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Top BigLaw Firms for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in Los Angeles

Every firm in our directory with a Los Angeles office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for employee benefits and executive compensation in California: Los Angeles & Surrounds, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1.

Ranked firms
5
Band 1 firms
1
Median first-year base
$225,000
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5 ranked firms for employee benefits and executive compensation in Los Angeles

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 1 · Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation · California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
2Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 2 · Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation · California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
3Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 2 · Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation · California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
4Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 2 · Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation · California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
$255,000+Expected November 2026
5Proskauer Rose LLP

Vault #33

  • Band 2 · Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation · California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
$225,000+See the job board

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California: Los Angeles & Surrounds tables; Band 1 is the strongest, and a “Highly Regarded” band sits below every “Elite” band. Pay is each firm’s first-year base; summer dates come from each firm’s own page via the BigLaw job board. How rankings work

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