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Top BigLaw Firms for Labor & Employment in San Diego

Every firm in our directory with a San Diego office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for labor and employment in California, strongest band first. Paul Hastings LLP leads with Band 1 (The Elite).

Ranked firms
16
Band 1 firms
1
Median first-year base
$225,000
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16 ranked firms for labor and employment in San Diego

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 1 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
2Jones Day

Vault #26

  • Band 2 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$240,000Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025)
3Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
4DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Expected early January 2027
5McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

Vault #46

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$255,000+See the job board
6Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Not announced
7Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 4 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
8Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vault #55

  • Band 4 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
Varies by officeNot announced
9Dentons US LLP

Vault #62

  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Not announced
10Duane Morris LLP

Vault #94

  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$215,000Not announced
11Jackson Lewis P.C.
  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
Not reportedNot announced
12Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$255,000+Expected November 2026
13Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Vault #77

  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Dec 11, 2026
14Cozen O'Connor P.C.

Vault #88

  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$180,000 - $215,000Expected January 2027
15Barnes & Thornburg LLP
  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
Not reportedNot announced
16Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
Not reportedNot announced

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California 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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