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Vault Names Farella Among the Top 5 “Best Midsize Law Firms to Work For”

October 6, 2020 Announcement

SAN FRANCISCO, October 6, 2020: Farella Braun + Martel has been recognized on Vault's 2021 list of the “Top 150 Under 150” law firms in the United States and ranked 5th among the “Best Midsize Law Firms to Work For.”

Additional Best Midsize Law Firm rankings include placing among the top 10 firms in the areas of Hours, Satisfaction, Transparency, Wellness, Firm Culture, Pro Bono, and Career Outlook. The firm also earned rankings among the top 20 midsize law firms in the areas of Quality of Work, Compensation, Diversity, and Selectivity.

Farella’s full Vault rankings and profile are available, here.

The rankings are derived from Vault’s Law Firm Associate Survey, in which associate rate and comment on various aspects of their work life. The rankings were calculated using a formula that weighed the associate ratings across eleven different quality of life categories.

In April, Farella was named one of the “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area” for the 14th time by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business transactions and complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Clients seek our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain offices in the Napa Valley that are focused on the wine industry.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
[email protected] / 415.954.4433

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