Law firms

Associate Mentorship factor

The number of partners and senior associates relative to the size of the incoming class This isn't a guide to the quality of the mentoring – for that you'll have to read the Inside View – but this table gives an idea of how many experienced lawyers you'll have on hand to ask stupid questions from and generally mould you into a competent lawyer.

Partners Associates Intake Size
A&O Shearman
143
297
42
Akin
273
417
67
Alston & Bird
396
416
69
Arnold & Porter
308
461
36
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Axinn
Undisclosed
59
Undisclosed
Baker Botts
239
260
42
BakerHostetler
526
295
37
Bracewell
157
78
18
Brown Rudnick
97
53
4
Cahill
88
185
36
Cleary Gottlieb
189
427
Undisclosed
Clifford Chance
117
277
40
Cooley
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
74
Covington & Burling
290
730
130
Cozen O'Connor
556
276
28
Cravath
107
348
89
Davis Polk & Wardwell
171
738
160
Debevoise & Plimpton
132
547
Undisclosed
Dechert
247
318
50
DLA Piper
605
586
76
Duane Morris
Undisclosed
184
17
Elsberg Baker & Maruri
8
24
5
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath (US)
501
404
70
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner (US)
115
124
18
Fish & Richardson
240
110
21
Foley & Lardner
515
389
65
Foley Hoag
147
109
Undisclosed
Fox Rothschild
637
290
36
Freshfields
105
343
62
Fried Frank
154
403
64
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Undisclosed
936
144
Goodwin
465
669
88
Goulston & Storrs
110
66
5
Greenberg Glusker
74
39
4
Greenberg Traurig
1,187
956
70
Gunderson
129
157
13
Haynes and Boone
317
227
31
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Holland & Knight
1,116
670
57
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg
20
40
3
HSF Kramer
Undisclosed
120
10
Hunton Andrews Kurth
299
205
21
Irell & Manella
23
41
9
Jackson Walker
317
161
15
Jenner & Block
212
201
28
Jones Day
615
824
119
Katten
280
202
30
King & Spalding
482
476
93
Kirkland & Ellis
1,581
1,920
466
Latham & Watkins
699
1,874
341
Linklaters
Undisclosed
117
12
Mayer Brown
474
497
61
McDermott Will & Schulte
648
564
71
Milbank
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Mintz Levin
270
174
21
Morgan Lewis
682
885
108
Morrison & Foerster
302
451
51
Munger, Tolles & Olson
77
114
7
Norton Rose Fulbright
363
312
66
O'Melveny & Myers
234
515
56
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
394
564
Undisclosed
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
53
66
3
Paul Hastings
274
656
81
Paul, Weiss
237
811
150
Pillsbury
310
195
32
Polsinelli
647
421
27
Proskauer Rose
258
340
52
Reed Smith
414
421
41
Richards, Layton & Finger
83
90
24
Seward & Kissel
59
74
Undisclosed
Seyfarth Shaw
439
259
19
Sheppard Mullin
430
513
60
Sidley Austin
589
1,115
211
Simpson Thacher
343
1,026
242
Skadden
263
727
155
Sterne Kessler
83
59
7
Sullivan & Cromwell
155
536
131
Vedder Price
178
126
12
Venable
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Vinson & Elkins
195
394
84
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Undisclosed
594
Undisclosed
White & Case
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
75
Wiley
120
61
7
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
354
626
111
WilmerHale
250
646
89
Wilson Sonsini
285
562
78
Winston Taylor
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Undisclosed