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Key Market Takeaways Southern California (composed of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County) is a highly competitive market with broad corporate and litigation practices.

Key Market Takeaways Seattle is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, fueled by its booming technology sector.Seattle is home to many large…

Key Market Takeaways Philadelphia offers sophisticated work, akin to New York and Washington, DC, but with a smaller, more intimate feel.Philadelphia sits along Northeast pharm/bio…

Key Market Takeaways The Bay Area (both San Francisco and Silicon Valley) is a highly competitive market that is dominated by the tech industry.The competitive…

Key Market Takeaways New York is the largest legal market in the world.Over 40% of all summer associate positions in the U.S. are located in…

Key Market Takeaways The Miami legal market includes the tri-county area of Miami, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale.The starting salary at a few firms…

Key Market Takeaways London is a highly competitive market. Almost all of the work available for US-trained lawyers is in Capital Markets with a focus…

Key Market Takeaways Almost all of the work available for US-trained lawyers is in cross-border transactional work.  A smaller number of US lawyers in Europe practice…

Key Market Takeaways Denver is among the fastest growing cities in the U.S. with an expanding legal market.In addition to the large national firms, Denver…

Key Market Takeaways Chicago is a generalist city without one type of dominant client or industry.The work in Chicago includes public company work, private equity,…

Key Market Takeaways Boston is dominated by financial services and life sciences industries. There is also a sizeable and growing general “technology” industry.More junior associates…

Key Market Takeaways The size of summer classes at law firms generally are increasing in AtlantaThe starting salary at some, though not all, firms in…

Key Market Takeaways Hong Kong (Chinese speaker preference) is the biggest market in Asia. Beijing and Shanghai are smaller options for Chinese speakers.  Tokyo (Japanese…