Jones Day

Jones Day has approximately 2,438 attorneys across 41 offices. Founded in Cleveland, OH in 1893.

$240,000

Announced by the firm (Oct 2026)

189

Reporting year not confirmed; Offer rate not reported

#26

Overall firm rank

$1.7M

Am Law #15

$3.1B

Rank #15; 2,438 attorneys

Not reported: partnership track.

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2L Summer 2027 · Class of 2028Open
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2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Boston, Houston, Atlanta, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Irvine, Miami, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, San Diego
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About Jones Day

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 and the use of the wider firm's resources on individual matters. This structure is central to its stated approach to both service delivery and lawyer development.

A distinctive feature for US entrants is the New Lawyers Group. The firm's careers materials explain that lawyers joining domestic offices from law school spend about a year in the group before joining a practice; judicial clerks can elect to participate as well. The arrangement provides a period before a new lawyer settles into a permanent practice affiliation.

For students comparing recruiting models, that timing is particularly relevant. It distinguishes the experience of entering Jones Day from programs that require an immediate practice commitment. Office-specific recruiting information can clarify how assignments and exposure to different teams

operate within the firm's broader integrated structure.

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Rankings

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Size and Standing

$3.1B gross revenueAm Law 100, $3.1B gross revenue: #15 (opens in a new tab)
Lawyers in 16 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 16 countries: #19 (opens in a new tab)
2,438 attorneysNLJ 500, 2,438 attorneys: #10 (opens in a new tab)
PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #26 (opens in a new tab)

Pro Bono and Inclusion

Vault Practice Rankings

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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
Antitrust	Ohio	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Antitrust	Texas	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Appellate Law	Nationwide	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Banking & Finance	Ohio	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Bankruptcy/Restructuring	Ohio	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&A	Georgia	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&A	Ohio: North	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity	Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Healthcare	Ohio	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Insurance	Pennsylvania	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Insurance: Policyholder	Ohio	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property	Ohio	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution	California	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets	Nationwide	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Labor & Employment	District of Columbia	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite	Illinois	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Labor & Employment	Nationwide	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General Commercial	Ohio	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General Commercial	Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations	Ohio	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Product Liability: Tobacco	Nationwide	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Retail: Corporate & Transactional	Nationwide	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Antitrust	California	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Antitrust	Illinois	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Antitrust	Nationwide	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Banking & Finance	Massachusetts	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Banking & Finance	Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Bankruptcy/Restructuring	District of Columbia	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Bankruptcy/Restructuring	Texas	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Construction	California	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Construction	Nationwide	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Construction	Pennsylvania	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Healthcare	California	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Healthcare	Illinois	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
HealthcareThe Elite	Nationwide	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder	Nationwide	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder	New York	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property	Illinois	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property	Texas	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite	California	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Labor & EmploymentThe Elite	New York	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Labor & Employment: Transactional	New York	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation	California	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General Commercial	Georgia	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General Commercial	Illinois	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite	Nationwide	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: Product Liability	Georgia	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: Securities	Georgia	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations	District of Columbia	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations	Illinois	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations	Minnesota	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations	Texas	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Product Liability & Mass TortsThe Elite	Nationwide	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Real Estate	Georgia	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Real Estate	Illinois	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Tax	Georgia	Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026
Antitrust: Cartel	Nationwide	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Banking & Finance	Georgia	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Bankruptcy/RestructuringThe Elite	Nationwide	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsThe Elite	Nationwide	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&A	Ohio: South & Central	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Insurance: Policyholder	California	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property	Nationwide	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation	California	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Labor & Employment	Texas	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite	California	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite	District of Columbia	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General Commercial	Massachusetts	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations	California	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations	Georgia	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market	Nationwide	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Real Estate	Ohio	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Tax	District of Columbia	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Antitrust	District of Columbia	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Bankruptcy/Restructuring	California	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Bankruptcy/RestructuringThe Elite	New York	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity	Texas	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Construction	New York	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity	Florida: South	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity	Illinois	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Derivatives	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement)	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Healthcare	Texas	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property: Patent	New York	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Labor & Employment	Georgia	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Labor & Employment	Ohio: South & Central	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Life Sciences	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General Commercial	Michigan	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite	New York	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: Securities	New York	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Political Law	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Projects: PPP	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Real Estate	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Tax	New York	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Tax: Corporate & Finance	Nationwide	Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026
Banking & Finance	Nationwide	Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&AThe Elite	Nationwide	Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation	District of Columbia	Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation	Nationwide	Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026
Energy Transition	Nationwide	Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026
Healthcare	District of Columbia	Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026
Intellectual Property: Litigation	District of Columbia	Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026
Tax: Controversy	Nationwide	Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&AHighly Regarded	New York	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Corporate/M&AHighly Regarded	Texas	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
International ArbitrationHighly Regarded	Nationwide	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded	Florida	Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsHighly Regarded	New York	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026
Privacy & Data SecurityHighly Regarded	Nationwide	Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026

