Top BigLaw Firms for Labor & Employment in New York
Every firm in our directory with a New York office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for labor and employment in New York, strongest band first. Proskauer Rose LLP leads with Band 1 (The Elite), one of 2 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 20
- Band 1 firms
- 2
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
20 ranked firms for labor and employment in New York
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proskauer Rose LLP Vault #33 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 2 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026 |
| 3 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000+ | Expected mid-December 2026 |
| 4 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025) |
| 5 | Seyfarth Shaw LLP Vault #89 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 6 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Vault #40 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early November 2026 |
| 7 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000+ | Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 8 | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Vault #15 |
| $225,000+ | Not announced |
| 9 | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Vault #5 |
| $235,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Nov 1, 2025) |
| 10 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 11 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Expected early January 2027 |
| 12 | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Vault #74 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 13 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000+ | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 14 | Holland & Knight LLP Vault #48 |
| $225,000+ | See the job board |
| 15 | Baker & Hostetler LLP Vault #63 |
| $215,000 | Opened Sep 15Deadline Jan 15, 2027 |
| 16 | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Vault #77 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Dec 11, 2026 |
| 17 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55 |
| Varies by office | Not announced |
| 18 | Fox Rothschild LLP Vault #76 |
| $205,000 | Not announced |
| 19 | Littler Mendelson P.C. Vault #100 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 20 | Jackson Lewis P.C. |
| Not reported | Not announced |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, New York 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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