| BACK TO LIST $400.00Survey Name: NLJ 250 The NLJ 250 contains key information about the size of the nation's largest law firms. The spreadsheet includes:
- Rank based on Total Number of Attorneys
- Total Number of Attorneys
- Total Number of Equity Partners
- Total Number of Non-Equity Partners
- Total Number of Associates
- Starting Salaries for First Year Associates
- Location of Branch Offices
- Breakdown of Number of Attorneys by Branch Office
- Key Marketing Contact Information
| | Methodology/Sources: | This is National Law Journal's 31st annual survey of the nation's 250 largest law firms. It covers the period from Oct. 1, 2007, to Sept. 30, 2008. The NLJ sent surveys to approximately 300 law firms. Eligibility is based on a firm's total number of attorneys, not including contract or temporary attorneys. A firm must also have more lawyers based in the U.S. than in any other single country to qualify.
Firms are ranked by the total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) attorneys. In some cases, due to rounding, this calculation resulted in slightly higher or lower numbers than the figures submitted by the law firms. In case of a tie, firms are ranked by the actual number of FTE attorneys before rounding, and then on the total number of partners, and then the number of equity partners.
The city listed under the firm name is the firm's principal or largest office. "Number of attorneys" reflects permanent, FTE attorneys. The first column in the "Partners" category is the total number of partners, including the nonequity partners (NE) listed in the adjacent column. The same is true for the chart reflecting overall partner and nonequity partner growth. "Other" attorneys includes non-partner, non-associate lawyers at the firm, e.g., counsel, of counsel, senior counsel and staff attorneys. In some instances, NLJ 250 firms merged. In those cases, the 2007 data is for the firm that was larger. "Starting salary" lists the base salary for a first-year associate. In some firms, this varies by office.
"WND" indicates that the firm would not disclose the data. The "Branch Offices" section lists the total number of attorneys in each city where the firm has offices. Firms marked with an asterisk have data obtained from the National Association for Law Placement online 2008/2009 Directory of Legal Employers. Firms marked with a plus sign have data obtained from the firm's Web site as of October 2008.
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