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The Biglaw Firms That Offer Associates The Best Opportunities For Growth (2022)

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485561What does it take to cultivate job satisfaction at a law firm? In a new report from BTI Consulting, associates pointed out exactly what they wanted from and valued in their work lives, and which firms were the best at committing to their overall happiness.

According to BTI, Biglaw associates are looking for these eight core activities from their firms when it comes to their overall professional happiness:

  • Commitment to helping associates in their career
  • Specific action to help develop a career path
  • Access to training they need
  • Good mentoring
  • Optimism about growing within their firm
  • High levels of job satisfaction
  • Being well paid
  • Having at least one partner watching out for them

After going evaluating 4,000 responses, BTI found that 147 Biglaw firms did the best job when it came to associate satisfaction. But which firms did the best in each category? Last week, we covered the firms that were considered the best at helping associates in their careers and those with partners who have associates’ backs; the firms that have helped associates build their careers and provided access to the training they want and need; and finally, the firms that offered associates a winning compensation combination.

Today, we’ll take a dive into the firms that offer associates the things they need to learn and grow into the future Biglaw partners: mentoring and opportunities for growth within the firm.

Associates called out 60 firms for their mentoring prowess, but these nine were considered the best of the best:

  • Baker Donelson
  • Faegre Drinker
  • Fenwick & West
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Jones Day
  • Katten
  • Milbank
  • Mintz
  • Polsinelli

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In the next category, associates rated 75 firms well for providing them with opportunities for growth, and these six stood out above all the rest:

  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Jones Day
  • Milbank
  • Mintz
  • Skadden
  • Wilson Sonsini

Congratulations to these firms for offering associates the very best when it comes to opportunities for mentoring and growth. We’ll continue our coverage of the BTI rankings later this week.

Associates Point to 60 Firms With Exceptionally Strong Mentoring [BTI Consulting]

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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