Post-pandemic, law firms have been engaged in a battle for the hearts, minds and stomachs of their staff as they seek to convince them that working in the office trumps working from home.
The coffee, climate control, seating arrangements, canteen prices and the state of the loos have never been more important.
RollOnFriday’s Best Law Firms to Work At 2026 asked law firm staff to rate how satisfied they were with all of it. The results show which firms have turned their offices into a destination and which are effectively wreathed in tape that says, ‘CONDEMNED DO NOT ENTER’. We’ve included a summary for most firms in the survey, so you can either skip straight to yours, or enjoy a stroll through 70-odd offices, from the palatial to the pongy.
In first place: Paul, Weiss (95%) has got money, and it’s not afraid to spend it on the fixtures and fittings: “It’s like working in the Ritz but without the high class hookers”, said a senior solicitor at the US firm. It’s the first of several US firms to pack out the top of the office rankings. Its lawyers said their office was “Better than most five star hotels and restaurants” and “an incredible environment to work in”. The “delicious (free) food for breakfast lunch and dinner” was described as “amazing”, “unmatched” and “insane”.
Kirkland & Ellis (94%) has left the Gherkin and “40 Leadenhall is incredible”, said a member of business services. “I enjoy looking at the Gherkin from our offices and thanking my lucky stars that we are not in that circular hell hole anymore”. Their new digs have “Free food, snacks, gym, sauna” and is “basically a private members club where I have my own office”.
The extensive freebies at Simpson Thacher (93%) bumped it up to third: “free breakfast lunch and snacks on tap make working there highly attractive”, said a member of business services.
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