Ropes & Gray LLP
Ropes & Gray counts approximately 1,481 attorneys in 11 offices. Founded in Boston in 1865.
$225,000
Announced by the firm (Jul 2026)
Not reported: Partnership Track.
Openings
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Boston
Opens
Expected fall 2026Deadline
Not announced
Ropes pays $225,000, the same as 159 of the 197 firms that publish pay.
Listed firms by announced first-year comp
| First-Year Comp | Firms |
|---|---|
| Above $225K | 18 |
| $225K | 159 |
| Below $225K | 20 |
Source: firm announcements. 197 listed firms publish a first-year figure.
About Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray's work includes private equity and asset management, with published research addressing the structure and development of private capital markets. Its materials speak to investment managers, fundraisers, and business leaders as well as legal teams. The practice connects the organization of investment businesses with the vehicles and transactions through which capital is deployed.
Its private markets analysis examines fund economics, evergreen investment vehicles, industry consolidation, and new channels for raising capital. These subjects illustrate legal questions extending beyond an individual acquisition: how a manager structures products, reaches investors, develops capabilities, and adapts to changes in the market.
For students, that offering provides a specific lens on private capital practice. Work can concern the investment manager, the fund, or a transaction involving an underlying business, with different commercial and regulatory considerations at each level. The firm's practice materials and market publications help distinguish those roles within its broader services
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Rankings
Latest published editions. Each links to its source.
Size and Standing
- $3.7B gross revenueAm Law 100, $3.7B gross revenue: #7 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 9 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 9 countries: #7 (opens in a new tab)
- 1,481 attorneysNLJ 500, 1,481 attorneys: #24 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #20 (opens in a new tab)
Associate Life
- Score 92.1The A-List, Score 92.1: #2 (opens in a new tab)
- Score 4.51 of 5Midlevel Associates Survey, Score 4.51 of 5: #6 (opens in a new tab)
- Best city resultMidlevel Survey, New York, Best city result: #2 (opens in a new tab)
- Vault Best to Work For: #4 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultCareer Outlook, Vault: #3 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultFormal Training, Vault: #3 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultHours, Vault: #4 (opens in a new tab)
Pro Bono and Inclusion
Vault Practice Rankings
- Health Care: #2 (opens in a new tab)
- Life Sciences: #4 (opens in a new tab)
- Private Equity: #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Tax Law: #12 (opens in a new tab)
- General Corporate Practice: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- Real Estate Law: #13 (opens in a new tab)
- Emerging Companies & Venture Capital: #14 (opens in a new tab)
- Mergers & Acquisitions: #14 (opens in a new tab)
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- Securities/Capital Markets: #15 (opens in a new tab)
- Banking & Financial Services: #16 (opens in a new tab)
- Privacy & Data Security: #18 (opens in a new tab)
- Securities Litigation: #20 (opens in a new tab)
- White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations: #21 (opens in a new tab)
- Intellectual Property: #22 (opens in a new tab)
- General Commercial Litigation: #24 (opens in a new tab)
Practice Strength by Market
Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.
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| Practice | Market | Recognition, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Antitrust | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Banking & Finance | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Capital Markets | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: Whole Business | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Corporate/M&A | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
False Claims Act | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Healthcare | District of Columbia | Band 1 |
Healthcare | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
HealthcareThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Healthcare | New York | Band 1 |
Hedge & Mutual Funds | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Hedge Funds | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Investment Funds: Investor Representation | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Life Sciences | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Litigation: Securities | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Private Equity: Buyouts | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Private Equity: Fund Formation | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Private Equity: Fund Formation | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Private Equity: Secondaries | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Registered Funds | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Tax | Massachusetts | Band 1 |
Banking & Finance | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Banking & Finance | New York | Band 2 |
Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Illinois | Band 2 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | New York | Band 2 |
FCPA | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Healthcare | Illinois | Band 2 |
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory | District of Columbia | Band 2 |
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory | Illinois | Band 2 |
Life Sciences | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial | California | Band 2 |
Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsThe Elite | New York | Band 2 |
Privacy & Data Security: Litigation | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Private Equity: Buyouts | California | Band 2 |
Private Equity: Buyouts | New York | Band 2 |
Private Equity: Buyouts: High-end Capability | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment | Massachusetts | Band 2 |
Real Estate | Massachusetts | Band 2 |
Retail: Corporate & Transactional | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel | Nationwide | Band 3 |
E-Discovery & Information Governance | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Healthcare | California | Band 3 |
Impact Investing | Nationwide | Band 3 |
International Trade: CFIUS Experts | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Labor & Employment | Massachusetts | Band 3 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Illinois | Band 3 |
Litigation: Securities | New York | Band 3 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Illinois | Band 3 |
Privacy & Data SecurityThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Securities: Litigation | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Tax | New York | Band 3 |
Tax: Corporate & Finance | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Venture Capital: Fund Formation | Nationwide | Band 3 |
Antitrust | District of Columbia | Band 4 |
Antitrust | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Banking & Finance | Illinois | Band 4 |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Illinois | Band 4 |
Bankruptcy/RestructuringThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Bankruptcy/RestructuringThe Elite | New York | Band 4 |
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Corporate Crime & InvestigationsThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Higher Education | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | District of Columbia | Band 4 |
Real Estate | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance | New York | Band 4 |
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Startups & Emerging Companies | Nationwide | Band 4 |
Technology | New York | Band 4 |
Venture Capital | California | Band 4 |
Intellectual Property | Massachusetts | Band 5 |
Corporate/M&AHighly Regarded | New York | Band 1 |
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic SanctionsHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Litigation: General CommercialHighly Regarded | New York | Band 1 |
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Firm Highlights
Summer Program
Pro Bono
- Average Hours Per Attorney
- 76.8 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #15
Schools Ropes & Gray Hires From
10 schools name Ropes & Gray on its own employer or placement pages. These lists are not exhaustive.
- Brooklyn LawNamed on school page
- Buffalo LawNamed on school page
- Cornell LawNamed on school page
- Georgetown LawNamed on school page
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