Baker McKenzie LLP
Baker McKenzie has approximately 4,451 attorneys across 17 offices. Founded in 1949.
$225,000+
Announced by the firm (Oct 2026)
Not reported: Summer Associates, Partnership Track.
Openings
3L / Entry-LevelOpen
New York
Opens
Opened Oct 1Deadline
Rolling
1L Summer 2027 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
New York, Houston, Dallas
Opens
Nov 1, 2026Deadline
Mar 1, 2027
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
Opens
Nov 1, 2026Deadline
Mar 1, 2027
Fellowship / ScholarshipOpening Soon
2L
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Not announcedDeadline
Not announced
Baker McKenzie pays $225,000+, the same as 159 of the 197 firms that publish pay.
Listed firms by announced first-year comp
| First-Year Comp | Firms |
|---|---|
| Above $225K | 18 |
| $225K | 159 |
| Below $225K | 20 |
Source: firm announcements. 197 listed firms publish a first-year figure.
About Baker McKenzie
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, Africa and Asia Pacific. The firm presents that reach as a way to address differences between legal systems, rather than assuming that a solution developed in one market will work unchanged elsewhere.
Its services include transactions, finance, tax, employment, competition, trade, intellectual property, disputes and investigations. Industry groups cover areas such as consumer products, energy and infrastructure, healthcare, manufacturing, financial institutions and technology. This creates a broad practice around the recurring legal needs of multinational businesses, including both expansion and ongoing operations.
Baker McKenzie also highlights innovation, sustainability and pro bono work in its institutional program. Its account of its history begins with the relationship between founders Russell Baker and John McKenzie and follows the development of a global practice over
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more than seven decades. The firm's defining feature remains the relationship between jurisdiction-specific advice and international business needs.
Rankings
Latest published editions. Each links to its source.
Size and Standing
- $3.6B gross revenueAm Law 100, $3.6B gross revenue: #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 43 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 43 countries: #9 (opens in a new tab)
- 4,451 attorneysNLJ 500, 4,451 attorneys: #3 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #45 (opens in a new tab)
Vault Practice Rankings
- Tax Law: #7 (opens in a new tab)
- Privacy & Data Security: #11 (opens in a new tab)
- International Practice: #16 (opens in a new tab)
- Labor & Employment Law: #19 (opens in a new tab)
- Mergers & Acquisitions: #21 (opens in a new tab)
- Project Finance: #25 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #35 (opens in a new tab)
Practice Strength by Market
Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.
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| Practice | Market | Recognition, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Florida: South | Band 1 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds | Band 1 |
Immigration | Illinois | Band 1 |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets: Transactional | New York | Band 1 |
Life Sciences | New Jersey | Band 1 |
Tax | California: Northern | Band 1 |
Tax: Controversy | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Tax: State & Local | New York | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Illinois | Band 2 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Illinois | Band 2 |
Environment | Illinois | Band 2 |
Franchising | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Outsourcing | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Tax | District of Columbia | Band 2 |
Tax | Florida | Band 2 |
Tax | Illinois | Band 2 |
Tax: Litigation | Texas | Band 2 |
Technology | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Technology & Outsourcing | Illinois | Band 2 |
Artificial Intelligence | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | California: Los Angeles & Surrounds | Band 3 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets | New York | Band 3 |
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite | California | Band 3 |
Privacy & Data SecurityThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Tax | California: Southern | Band 3 |
Tax: Corporate & Finance | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds | Band 4 |
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Intellectual Property | Texas | Band 4 |
International Trade: Customs | Nationwide | Band 4 |
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Illinois | Band 4 |
Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional | Nationwide | Band 4 |
REITs | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Retail | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Tax | New York | Band 4 |
Tax | Texas | Band 4 |
Antitrust | District of Columbia | Band 5 |
Cannabis Law | Nationwide | Band 5 |
FCPA | Nationwide | Band 5 |
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite | Illinois | Band 5 |
Life Sciences | Nationwide | Band 5 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Illinois | Band 5 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds | Band 5 |
Banking & Finance | New York | Band 6 |
Corporate/M&AHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Band 1 |
International ArbitrationHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | California | Band 2 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | Florida | Band 2 |
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Corporate/M&AHighly Regarded | New York | Band 3 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Product Liability & Mass TortsHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Band 3 |
55 reported ranking rows
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Schools Baker McKenzie Hires From
4 schools name Baker McKenzie on its own employer or placement pages. These lists are not exhaustive.