Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms (2007) - 9th Edition

The 2007 Vault rankings, an independent survey of 16,300 associates and 1,020 partners from 159 of the most renowned law firms around the country, measures "Prestige" and "Quality of Life" factors for law firms. In this survey, Kirkland ranked:

#1 nationally for formal training;

#1 in Chicago for overall prestige;

#2 nationally for prestige of bankruptcy practice;

#2 in partner prestige for bankruptcy practice;

#2 in partner prestige for litigation practice;

#3 nationally for prestige of intellectual property practice;

#3 in partner prestige for intellectual property practice;

#4 nationally for prestige of litigation practice;

#6 in Washington, D.C. for overall prestige;

#9 in Southern California for overall prestige;

#10 nationally for overall prestige;

#14 in New York for overall prestige; and

#14 nationally for partner prestige.