
Up to $166,000
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani began in San Francisco in 1974 and established offices in all 50 states in 2019. Its service offerings span insurance, commercial litigation, employment, environmental, banking and…
Jackson Lewis has focused on labor and employment law since 1958. Its services address both workplace disputes and the steps employers take to prevent them, including employment policies, wage and hour compliance,…
Lewis Brisbois combines a nationwide litigation practice with transactional, contractual, and regulatory services. Its published firm materials emphasize liability defense, complex business disputes, and trial work,…
$1.23M
Nelson Mullins traces its origins to 1897 and developed from a South Carolina practice into a broader firm through expansion and combinations. Its history includes the addition of former South Carolina governor…
$2.51M
Ogletree Deakins began practice in Greenville and Atlanta in 1977. Its employer-focused services include labor relations, employment litigation, workplace safety, immigration, benefits and investigations. A 2027…
$1.20M
Taft's US practice spans offices across several regional markets, and its recruiting program provides a concrete view of that geographic breadth. Its 2026 summer program included offices in the Midwest, Atlanta,…
Up to $215,000
$1.27M