Vault Ranks The Best Law Firms For Inclusion (2027) – Above the Law

Over
the
course
of
the
past
month,
Vault
has
rolled
out
a
variety
of
law
firm
rankings
—
from
the
firms
that
are
the most
prestigious to
the
firms
that
offer
the best
quality
of
life to
the
firms
with
the top-ranked
practice
areas
in
their
region —
and
there’s
yet
another
important
one
that
we’ll
dive
into
today.

Money
can
buy
prestige
and
can
certainly
improve
your
quality
of
life,
but
the
diversity
of
your
colleagues
is
worth
more
than
what
any
Biglaw
salary
scale
can
pay.
But,
because
diversity
is
a
dirty
word
that
the
legal
profession
can
no
longer
stomach
thanks
to
the
Trump
administration’s
empty
threats,
we
now
have
a
ranking
that
instead
goes
by
a
familiar
synonym
to
assess
the
diversity
of
Biglaw:
inclusion.

In
a
companion
ranking
to
the
Vault
100,
associates
were
asked
to
rank
their
own
law
firms
based
on
categories
most
relevant
to
how
the
firm
does
at
creating,
maintaining,
and
fostering
an
inclusive
workforce,
including
but
not
limited
to
“inclusion
as
it
relates
to
women,
LGBTQ+
individuals,
people
of
color,
and
people
with
disabilities.”
To
create
the
overall
Best
30
Firms
for
Inclusion
ranking,
Vault
averages
the
scores
from
all
four
ratings.

There
was
a
huge
amount
of
movement
in
the
Top
10
this
year.
Which
firms
made
the
cut?
Without
any
further
ado,
here
are
the Top
10
Best
Law
Firms
for
Inclusion
 based
on
Vault’s
Annual
Associate
Survey
for
2027:

1. O’Melveny
   &
   Myers
2. Hanson
   Bridgett
3. Gibson
   Dunn
4. Robinson+Cole
5. Hall
   Booth
   Smith
6. Carlton
   Fields
7. Sheppard
   Mullin
8. Eversheds
   Sutherland
   US
9. Proskauer
   Rose
10. Orrick

Here
are
some
kind
words
from
associates
on
O’Melveny’s
work
to
improve
inclusion
within
the
firm:

• “OMM
  has
  great
  intentions
  here
  and
  works
  genuinely
  hard
  to
  maintain
  an
  inclusive
  community.”
• “I
  feel
  like
  the
  firm
  in
  general
  and
  our
  office
  in
  particular
  make
  a
  real
  effort
  to
  foster
  inclusion
  in
  the
  legal
  industry
  while
  also
  cultivating
  the
  best
  legal
  talent.”
• “Great
  variety
  of
  people
  at
  the
  firm.
  Everyone
  has
  very
  different
  life
  experiences.”
• “The
  firm
  hires
  and
  supports
  [a
  wide
  range
  of
  individuals].
  Retention
  and
  promotion
  practices
  emphasize
  inclusivity,
  with
  robust
  parental
  leave
  and
  benefits.”

Congratulations
to
each
of
the
Biglaw
firms
that
made
the
latest
edition
of
the
Vault
Best
Firms
for
Inclusion
rankings,
and
a
huge
congratulations
to
O’Melveny
&
Myers
for
this
rankings
win.
How
did
your
firm
do? Email
us,
text
us
at (646)
820-8477,
or
tweet
us @atlblog to
let
us
know.

Best
Law
Firms
for
Inclusion
(2027) [Vault]

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