This fall we introduced our list of the Most Desirable Law Firms, highlighting the law firms that attorneys most want to work for.
Now, we are pleased to release our annual ranking of the Top Outside Counsel, featuring the firms that clients depend on most.
Every year since 2018, Above the Law has published a list of the top law firms in the country, based on the insights of those who know best — the in-house attorneys who hire them. This year, approximately 550 in-house lawyers shared their evaluations of the law firms their organizations work with.
The premise of our survey is simple and straightforward. We asked two questions: 1) Which law firms does your company engage for legal services? and 2) Please indicate the highest level legal work for which your company will engage the particular firm(s). The levels of work were defined along a four-point scale:
- Cost-efficient, bulk tasks
- Routine matters
- High-value, complex matters
- “Bet-the-company” matters
The ratings for each firm were averaged and the law firms with the highest average scores made it into our list of the Top Outside Counsel. Check out the results here.
