Vault rankings
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Biglaw, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News, Vault rankings
Against Prestige
Is the concept of "prestige" ruining the legal profession? -
Drinking, Law Schools, Law Students, Masturbation, Non-Sequiturs, Summer Associates, Vault rankings
Non-Sequiturs: 08.14.12
* Vault just released its rankings for the best summer associate programs. Who’s at the top? I have my money on Fitzpatrick Cella. [Vault] * If Paul Campos were asked to give a law school graduation speech, here’s what he would say. Long story short, I don’t think he’ll ever be asked. And that is why you should read this. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * What do we want? Booze! When do we want it? Now! Where do we want it? The grocery store! [Courier-Journal] * I don’t know, maybe this guy just really, really loves Jesus. Like, really a lot. Maybe too much. Ewww. [Wave3] * You know those online net price calculators for figuring out tuition? Well, turns out they might be misleading too, just like every other flipping aspect of financing your education. [Inside Higher Ed] * You say tomato, I say tomahto. You say law student, someone else says escort. What’s the big deal here? [Daily Mail] - Sponsored
A Law Firm Checklist For Successful Transaction Management
The questions to ask to make transaction management your competitive advantage. -
Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Feminism, Fenwick & West, Gay, Gender, Minority Issues, Munger Tolles & Olson, Racism, Rankings, Vault rankings, Women's Issues
The Best Law Firms for Diversity (2013)
Which major law firms get top scores for diversity?
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Munger Tolles & Olson, Rankings, Vault rankings, Williams & Connolly
The Best Law Firms To Work For (2013)
Which law firms made the latest list of best law firms to work for? -
Biglaw, Rankings, Vault rankings
2013 Vault Law Firm Rankings: Prestige Can't Buy You Money
Paying top dollar is no longer necessary to achieve "prestige" in the Vault rankings... -
Biglaw, Feminism, Gay, Gender, Minority Issues, Racism, Rankings, Vault rankings, Women's Issues
The Best Law Firms for Diversity (2012)
Given the significance of diversity, it's not surprising that several organizations and news outlets focus on it, especially with respect to large law firms. Vault compiled a list of 25 best law firms for diversity. Which firms made the cut, and is yours on the list? -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Fabulosity, Rankings, Vault rankings, Williams & Connolly
The Best Law Firms To Work For (2012)
The world of large law firms isn't all about prestige and pay. Associate satisfaction: that's the driving force behind another important set of rankings, Vault's just-released "Best Law Firms to Work For" list. Want to see which firms made the cut for Vault's Top Ten? -
Biglaw, Rankings, Vault rankings, Williams & Connolly
The 2012 Vault Rankings: Proof Of Short Memories
On February 27, 2009, Latham & Watkins laid off 440 associates and staff. These official layoffs came after months of quietly and stealthily laying off employees. That year, Latham fell from #7 to #17 on the Vault 100 list of the most prestigious law firms. It was one of the biggest single year drops ever […] - Sponsored
Trust The Process: How To Build And Manage Workflows In Law Firms
If you’re feeling inefficient but don’t know why, this episode of the Non-Eventcast is for you. -
Biglaw, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Vault rankings
NALP 2011: Law Firm Transparency - From Black Boxes to Glass Houses
Greetings from lovely Palm Springs, California, home to the 2011 annual education conference of the Association for Legal Career Professionals (better known to many of you as NALP). The setting is beautiful, the weather is fabulous, and the conference panels have been stimulating thus far. Who needs SXSW? Yesterday I attended a very interesting session, […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Vault rankings
Spring Bonus Mania: Freshfields, Cadwalader.... Where Will It End? Could Your Firm Be Next?
One of my favorite law firm names is Freshfields — Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, to be precise, but I prefer Freshfields. It makes me think of rolling green hills, crisp laundered linens, or a dairy, producing the creamiest milk in all the land. As it turns out, Freshfields is a law firm — a top international […] -
Biglaw, Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 81 – 100 (2011)
Readers, we’ve reached the end of the road. After this post, we will have exhausted the Vault 100 law firms — the one hundred most prestigious large law firms in the country. We’ve been doing a series of open threads on these firms so that readers can discuss, in the comments, how these firms stack […] -
Biglaw, Chadbourne & Parke, Crowell & Moring, Ho-Love, Holland & Knight, Howrey LLP, Lovells, Patton Boggs, Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 61 – 80 (2011)
With fall recruiting gearing up, and the lateral market warming up, we continue our annual series of open threads about the law firms featured in the Vault prestige rankings. These threads provide ATL readers with a forum to discuss the different firms and their various strengths and weaknesses. The end of the Vault 100 is […] -
Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 41 – 60 (2011)
We’re doing our annual march through the Vault prestige rankings, to give ATL readers the opportunity to have their say about perks and pitfalls at these firms. If your firm actually let you swap your Blackberry for your iPhone, brag here. Or if your firm has such a strong stench that it makes you nauseous, […]
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Biglaw, Rankings, Vault rankings, Williams & Connolly
The Best Firms To Work For, When It Comes To 'Quality of Life'
Forget about prestige (momentarily). Which firms have the best quality of life? Vault has compiled its annual Law Firm Quality of Life Rankings, based on associate surveys. Associates were asked to rate their firms on “overall satisfaction, associate/partner relations, firm culture, hours, compensation, office space, training, and pro bono and green initiatives.” Williams & Connolly […] -
Biglaw, Rankings, Vault rankings
Is Wachtell Overrated?
As we mentioned on Friday, in discussing a retired partner’s messy divorce from a European beauty, Wachtell Lipton is one of the country’s most prestigious and most profitable law firms. Its partners make millions — even years after they have left the firm. In the new Vault practice group rankings, the M&A powerhouse came out […] -
Akin Gump, Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings, Willkie Farr
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 31 – 40 (2011)
We’ve gotten away from plowing through the latest Vault Rankings, but fear not. Your firm is coming up soon. We’ve been through the top 30 firms. But now we’re getting into a group of firms that really utilized the cost-cutting measures of salary cuts and layoffs to weather the recession of 2009. Did these guys […] -
Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Munger Tolles & Olson, Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 21 – 30 (2011)
We’re rolling through the Vault 2011 list of the “prestigiest” firms in the land, so that you can comment on what it’s like to actually live, work, and breathe those firms (when you’re not choking on all the prestige in the air). We’ve covered #1-10 and #11-20. Here’s the next round-up. Now it’s time for […] -
Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings, White & Case
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 11 – 20 (2011)
The 2011 Vault prestige rankings are out, giving meaning and purpose to those whose firms ranked in the top 20, and giving those further down the list inferiority complexes. (We’re talking to you, #21-formerly-#18.) This thread covers the firms ranked #11 through #20. This is your chance to discuss these firms — their upsides and […] -
Biglaw, Rankings, Vault rankings
Vault Practice Group Rankings
We’re taking a break from our march through the Vault prestige rankings to look at another way of pitting law firms against each other: practice group strength. It’s an approach that’s favored by groups such as Chambers and Partners. Instead of focusing on overall firm prestige, these rankings focus on which firms are great at […] -
Biglaw, Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 1 - 10 (2011)
The real utility of the Vault law firm rankings isn’t the opportunity they give to prestige whores who want to lord their status over others. The rankings — conveniently released just before the start of on-campus recruiting — allow law students to get an inside peek at the firms that will soon be coming to […]