112 reported ranking rows

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Locations

41 reported

New York, NY

Washington, DC

Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco, CA

Silicon Valley, CA

Chicago, IL

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Boston, MA

Houston, TX

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Atlanta, GA

Beijing, China

Brisbane, Australia

Brussels, Belgium

Cleveland, OH

Columbus, OH

Dallas, TX

Detroit, MI

Dubai, UAE

Dusseldorf, Germany

Frankfurt, Germany

Hong Kong

Irvine, CA

London, UK

Madrid, Spain

Melbourne, Australia

Mexico City, Mexico

Miami, FL

Milan, Italy

Minneapolis, MN

Munich, Germany

Paris, France

Perth, Australia

Pittsburgh, PA

San Diego, CA

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Shanghai, China

Singapore

Sydney, Australia

Taipei, Taiwan

Tokyo, Japan

Firm facts

: 2,438
US partners: 615
US associates: 824
: 1 : 1.3 (US)
Firm leadership: Gregory M. Shumaker
Notable alumni: Don McGahn, Noel Francisco, Antonin Scalia

Recruiting & Development

: No
: 2,000 hours

Culture, Diversity & Pro Bono

Women partners: 29.6%
Pro bono hours per attorney: 73.6 hours

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Firm highlights

Revenue: $3.1BAm Law #15Source
Revenue per lawyer: $1.3M
Profits per partner: $1.7MSource

Attorneys by role

Associates: 824Source
Partners: 615Source

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Summer program

Program features

Summer pay: $240,000Announced by the firm (Oct 2026)Source
Total summer associates: 18949 1Ls, 140 2Ls. Class of 2026
Program length: 10 weeksSource
Early interviewing: NoJones Day does not run a pre-OCI timeline: interview timing varies by office and offer decisions are made after spring grades are available. Students may apply to no more than three Jones Day offices, with a cover letter explaining the city of interest, a resume, both transcripts and a writing sample.Source
1L applications: 1L events onlyLists 1L events for first-year students.Source
First years hired into a practice: NoSource
Recruiting contact: Sharyl A. ReismanFirmwide Hiring Partner

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Practice areas

Jones Day promises "assignment flexibility: gain exposure to a variety of assignments, focusing on the practice areas in which you express an interest, including pro bono," and, for new lawyers, "limitless opportunities to experience different areas of law, and lawyering styles before committing to a practice." Each summer associate has an associate and a partner mentor and attends a two-day nationwide orientation in Washington, DC.

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Inclusion

Jones Day runs firmwide and office-level inclusion committees, affinity groups, pipeline programs and a conference for first-year law students. Its New Lawyers Academy brings about 200 new lawyers from around the world to Washington, D.C. for four days of orientation and training each year. The firm says it makes employment decisions on the merits without preferences based on any protected category.

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Affinity groups

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Pro bono

Summers can take pro bono: YesSource
Average hours per attorney: 73.6 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #35

How pro bono work is assigned

Jones Day reports over 200,000 pro bono hours a year, with every office taking part in firmwide initiatives alongside hundreds of office-led cases and projects. A Partner-in-Charge of Global Pro Bono and a Head of Global Community Service Initiatives lead the work.

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More about Jones Day

Summer associate pay is annualized at $240,000 in most U.S. offices and $235,000 in Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit and Minneapolis, plus $2,500 a week for 2Ls in the 2027 program. For the 2027 program, 2L applications were open in Atlanta, New York and San Francisco. The 2027 New Lawyers Group accepts 3L entry-level applications in Atlanta and New York only.

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