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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
McDermott Will & Schulte advises on corporate transactions, investment management, litigation, tax, and restructuring. Its services also include intellectual property, employment, and regulatory matters.
$255,000+
$5.17M
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,…
$2.51M
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…
$1.63M
Pillsbury advises companies and investors in technology, energy and infrastructure, financial services, life sciences and digital health, and real estate and construction. Its firm materials place the intersection of…
$2.89M
Polsinelli's healthcare work combines business transactions with real estate and regulatory advice. Its published representations include buying, selling, and growing healthcare businesses, with clients ranging from…
$225,000
$3.07M
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
Base salary
$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,…
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$1.43M
Bradley traces its origins to 1870 in Elyton, Alabama, before moving to Birmingham the following year. Its business practice includes litigation, healthcare, banking and transactions, alongside construction work. The…
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…
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
Wilson Elser focuses principally on litigation, including defense, insurance coverage, and trial work. Its published services range from individual liability matters and bad-faith coverage claims to class actions and…
Womble Bond Dickinson operates through US and UK practices, with services spanning business, technology, intellectual property, and regulated industries. Its US recruiting materials distinguish general summer…