Employer Research
1L and 2L Summer Critiques - Law Firms & Other Legal Employers
Available only to current students. The critiques (current and prior years) evaluate summer training programs, salary, work load, firm atmosphere, firm policies and job search advice. You can also obtain the names and telephone numbers of third year students who are willing to answer questions about their particular firm. The most recent summer critiques can be found on CSM.
American Lawyer 100
www.law.com/career_center/lists_rankings.shtml
Gross revenues, profits, pro-bono grades, and more for America's highest-grossing firms. To obtain the numbers reported, the American Lawyer calls thousands of partners in an effort to get multiple sources on every single piece of data.
American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard
www.law.com/career_center/lists_rankings.shtml
This publication ranks major law firms according to the number of specialized transactions they have closed. Sections include: Mergers & Acquisitions, Equities by U.S. Corporations, U.S. Equities by Foreign Corporations, IPOs, Investment Grade Debt, High Yield Debt, Asset-Backed Securities, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Project Finance, Municipal Bonds, REITs, Mutual Funds. Please Note: for more information about transactional practice, watch the videotape entitled "Practicing Corporate Law in Law Firms," prepared by the OCS and available in the Law Library's Media Center.
American Lawyer Surveys
www.law.com/career_center/lists_rankings.shtml
The American Lawyer magazine is published monthly:
Chambers Associate
www.chambers-associate.com
Career resource for law students and junior laterals based on interviews with associates (covering culture; assignment; pro bono; diversity; hours; compensation; work-life policies and more), as well as the research and rankings from Chambers USA. Includes firm search function, and comparison tool.
Jobs and J.D.'s
www.nalp.org (under link "NALP Research")
National Association for Law Placement. Multitude of reports available on what type of jobs recent law graduates obtain, salaries, geographical employment patterns, and how jobs and salaries vary with racial and gender factors.
Law.com.
www.law.com
Web site that allows users to track breaking developments in the law, research issues and cases, attend online continuing legal education seminars, and explore nationwide job openings in the legal industry. On a daily basis, their editorial staff sifts through hundreds of articles in dozens of publications to find the most important and relevant legal information.
Martindale-Hubbell Directory
www.martindale.com
Also available in the OCS. A national directory of law firms listed by state, city and alphabetically by firm. Includes information about areas, practice, and biographies of each attorney listed. Also look for "Marhub" on Lexis for on-line searches.
Mid-Level Associate Survey (American Lawyer)
www.law.com/career_center/lists_rankings.shtml
Same as the Summer Associate Survey, except that the questionnaire was given to third- and fourth-year associates.
NALP National Directory of Legal Employers
www.nalpdirectory.com
Also available in the OCS. Includes information on more than 1500 employers nationwide (by state and city).
NYLawyer.com
www.nylawyer.com
Launched by the New York Law Journal, this Web site, which is updated daily, contains much valuable news, information, and career advice.
Summer Associate Survey (L Magazine)
http://www.law.com/career_center/lists_rankings.shtml
Ranks firms' summer associate programs in a variety of areas including training, client contact and feedback. Write-ups of each firm are provided as well. Large firms in all major cities around the country are included.
The Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms
www.vaultreports.com
Also available in the OCS. Insider's profiles of over 100 leading law firms. Vault Reports surveyed more than 1,000 lawyers and they provide exclusive prestige rankings, insider's information on pay, perks, working hours, selectivity, firm culture, and much more.