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Top BigLaw Firms for Labor & Employment in San Francisco

Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for labor and employment in California, strongest band first. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP leads with Band 1 (The Elite), one of 3 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
35
Band 1 firms
3
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directoryCompare the top 3

35 ranked firms for labor and employment in San Francisco

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Vault #8

  • Band 1 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
2Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 1 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
3Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 1 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
4Jones Day

Vault #26

  • Band 2 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$240,000Not announced (last cycle Oct 27, 2025)
5O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Vault #28

  • Band 2 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Jan 31, 2027
6Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Vault #29

  • Band 2 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Jan 1, 2027
7Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Vault #37

  • Band 2 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026
8Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
9DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Expected early January 2027
10Baker McKenzie LLP

Vault #45

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Mar 1, 2027
11McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

Vault #46

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$255,000+See the job board
12Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Not announced
13Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Vault #89

  • Band 3 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Not announced
14Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Vault #24

  • Band 4 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$255,000+Expected early January 2027
15Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 4 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
16Winston Taylor LLP

Vault #39

  • Band 4 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Expected late October to early November 2026
17Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vault #55

  • Band 4 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
Varies by officeNot announced
18Reed Smith LLP

Vault #59

  • Band 4 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Jan 4, 2027
19Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Vault #74

  • Band 4 (The Elite) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+See the job board
20Dentons US LLP

Vault #62

  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Not announced
21Baker & Hostetler LLP

Vault #63

  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$215,000Opened Sep 15Deadline Jan 15, 2027
22McGuireWoods LLP

Vault #68

  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$215,000See the job board
23Polsinelli PC

Vault #87

  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000Not announced
24Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Vault #93

  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+See the job board
25Duane Morris LLP

Vault #94

  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$215,000Not announced
26Jackson Lewis P.C.
  • Band 1 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
Not reportedNot announced
27Holland & Knight LLP

Vault #48

  • Band 2 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+See the job board
28Littler Mendelson P.C.

Vault #100

  • Band 2 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000Not announced
29Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$255,000+Expected November 2026
30Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Vault #38

  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Oct 15, 2026
31Alston & Bird LLP

Vault #58

  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026
32Mintz, 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
33ArentFox Schiff LLP

Vault #80

  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$215,000Not announced (last cycle Sep 28, 2026)
34Cozen O'Connor P.C.

Vault #88

  • Band 3 (Highly Regarded) · Labor & Employment · California
$180,000 - $215,000Expected January 2027
35Ogletree, 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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