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Rank | Firm | Total Score* | How They Can Make the Grade |
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21 | O’Melveny & Myers National | 960 | Very close. All scores were up except RPL. |
22 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom National | 958 | Close again; increase any one score. |
23 | Covington & Burling Washington, D.C. | 952 | Pro bono champ needs to refocus on associate satisfaction. |
24 | Heller Ehrman San Francisco | 944 | Slipped off list after associate score sagged. |
25 | Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson New York | 922 | Associates feel unloved. |
25 | Irell & Manella Los Angeles | 922 | Revenue is stellar. Now bring up pro bono or associates. |
27 | Jenner & Block Chicago | 909 | Hurt by drop in associate score. |
28 | Bingham McCutchen National | 900 | Scores dipped across the board. |
28 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius National | 900 | A big gainer in pro bono, but RPL still lags. |
30 | Dickstein Shapiro Washington, D.C. | 897 | Slumping pro bono and RPL scores push firm off The A-List. |
31 | Cooley Godward Kronish1 Palo Alto | 894 | Pro bono scores could use a boost. |
32 | Hogan & Hartson National | 886 | First-class pro bono diminished by drop in diversity. |
33 | McDermott Will & Emery National | 866 | Scores are up all around, but not high enough to make the cut. |
34 | Goodwin Procter Boston | 859 | Diversity score has improved, though it’s still not at A-List levels. |
35 | LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae National | 853 | Pro bono and RPL way up; time to work on diversity. |
36 | Ropes & Gray Boston | 850 | Turbo-charge pro bono and associate scores. |
37 | DLA Piper US National | 845 | Pro bono now in the top tier. Other scores could use work. |
38 | Dewey Ballantine New York | 834 | One word: associates. |
39 | Kirkland & Ellis National | 828 | See Dewey, above. |
40 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher New York | 818 | Pro bono lags at high-earning firm. |
41 | Sullivan & Cromwell New York | 815 | Revenues are top-notch; need to focus on associate scores. |
42 | Sidley Austin National | 814 | Continue to boost associate satisfaction. |
43 | Kaye Scholer New York | 808 | Associate and diversity scores trail top-flight revenues. |
44 | Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker National | 804 | Pump up pro bono score. |
45 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Los Angeles | 801 | Low associate score cancels out excellent diversity numbers. |
46 | Steptoe & Johnson Washington, D.C. | 800 | Associate and diversity scores are below average. |
47 | Alston & Bird Atlanta | 796 | For this crowd, RPL is on the low end. |
48 | Vinson & Elkins Houston | 792 | Associate score improves, but pro bono needs a pick-me-up. |
49 | Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Chicago | 789 | See Alston, above. |
50 | Crowell & Moring Washington, D.C. | 788 | Raise revenues to match D.C. peers. |
* The total score was calculated by doubling the firm’s RPL and pro bono scores and adding those to the firm’s associate satisfaction and diversity scores. | |||
1 Cooley Godward merged with Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman in October 2006. Cooley’s results do not include Kronish. |