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Vault Ranks The Best Law Firms For Diversity (2025)

Did your law firm make the cut this time around?

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black law students Over the course of the past month, Vault has rolled out a variety of law firm rankings — from the firms that are the most prestigious to the firms that offer the best quality of life to the firms with the top-ranked practice areas in their region — and there’s yet another important one that we’ll dive into today.

Money can buy prestige and can certainly improve your quality of life, but the diversity of your colleagues is worth more than what any Biglaw salary scale can pay.

In a companion ranking to the Vault 100, associates were asked to rank their own law firms based on categories most relevant to how the firm does at creating, maintaining, and fostering a diverse workforce, including racial and ethnic diversity, as well as diversity related to women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and individuals with disabilities. To create the overall Best 30 Firms for Diversity ranking, Vault averages the scores from all four ratings.

There was a huge amount of movement in the Top 10 this year. Which firms made the cut? Without any further ado, here are the Top 10 Best Law Firms for Diversity based on Vault’s Annual Associate Survey for 2025:

  1. O’Melveny & Myers
  2. Morgan Lewis & Bockius
  3. Clifford Chance US
  4. BakerHostetler
  5. Proskauer Rose
  6. McDermott Will & Emery
  7. Orrick
  8. Robinson+Cole
  9. Jackson Walker
  10. Hanson Bridgett

Here are some kind words from an associate on O’Melveny’s work to improve diversity, inside and outside of the firm:

“I chose this firm because of its work with diversity and equity. There are committees, staff, and affinity groups. The firm provides emergency child care and has a very generous parental leave policy. The diversity networks are tight-knit, and I’ve received some of my staffing from those connections. The firm offers 50 hours a year for diversity-related activities.”

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Congratulations to each of the Biglaw firms that made the latest edition of the Vault Best Firms for Diversity rankings, and a huge congratulations to O’Melveny & Myers for yet another rankings win. How did your firm do? Email us, text us at (646) 820-8477, or tweet us @atlblog to let us know.

Best Law Firms for Diversity [Vault]

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on X/Twitter and Threads or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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