Ropes & Gray LLP
Ropes & Gray has approximately 1,481 attorneys globally. Founded in Boston in 1865.
$225,000
Announced by the firm (Jul 2026)
Not reported: Partnership Track.
Openings
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Open
New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Boston
Opens
Opened Nov 1Deadline
Not announced
Checked 6d ago
Materials: Law School Transcript · Undergrad TranscriptThe firm uses a Suited assessment and provides instructions after materials are submitted.
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.
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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 to investment and business clients.
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.
| 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 |
84 reported ranking rows
Rankings
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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)
Show All 15
- 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)
Pro Bono
- Average Hours Per Attorney
- 76.8 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #15