Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jackson Lewis has approximately 1,100 attorneys across 66 offices. Founded in 1958.
Not reported: first-year comp, summer associates, partnership track, Vault 100.
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No 1L summer program on the firm’s page. Today’s 1Ls (Class of 2029) apply for the 2L Summer 2028.
About Jackson Lewis
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, labor relations, and day-to-day workforce decisions. The firm also maintains a Privacy, AI and Cybersecurity practice.
Its published work includes counseling human resources teams and executives on remote work, reductions in force, performance management, and leave issues. Litigation can involve employment discrimination, retaliation, wages, and restrictive covenants or trade secrets. These areas connect legal advice closely to the operation of a business and its relationships with employees.
The firm's recruiting and professional materials also describe mentoring through its RISE program. For students, Jackson Lewis offers a concentrated view of employer-side practice: counseling and policy design sit alongside litigation, while technology and privacy questions increasingly affect workplace management. The focus permits specialization within employment law rather than requiring a
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move into a separate general corporate practice.
Rankings
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Size and Standing
- $807M gross revenueAm Law 100, $807M gross revenue: #79 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 2 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 2 countries: #96 (opens in a new tab)
- 1,071 attorneysNLJ 500, 1,071 attorneys: #45 (opens in a new tab)
Vault Practice Rankings
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 |
|---|---|---|
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Louisiana | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Maryland | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Immigration | Nebraska | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Immigration | North Carolina | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Immigration | Virginia | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Connecticut | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Kansas | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Maryland | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | New Hampshire | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | New Jersey | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | South Carolina | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
ERISA Litigation | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Immigration | Massachusetts | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Colorado | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Georgia | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Nebraska | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Nevada | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | New Mexico | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Utah | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Immigration | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Immigration | Michigan | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Immigration | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Indiana | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Louisiana | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Massachusetts | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Michigan | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Minnesota | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Missouri: St Louis & Surrounds | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | North Carolina | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Ohio: South & Central | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Oregon | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Virginia | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Washington | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Ohio: North | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Pennsylvania | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite | Illinois | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Texas | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & EmploymentHighly Regarded | California | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & EmploymentHighly Regarded | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Privacy & Data SecurityHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Government Regulatory / Public Policy | Nationwide | Listed practice |
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Firm highlights
Attorneys by role
- Partners
- 467
Summer program
Training
The firm describes training, professional-development resources, and growth support for attorneys across career stages.
Mentorship
RISE is the firm's national, career-stage mentoring program for associates, connecting mentees with mentors and professional-development resources across offices.
Program features
- 1L applications
- Not mentioned by the firmSource
Schools Jackson Lewis Hires From
10 schools name Jackson Lewis on its own employer or placement pages. These lists are not exhaustive.
- Brooklyn LawNamed on school page
- Cal WesternNamed on school page
- Hofstra LawNamed on school page
- Illinois LawNamed on school page
- Tennessee LawNamed on school page
- Texas LawNamed on school page
- UCSF LawNamed on school page
- USD LawNamed on school page
- Vanderbilt LawNamed on school page
- W&M LawNamed on school page