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	Rank in city	Score for office/city	Respondents	Interesting work	Satisfying work	Benefits and compensation	Associate relations	Partner relations	Training and guidance	Management openness	Communication re: partnership	Billable hours	Attitude toward pro bono	Expect to stay two years	Overall workplace rating
Alabama
Birmingham
Balch & Bingham		3.785	7	4.14	3.86	3.57	4.14	4.14	3.71	3.43	3.29	3.86	2.57	4.57	4.14
Arizona
Phoenix
CITY AVERAGE:		3.705
Bryan Cave	1	3.853	9	4.00	3.78	4.44	4.11	3.78	3.67	3.89	3.78	3.67	3.33	3.78	4.00
Lewis and Roca	3	3.516	12	3.91	3.55	3.73	3.73	3.45	3.27	3.36	3.20	3.45	3.36	3.36	3.82
Quarles & Brady	4	3.494	14	3.21	3.29	3.71	4.00	3.57	3.50	3.21	2.86	3.00	4.29	3.36	3.92
Snell & Wilmer	2	3.747	31	4.03	3.84	3.61	4.19	3.94	3.71	2.55	3.13	3.29	4.29	4.19	4.19
California
Los Angeles
CITY AVERAGE:		3.684
Gibson, Dunn	8	3.627	13	4.15	4.08	4.38	4.38	3.77	3.15	3.46	2.77	3.15	3.15	3.08	4.00
Irell & Manella	3	4.125	12	4.50	4.33	4.42	4.17	4.00	4.00	4.50	3.92	3.83	3.50	4.00	4.33
Jones Day	9	3.542	6	3.83	3.83	3.67	4.00	4.00	3.83	2.50	2.50	3.67	3.33	3.17	4.17
Kirkland & Ellis	11	3.491	7	4.14	3.29	3.43	4.71	4.00	4.14	2.00	3.00	2.71	3.43	3.33	3.71
Latham & Watkins	14	3.393	8	3.38	2.75	3.50	3.38	3.38	3.38	3.63	3.25	3.13	4.43	3.00	3.50
Loeb & Loeb	1	4.204	9	4.56	4.33	4.22	5.00	4.67	4.22	3.00	3.44	3.78	4.00	4.56	4.67
Manatt, Phelps	16	3.198	9	3.22	2.50	2.88	3.50	3.13	3.38	3.75	3.00	3.00	3.38	2.88	3.75
Morrison & Foerster	13	3.429	8	3.75	3.50	3.75	4.25	3.50	3.25	3.13	2.63	3.25	4.13	2.38	3.63
Munger, Tolles	5	4.006	14	4.43	4.07	4.00	4.29	4.00	2.93	4.71	3.64	3.79	4.57	3.21	4.43
O’Melveny & Myers	17	3.144	52	3.47	2.92	3.94	3.84	3.43	3.02	2.57	2.18	2.51	3.63	2.62	3.60
O’Melveny & Myers (Century City)	7	3.866	13	4.46	3.92	4.54	4.31	3.54	3.54	3.69	3.54	3.00	4.08	3.46	4.31
Orrick	4	4.083	5	4.00	4.00	4.60	4.20	3.60	3.60	4.80	2.80	4.00	4.20	4.40	4.80
Paul, Hastings	15	3.338	17	4.06	3.65	3.59	3.88	3.47	3.47	3.47	2.47	2.53	3.12	2.88	3.47
Pillsbury Winthrop	10	3.540	9	3.78	3.67	4.00	3.67	3.44	3.67	3.22	3.00	3.22	3.78	3.25	3.78
Proskauer Rose	2	4.196	5	4.40	4.40	4.40	4.60	4.60	4.60	4.20	2.80	3.60	4.40	3.75	4.60
Sheppard, Mullin	6	3.966	13	4.38	4.08	3.67	4.46	4.15	4.15	3.15	3.46	3.77	3.62	4.08	4.62
Sidley Austin	12	3.483	5	3.60	3.20	4.00	4.00	3.80	3.40	2.40	2.60	3.80	3.00	3.80	4.20
Orange County
AVERAGE:		3.747
Gibson, Dunn (Irvine)	1	4.378	8	4.50	4.00	4.50	4.63	4.63	4.25	4.75	4.25	4.88	3.63	3.88	4.63
