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Top BigLaw Firms for Real Estate in San Francisco

Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for real estate in California: Northern, strongest band first. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP leads with Band 1.

Ranked firms
7
Band 1 firms
1
Median first-year base
$225,000
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7 ranked firms for real estate in San Francisco

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

Vault #8

  • Band 1 · Real Estate · California: Northern
$225,000+Nov 2, 2026Deadline Feb 5, 2027
2Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 2 · Real Estate · California: Northern
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
3Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Vault #40

  • Band 2 · Real Estate · California: Northern
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
4Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Vault #60

  • Band 2 · Real Estate · California: Northern
$225,000+Oct 15, 2026
5Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Vault #24

  • Band 3 · Real Estate · California: Northern
$255,000+Expected early January 2027
6ArentFox Schiff LLP

Vault #80

  • Band 3 · Real Estate · California: Northern
$215,000Not announced (last cycle Sep 28, 2026)
7Polsinelli PC

Vault #87

  • Band 3 · Real Estate · California: Northern
$225,000Not announced

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California: Northern 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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