Rankings

The Top 20 Most Profitable Law Firms (2025)

Paying $20 million or more to star partners, when $5 million in profits per partner is increasingly common, is totally rational—and often essential.

Apr 30 • David Lat

The 25 Most Prestigious Law Firms In America (2026)

Fighting versus settling with the Trump administration appears to have affected the prestige of some Biglaw firms.

Apr 17 • David Lat

The 2026 U.S. News Rankings: Stanford Ends Yale’s Reign As The #1 Law School

And has the term ‘T14,’ as a reference to the top 14 law schools, outlived its usefulness?

Apr 7 • David Lat

The Top 10 Stories Of 2025

Trump v. Biglaw, AI fails, superstars of the SCOTUS bar, the top 17 law schools—the subjects of last year’s biggest stories shouldn’t surprise anyone.

Jan 2 • David Lat

New Skadden Fellows, First After Trump Deal, Remain Progressive

The Skadden Fellowship program has actually grown in the wake of the firm’s settlement with the Trump administration.

Dec 16, 2025 • David Lat

Congratulations To The 2026 Bristow Fellows

Harvard and Stanford Law continue to excel at sending their graduates into these prestigious fellowships at the Office of the Solicitor General.

Nov 20, 2025 • David Lat

Trump Deals For Biglaw Are A Data Point—But Not Destiny

Settling firms have experienced steeper drops in lawyer headcount than fighting firms—but the overall picture is more complicated and nuanced.

Sep 11, 2025 • David Lat

The 2025 U.S. News Rankings: All Hail The... T17?

And how on earth are Harvard and Cornell the #6 and #18 law schools, respectively?

Apr 9, 2025 • David Lat

SCOTUS Clerk Hiring Watch: All Done?

Plus interim rankings of law schools and feeder judges—and an update on the Bristow Fellows.

Feb 20, 2025 • David Lat

Even Superstar Supreme Court Litigators Can’t Win Them All

Plus SCOTUS advocates with the highest win rates, and other interesting info from a new paper.

Feb 12, 2025 • David Lat

Congratulations To The 2025 Skadden Fellows

Many of these young lawyers will be unusually busy during their fellowships.

Feb 6, 2025 • David Lat

Trump Judges Are High-Performing ‘Mavericks,’ New Study Claims

Two law professors ranked federal judges based on productivity, influence, and independence—and were surprised by the results.

Sep 25, 2024 • David Lat

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