{"id":124774,"date":"2025-06-29T15:02:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T23:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/29\/the-top-biglaw-firms-in-chicago-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T15:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T23:02:53","slug":"the-top-biglaw-firms-in-chicago-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/29\/the-top-biglaw-firms-in-chicago-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Biglaw Firms In Chicago (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago is brimming with business opportunities for Biglaw firms, and it\u2019s proving to be quite attractive for lateral moves and office openings<\/a> alike. Unlike the majority of its sports teams\u2019 records, it\u2019s a winning city for the legal profession. But which firm is right for you?<\/p>\n

Thanks to Vault\u2019s recently released\u00a0regional rankings<\/a>, we now know which Biglaw firms are dominating the legal scene in the Windy City. This ranking is based on votes tabulated from associates who were asked to rate firms on a 1 to 10 scale based on their prestige within the region.<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 most prestigious firms in Chicago (you can see the full list from Vault by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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  1. Kirkland & Ellis<\/li>\n
  2. Sidley Austin<\/li>\n
  3. Latham & Watkins<\/li>\n
  4. Skadden<\/li>\n
  5. Mayer Brown<\/li>\n
  6. Winston & Strawn<\/li>\n
  7. McDermott Will & Emery<\/li>\n
  8. Jenner & Block<\/li>\n
  9. Jones Day<\/li>\n
  10. Ropes & Gray<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Congrats to all of the Biglaw firms that made the latest edition of Vault\u2019s Chicago rankings. How did your firm do this time?\u00a0Email us<\/a>, text us at\u00a0(646) 820-8477<\/a>, or tweet us\u00a0@atlblog<\/a> to let us know how you feel.<\/p>\n

    2026 Best Law Firms in Chicago<\/a>\u00a0[Vault]<\/p>\n

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    \"Staci
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    Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    The post The Top Biglaw Firms In Chicago (2026)<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Chicago is brimming with business opportunities for Biglaw firms, and it\u2019s proving to be quite attractive for lateral moves and office openings<\/a> alike. Unlike the majority of its sports teams\u2019 records, it\u2019s a winning city for the legal profession. But which firm is right for you?<\/p>\n

    Thanks to Vault\u2019s recently released\u00a0regional rankings<\/a>, we now know which Biglaw firms are dominating the legal scene in the Windy City. This ranking is based on votes tabulated from associates who were asked to rate firms on a 1 to 10 scale based on their prestige within the region.<\/p>\n

    Here are the top 10 most prestigious firms in Chicago (you can see the full list from Vault by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Kirkland & Ellis<\/li>\n
    2. Sidley Austin<\/li>\n
    3. Latham & Watkins<\/li>\n
    4. Skadden<\/li>\n
    5. Mayer Brown<\/li>\n
    6. Winston & Strawn<\/li>\n
    7. McDermott Will & Emery<\/li>\n
    8. Jenner & Block<\/li>\n
    9. Jones Day<\/li>\n
    10. Ropes & Gray<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Congrats to all of the Biglaw firms that made the latest edition of Vault\u2019s Chicago rankings. How did your firm do this time?\u00a0Email us<\/a>, text us at\u00a0(646) 820-8477<\/a>, or tweet us\u00a0@atlblog<\/a> to let us know how you feel.<\/p>\n

      2026 Best Law Firms in Chicago<\/a>\u00a0[Vault]<\/p>\n

      \n
      \"Staci
      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

      The post The Top Biglaw Firms In Chicago (2026)<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Chicago is brimming with business opportunities for Biglaw firms, and it\u2019s proving to be quite attractive for lateral moves and office openings alike. Unlike the majority of its sports teams\u2019 records, it\u2019s a winning city for the legal profession. But which firm is right for you? Thanks to Vault\u2019s recently released\u00a0regional rankings, we now know […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":124527,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staci-Zaretsky-VBda1f.jpeg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}