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Top BigLaw Firms for Tax in San Diego

Every firm in our directory with a San Diego office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for tax law in California or California: Southern, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 4 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
10
Band 1 firms
4
Median first-year base
$225,000
Open in the directoryCompare the top 3

10 ranked firms for tax law in San Diego

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

Vault #4

  • Band 1 · Tax · California: Southern
$225,000+Nov 1, 2026Deadline Jan 29, 2027
2McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

Vault #46

  • Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California
$255,000+See the job board
3Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Vault #60

  • Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California
$225,000+Oct 15, 2026
4Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Vault #98

  • Band 1 · Tax: State & Local · California
$225,000Not announced
5Sidley Austin LLP

Vault #11

  • Band 2 · Tax · California: Southern
$225,000+Expected early November 2026
6Cooley LLP

Vault #22

  • Band 2 · Tax · California: Southern
$255,000+Expected November 2026
7Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vault #55

  • Band 2 · Tax: State & Local · California
Varies by officeNot announced
8Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 3 · Tax · California: Southern
$225,000+Expected mid-December 2026
9Morrison & Foerster LLP

Vault #27

  • Band 3 · Tax · California: Southern
$225,000+Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027
10DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 3 · Tax · California: Southern
$225,000+Expected early January 2027

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California and California: Southern 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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