O’Melveny & Myers (Irvine)	3	3.411	8	3.63	3.14	3.63	4.25	3.63	3.13	2.88	2.63	3.00	4.13	3.25	3.63
Paul, Hastings (Costa Mesa)	2	3.453	7	4.43	4.29	3.29	3.86	3.29	3.29	3.57	2.57	2.57	3.00	3.57	3.71
San Diego
CITY AVERAGE:		3.830
Gray Cary	2	3.753	8	3.63	3.38	4.50	4.13	3.88	3.50	4.13	3.38	3.50	3.00	3.63	4.38
Paul, Hastings	1	3.908	6	4.67	4.17	3.33	4.00	3.83	3.33	4.33	3.50	3.40	3.83	4.33	4.17
San Francisco Bay Area
AVERAGE:		3.635
Clifford Chance	2	3.917	5	3.40	3.60	4.80	4.20	4.20	3.80	4.60	3.60	3.40	3.40	4.00	4.00
Cooley Godward (Palo Alto)	8	3.569	8	3.63	3.50	3.75	4.13	3.50	4.00	3.00	2.63	3.38	4.29	3.14	3.88
Gibson, Dunn	3	3.916	7	4.14	3.86	4.14	4.71	4.29	3.43	3.71	3.71	4.00	3.43	3.14	4.43
Heller Ehrman	7	3.748	14	3.79	3.36	3.71	4.07	3.71	3.43	4.50	3.31	3.36	4.29	3.31	4.14
Latham & Watkins	6	3.763	5	4.00	3.20	3.60	3.75	3.40	3.20	4.80	3.40	3.00	4.40	4.60	3.80
McDermott, Will (Palo Alto)	13	3.308	6	3.33	3.17	3.83	4.17	3.83	2.67	3.00	2.80	3.00	2.40	3.67	3.83
Morrison & Foerster	4	3.833	9	3.89	3.44	4.44	4.33	3.56	3.67	3.67	3.22	3.56	4.67	3.22	4.33
Morrison & Foerster (Palo Alto)	9	3.533	10	3.80	3.50	3.10	3.90	3.40	3.60	3.20	2.50	3.10	4.70	3.50	4.10
O’Melveny & Myers	12	3.333	9	4.00	3.56	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.33	2.89	2.78	2.89	3.78	2.44	3.33
Orrick (Menlo Park)	1	4.208	10	4.50	4.20	4.60	4.40	4.10	4.00	4.20	3.70	4.10	3.80	4.50	4.40
Paul, Hastings	10	3.438	7	4.29	3.71	3.00	3.57	3.71	4.00	3.43	2.71	2.57	2.83	3.43	4.00
Pillsbury Winthrop	11	3.418	6	3.50	3.50	4.17	4.17	3.17	3.33	3.50	2.50	3.17	3.00	3.50	3.50
Thelen Reid	4	3.833	5	3.80	3.80	3.80	4.00	3.80	3.80	3.20	3.80	3.80	4.20	4.00	4.00
Wilson Sonsini (Palo Alto)	14	3.078	26	4.08	3.35	3.31	3.73	2.85	3.08	2.62	2.15	2.46	3.31	2.54	3.46
Colorado
Denver
CITY AVERAGE:		3.778
Faegre & Benson	1	4.251	10	3.89	3.78	3.89	4.56	4.00	3.89	4.44	4.44	4.67	5.00	3.89	4.56
Holland & Hart	2	4.046	8	4.14	3.57	4.00	4.43	4.00	3.71	3.57	4.14	4.71	4.14	4.00	4.14
Holme Roberts	3	3.443	11	4.18	3.55	3.36	3.91	3.60	3.00	4.36	3.27	2.73	2.18	3.36	3.82
Sherman & Howard	4	3.372	9	3.67	3.56	3.33	4.22	3.56	3.22	2.56	3.22	3.22	2.56	3.56	3.78
Connecticut
Stamford
CITY AVERAGE:		3.385
Day, Berry	1	3.450	5	4.40	3.60	2.60	3.80	3.40	3.60	3.60	3.20	3.00	3.20	3.20	3.80
Paul, Hastings	2	3.320	6	3.67	3.50	3.67	3.67	3.33	3.50	3.67	2.50	2.83	3.17	2.83	3.50
Delaware
Wilmington
Skadden		3.268	7	3.71	3.43	4.57	4.29	3.43	3.29	2.71	2.43	2.43	2.86	2.50	3.57
District of Columbia
Washington
CITY AVERAGE:		3.530
Akin Gump	44	2.808	10	3.60	3.20	3.20	4.20	2.40	2.30	2.10	1.70	2.60	3.00	2.40	3.00
