Goodwin Procter LLP
Goodwin Procter has approximately 1,666 attorneys across 10 offices. Founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1912.
$255,000+
Reported first-year compensation
67
Reporting year not confirmed; 100% reported offer rate; Confirmed by the firm
Not reported: partnership track.
3L / Entry-Level · Class of 2027Open
New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston
Opens
Opened Oct 9Deadline
Feb 7, 2027
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
Our program application will open on November 2, 2026.
New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Boston, Philadelphia, Santa Monica
Opens
Nov 2, 2026Deadline
Not announced
About Goodwin Procter
At Goodwin, we live your business. We are a firm of insiders focused on six industries: healthcare, investment funds and capital, life sciences, private equity, real estate, and technology. By combining deep industry knowledge, legal excellence, and business insight, we deliver practical solutions that help clients achieve their goals.
Goodwin is a recognized leader across the markets we serve. We advise many of the world’s leading companies, investors, and sponsors on complex transactions, financings, and strategic matters. Our lawyers support clients throughout the business lifecycle - from startup and growth to IPO, acquisition, and beyond. Litigation is a cornerstone of our practice. We represent clients in high-stakes commercial, securities, shareholder, and intellectual property disputes, helping them protect critical assets and navigate complex challenges.
With more than 1,800 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia, Goodwin builds integrated teams tailored to each client’s needs. Whether advising on transformative deals, protecting
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breakthrough innovations, or resolving significant disputes, we partner with clients to seize opportunities, manage risk, and drive long-term success.
Rankings
Latest published editions. Each links to its source.
Size and Standing
- $2.7B gross revenueAm Law 100, $2.7B gross revenue: #21 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 8 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 8 countries: #25 (opens in a new tab)
- 1,666 attorneysNLJ 500, 1,666 attorneys: #20 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #31 (opens in a new tab)
Associate Life
Vault Practice Rankings
- Emerging Companies & Venture Capital: #6 (opens in a new tab)
- Life Sciences: #6 (opens in a new tab)
- Privacy & Data Security: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- Intellectual Property: #15 (opens in a new tab)
- Real Estate Law: #16 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #19 (opens in a new tab)
- Mergers & Acquisitions: #22 (opens in a new tab)
- Private Equity: #22 (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 |
|---|---|---|
Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
ERISA Litigation | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation) | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Life Sciences | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Life Sciences | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: Securities | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
REITs | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Startups & Emerging Companies | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Technology | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Antitrust | Massachusetts | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Massachusetts | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Cannabis Law | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Convertible Debt | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | District of Columbia | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations) | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Appellate | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution | California | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Massachusetts | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial | California | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation | California | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Massachusetts | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsThe Elite | New York | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Buyouts | Massachusetts | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Fund Formation | Massachusetts | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Securities: Regulation: Advisory | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Venture Capital | California | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Venture Capital: Fund Formation | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Appellate Law | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory | District of Columbia | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Impact Investing | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
International Trade: CFIUS Experts | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Fund Formation | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Litigation | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Securities: Litigation | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax: Corporate & Finance | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Technology | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | District of Columbia | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare | Massachusetts | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Litigation | District of Columbia | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent | New York | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Leisure & Hospitality | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: Securities | New York | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Buyouts | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | California: Southern | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Registered Funds | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | California: Northern | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Technology | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Antitrust | District of Columbia | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | New York | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare | District of Columbia | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare | New York | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AHighly Regarded | New York | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
HealthcareHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Privacy & Data SecurityHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
87 reported ranking rows
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Firm highlights
- Revenue
- $2.7BAm Law #21Source
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.6M
- Profits per partner
- $4.2M
Attorneys by role
- Partners
- 313
Summer program
Program structure
Goodwin's summer associate program is designed to provide a realistic preview of life as a first-year associate while helping students develop the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving legal profession. Through meaningful client work, hands-on training, pro bono opportunities, and direct interaction with lawyers across the firm, summer associates gain practical experience delivering exceptional client service while experiencing a culture that values excellence, collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.
Summer associates have the opportunity to work across a range of corporate, litigation and regulatory matters while gaining exposure to Goodwin's six key industries: healthcare, investment funds and capital, life sciences, private equity, real estate, and technology. This industry-focused experience helps summer associates develop a deeper understanding of our clients' businesses and the sectors shaping the global economy. Summer associates also experience Goodwin's collaborative approach firsthand, working alongside lawyers and business professionals across practices and functions to help clients
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achieve their most ambitious goals. This exposure provides valuable insight into how legal, industry, and operational expertise come together to drive successful outcomes.
Recognizing the growing role of technology in legal practice, Goodwin provides training and exposure to innovative tools, including artificial intelligence, that are transforming the way legal services are delivered. Summer associates learn how to use these resources responsibly and effectively to enhance efficiency, strengthen analysis, and create greater value for clients.
Program features
- Summer pay
- $255,000+First-year rate; summer pay is usually prorated from it
- Total summer associates
- 67Reporting year not confirmed
- 2L applications
- Open Nov 2, 2026
- Assigned practice areas
- Case by case, through a staffing coordinatorCentralized staffing
Pro bono
- Average hours per attorney
- 64.9 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #37
Schools Goodwin Procter Hires From
5 schools name Goodwin Procter on its own employer or placement pages. These lists are not exhaustive.