Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms (2004) - 6th Edition

The 2004 Vault rankings, an independent survey of 11,908 associates from 149 of the largest law firms around the country, measures both “Prestige” and “Quality of Life” factors for law firms.  In this survey, Kirkland ranked:

• #1 in Chicago for overall prestige for the fifth year in a row;

• #11 nationally for overall prestige;

• #9 nationally for prestige of antitrust practice;

• #3 nationally for prestige of bankruptcy/creditors’ rights practice;

• #3 nationally for prestige of litigation practice;

• #5 nationally for prestige of intellectual property practice;

• #10 nationally for prestige of mergers and acquisitions practice;

• #8 nationally for prestige of tax practice;

• #2 nationally for associate training;

• #16 nationally for selectivity; and

• #7 nationally for part-time/flex-time.