Arent Fox	7	3.847	9	4.00	3.89	3.00	4.00	3.78	3.67	4.00	3.38	4.00	4.44	3.78	4.22
Arnold & Porter	22	3.625	10	3.50	3.20	4.10	4.20	3.40	3.10	4.00	3.20	3.40	4.90	2.90	3.60
Baker & Hostetler	34	3.358	8	4.13	3.88	2.88	3.38	3.38	3.50	3.13	2.75	3.63	2.50	3.50	3.63
Cleary Gottlieb	17	3.742	5	3.60	3.40	4.60	4.60	4.00	3.20	2.20	2.60	4.40	4.20	3.60	4.50
Clifford Chance	8	3.833	7	4.14	3.86	4.29	4.29	3.71	4.00	4.14	3.14	3.71	3.29	3.43	4.00
Covington & Burling	21	3.650	20	3.85	3.35	4.10	4.10	3.55	3.50	3.10	3.00	3.65	4.45	3.10	4.05
Crowell & Moring	14	3.770	12	3.75	3.58	3.33	4.00	4.08	3.42	3.83	2.92	4.33	4.50	3.42	4.08
Dechert	19	3.698	6	3.50	3.50	4.17	4.33	3.33	3.60	2.83	3.17	4.17	4.60	3.00	4.17
Dickstein Shapiro	43	2.889	8	2.88	2.75	1.88	4.13	3.13	2.88	2.50	1.13	2.88	3.88	3.13	3.50
Dow Lohnes	36	3.238	7	3.29	2.86	4.00	4.14	3.29	3.00	3.57	2.71	3.00	2.86	2.71	3.43
Finnegan Henderson	9	3.813	25	4.28	4.04	4.16	4.00	3.96	3.88	2.92	3.28	3.48	3.00	4.12	4.63
Fish & Richardson	10	3.793	7	4.29	4.14	4.71	4.86	4.43	3.29	3.17	3.43	3.00	2.33	4.00	3.86
Foley & Lardner	25	3.555	9	4.00	3.63	4.00	3.88	3.75	3.50	3.63	3.13	3.63	2.38	3.50	3.63
Fulbright & Jaworski	16	3.751	6	3.50	3.17	4.00	4.33	4.17	3.50	4.67	2.33	4.00	3.17	4.17	4.00
Gibson Dunn	2	4.087	8	4.38	4.13	4.50	4.50	3.88	3.75	4.63	3.88	3.75	3.88	3.38	4.38
Hogan & Hartson	12	3.781	13	3.85	3.54	3.92	4.38	4.08	3.69	3.23	2.92	3.92	4.23	3.46	4.15
Howrey	26	3.544	9	4.00	3.63	3.75	4.00	3.38	3.00	3.88	2.88	3.25	4.13	3.13	3.50
Hunton & Williams	32	3.382	7	3.43	3.29	3.14	4.43	3.71	3.00	2.43	2.43	3.29	3.57	3.86	4.00
Jones Day	18	3.729	8	4.00	3.63	3.75	4.75	4.00	4.00	2.86	2.25	3.38	4.13	3.50	4.50
King & Spalding	5	3.921	12	3.75	3.83	4.42	4.25	4.00	3.67	3.92	3.75	3.83	3.82	3.64	4.17
Kirkland & Ellis	30	3.400	5	4.20	4.20	3.60	3.80	3.60	3.80	2.00	2.60	2.20	3.20	3.80	3.80
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart	35	3.335	8	3.25	3.25	3.50	3.50	3.13	3.38	3.50	2.63	3.75	3.25	2.88	4.00
Latham & Watkins	6	3.892	7	4.14	3.14	3.71	4.43	4.29	4.14	4.71	3.57	2.57	4.57	3.43	4.00
McDermott, Will	28	3.403	13	4.00	3.69	3.38	4.15	3.77	3.08	2.69	2.46	2.92	3.31	3.69	3.69
McKenna Long	37	3.212	8	3.75	3.63	3.88	3.38	2.88	2.88	2.38	2.50	3.38	3.25	3.25	3.38
Miller & Chevalier	1	4.130	9	4.33	3.67	4.11	4.33	4.11	3.89	4.11	3.67	4.78	4.33	3.67	4.56
Morgan Lewis	42	2.967	14	3.62	3.23	3.38	3.69	3.15	2.92	2.15	1.77	2.85	3.15	2.54	3.15
O’Melveny & Myers	29	3.402	8	3.75	3.43	3.63	4.00	3.50	2.75	3.13	2.25	3.38	4.25	3.00	3.75
