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Vault has announced its 2026-2027 Best Law Firms to Work For rankings. These rankings are based on associates’ assessments of their own firms. More than 20,000 associates participated in Vault’s survey during the period from October 22, 2025 to January 23, 2026. The survey asked associates to rate their satisfaction with their current career outlook, the quality of the work assignments they are given, their work hours, and other factors.
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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is the Overall Best Law Firm to Work For. Morgan Lewis, which is headquartered in Philadelphia, bumps last year’s top firm, Los Angeles-based O'Melveny & Myers LLP, out of the top spot.
Morgan Lewis also takes the top spot in multiple ranking categories this year, including Transparency, Quality of Work, and more. The firm rose to the top 5 Best Law Firms in Vault’s 2022 rankings and has continued to climb since then. Morgan Lewis also takes the #2 spot in the Best Summer Associate Programs ranking.
The No. 2 firm in the Overall Best Law Firms to Work For rankings is Los Angeles-based O’Melveny & Myers LLP. O’Melveny has ranked among the top three Overall Best Law Firms to Work For every year for over a decade. The firm claims the top spot in the Satisfaction category this year, and is #3 in the Best Summer Associate Program rankings.
The No. 3 firm in the Overall Best Law Firms to Work For rankings is Clifford Chance US LLP (the U.S. arm of the London-based firm). Clifford Chance has the No. 1 ranked summer associate program, with former summer associates giving the program top marks for social experiences and opportunities for interaction with attorneys.
Last week, the Vault 100 was released, Vault’s list of the most prestigious law firms in the nation according to associates. Of the top 20 most prestigious law firms, two firms are also among the top 10 in Vault’s Overall Best Law Firms to Work For. Boston-headquartered Ropes & Gray LLP, the No. 20 firm in the Vault 100, is No. 4 in the Best Law Firms to Work For and No. 10 in Best Summer Programs. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, is No. 8 in the Vault 100 and No. 5 in the Best Law Firms to Work For and in the top 20 Best Summer Programs.
The No. 6 firm is New York-based Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Chicago-based Mayer Brown LLP is the No. 7 firm, Florida-based Gunster is the No. 8 firm, and the No. 9 firm is BakerHostetler, which claims DC as its headquarters. The No. 10 firm is New York-based Proskauer Rose LLP, which also ranks No. 8 for Best Summer Programs.
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All the Best Law Firms to Work For rankings are available at https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law.
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