While fee earners feel areas such as career development and bonuses need improving, the 2014 Employee Satisfaction Report finds that overall staff are happier with their workplaces. Alex Newman reports

ESR 2014 Best Legal Employers 
 Burges Salmon
 DWF
 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
 Reed Smith
 Weil Gotshal & Manges
 RPC
 Shoosmiths
 Withers
 Weightmans

Top law firms are not doing enough to provide promotion opportunities to all staff, according to a major annual survey of employee satisfaction carried out by Legal Week‘s research arm, Legal Week Intelligence.