Paul Hastings	27	3.458	6	4.33	3.67	3.33	3.17	3.17	2.83	4.17	3.17	3.00	3.50	3.33	3.83
Pennie & Edmonds	40	3.100	5	3.80	3.40	3.40	3.60	3.40	2.80	1.60	2.00	3.20	3.00	3.40	3.60
Piper Rudnick	3	4.000	5	4.60	4.00	3.80	3.80	4.00	4.20	3.80	3.20	3.20	4.80	4.40	4.20
Reed Smith	45	2.533	5	3.20	3.00	2.00	3.20	2.60	2.20	2.00	2.00	2.60	2.00	2.60	3.00
Shaw Pittman	4	3.929	6	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.33	4.50	3.83	3.00	3.17	3.83	4.33	3.83	4.33
Shea & Gardner	15	3.768	9	3.44	3.22	4.00	4.78	4.11	3.56	2.56	3.22	4.78	4.33	2.89	4.33
Shearman & Sterling	20	3.671	5	3.80	3.60	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.40	2.60	2.25	3.60	4.40	4.20	4.20
Sidley Austin	31	3.383	5	3.80	3.00	3.80	3.80	3.20	3.00	3.60	2.40	3.40	3.20	3.80	3.60
Skadden	24	3.608	7	4.14	3.86	4.43	4.29	3.57	3.29	2.57	2.43	3.86	3.71	3.00	4.14
Sonnenschein	33	3.367	5	4.40	4.00	3.80	3.20	3.20	3.40	2.80	2.80	2.80	2.20	4.00	3.80
Sutherland Asbill	13	3.773	8	3.88	3.88	2.75	4.38	4.25	3.63	3.63	3.00	4.25	4.38	3.50	3.75
Venable	38	3.180	8	3.25	2.75	2.63	3.63	3.50	2.63	3.13	2.75	3.88	3.63	3.00	3.38
Vinson & Elkins	41	3.072	6	3.17	2.50	3.67	4.00	3.17	3.00	3.17	2.17	2.67	3.67	2.50	3.17
White & Case	39	3.153	12	3.92	3.33	4.08	4.17	2.92	2.25	3.75	2.58	2.83	2.58	2.42	3.00
Wiley Rein	23	3.621	11	3.82	3.82	3.36	3.82	3.73	3.27	3.55	3.55	4.00	2.45	4.00	4.09
Wilmer Cutler	11	3.790	22	3.77	3.41	4.09	4.09	3.86	3.59	3.86	3.27	3.95	4.55	2.95	4.09
Florida
Miami
CITY AVERAGE:		4.052
Carlton Fields	2	4.028	6	4.00	3.83	4.33	4.17	4.17	3.83	3.33	3.17	4.00	4.67	4.33	4.50
Greenberg Traurig	1	4.195	8	4.50	4.50	4.00	4.25	4.13	3.88	4.50	3.50	4.13	3.75	4.57	4.63
Hunton & Williams	3	3.933	5	4.00	3.80	3.80	4.40	4.40	3.80	4.00	3.60	3.40	4.00	3.40	4.60
Georgia
Atlanta
CITY AVERAGE:		3.761
Alston & Bird	1	4.306	28	4.21	4.04	4.11	4.61	4.15	3.74	4.86	4.68	4.07	4.30	4.29	4.61
Arnall Golden	12	3.467	12	3.18	3.45	3.45	4.09	3.91	3.45	2.45	2.36	3.36	3.45	4.27	4.18
Greenberg Traurig	13	3.383	5	3.80	3.80	4.20	4.60	3.20	3.40	2.00	2.80	3.20	2.40	3.60	3.60
Jones Day	11	3.477	7	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.57	3.14	2.29	2.29	3.43	3.00	4.14	3.86
Kilpatrick Stockton	6	3.841	12	4.00	3.83	3.58	4.17	3.67	3.67	3.83	3.42	3.25	4.42	3.92	4.33
King & Spalding	10	3.493	49	4.13	3.67	3.71	4.28	3.31	3.73	2.87	2.46	3.17	3.33	3.29	3.96
McKenna Long	4	3.960	9	4.33	3.89	3.89	4.67	4.33	3.78	3.11	3.22	4.56	3.63	3.89	4.22
Morris, Manning	2	4.153	6	4.50	4.17	3.83	4.33	4.33	3.50	4.50	4.00	4.00	3.67	4.33	4.67
Paul Hastings	9	3.575	8	4.00	4.00	3.25 </