Latham & Watkins has approximately 3,724 attorneys across 29 offices and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Founded in 1934.
First-year comp
$255,000+
Reported first-year compensation
Summer associates
325
Reporting year not confirmed; 100% reported offer rate
Partnership track
9 years
Reported path to partnership
Vault 100
#4
Overall firm rank
Latham & Watkins brings together transactional, litigation, and regulatory practices across major business and financial centers. Its firm materials describe a broad platform designed to combine disciplines around a client's legal and commercial needs. That structure supports work ranging from financing and corporate transactions to disputes and industry-specific regulation.
Its recruiting events offer a concrete view of that breadth. Latham Live programs explore intellectual property litigation, Supreme Court advocacy, transactional practice, law and artificial intelligence, and the work of its Texas and California offices. Other sessions address global citizenship, firm management, and the relationship between legal and business training.
Latham also identifies pro bono service and community engagement as parts of its global citizenship work. For students, the firm's practice and office programming provides a useful way to move beyond a general description of a global firm: the subjects show distinct legal disciplines, regional practices, and professional interests that can be explored through its recruiting calendar.
New York · Crindell Humphreys, Associate Recruiting Senior Manager
crindell.humphreys@lw.com
Checked 2026-09-07. Confirm the office and recruiting cycle on the official page.
Firm announcement · Checked 2026-09-07
Latham announced 398 summer associates across London and its US offices. This is a combined class total, not the size of any individual office's program.
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Antitrust | California | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Antitrust | District of Columbia | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Antitrust | Nationwide | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Antitrust | New York | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Antitrust: Cartel | Nationwide | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Appellate Law | Nationwide | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Artificial Intelligence | Nationwide | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Asset Management M&A | Nationwide | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Banking & Finance | California | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
Banking & Finance | Illinois | Chambers Band 1 Reported year: 2026 Source recorded; verification status unavailable |
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Profits per partner
$8.7M
AmLaw #2