{"id":126241,"date":"2025-07-10T15:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/10\/vault-rankings-top-midsize-law-firms-by-regional-prestige-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:03:08","slug":"vault-rankings-top-midsize-law-firms-by-regional-prestige-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/10\/vault-rankings-top-midsize-law-firms-by-regional-prestige-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Vault Rankings: Top Midsize Law Firms By Regional Prestige (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vault recently published the 2026 edition of all manner of its closely watched rankings for the country\u2019s law firms, including <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/06\/vault-100-rankings-the-most-prestigious-law-firms-in-america-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">prestige<\/a> rankings and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/06\/vault-quality-of-life-rankings-the-best-law-firms-to-work-for-in-america-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">quality of life<\/a>\u00a0rankings. We recently discovered which midsize law firms are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/07\/vault-quality-of-life-rankings-the-best-midsize-law-firms-to-work-for-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the best to work for<\/a>, but which midsize firms reign supreme when it comes to reputation and prestige in certain regions of the country?<\/p>\n<p>This is a ranking that matters to those who think \u201clocation, location, location\u201d is the most important thing in life. Vault\u2019s regional rankings are 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<p>Here\u2019s the list of prestige by region from Vault (see the full list\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chicago<\/a>: Bartlit Beck<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New York<\/a>: Susman Godfrey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Texas<\/a>: Susman Godfrey<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Congratulations to Susman for leading the pack in two major regions, congratulations the firms that moved up in this year\u2019s midsize regional rankings, and congratulations to all the firms that made the cut in the first place. It must be nice to see which midsize firms associates consider as their peers in reputation and prestige.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Best Midsize Law Firms by Region (2026)<\/a>\u00a0[Vault]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" class=\"wp-image-441281\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is 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 <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/07\/vault-rankings-top-midsize-law-firms-by-regional-prestige-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vault Rankings: Top Midsize Law Firms By Regional Prestige (2026)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vault recently published the 2026 edition of all manner of its closely watched rankings for the country\u2019s law firms, including <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/06\/vault-100-rankings-the-most-prestigious-law-firms-in-america-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">prestige<\/a> rankings and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/06\/vault-quality-of-life-rankings-the-best-law-firms-to-work-for-in-america-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">quality of life<\/a>\u00a0rankings. We recently discovered which midsize law firms are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/07\/vault-quality-of-life-rankings-the-best-midsize-law-firms-to-work-for-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the best to work for<\/a>, but which midsize firms reign supreme when it comes to reputation and prestige in certain regions of the country?<\/p>\n<p>This is a ranking that matters to those who think \u201clocation, location, location\u201d is the most important thing in life. Vault\u2019s regional rankings are 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<p>Here\u2019s the list of prestige by region from Vault (see the full list\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chicago<\/a>: Bartlit Beck<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New York<\/a>: Susman Godfrey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Texas<\/a>: Susman Godfrey<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Congratulations to Susman for leading the pack in two major regions, congratulations the firms that moved up in this year\u2019s midsize regional rankings, and congratulations to all the firms that made the cut in the first place. It must be nice to see which midsize firms associates consider as their peers in reputation and prestige.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vault.com\/best-companies-to-work-for\/law\/best-midsize-law-firms-by-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Best Midsize Law Firms by Region (2026)<\/a>\u00a0[Vault]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" class=\"wp-image-441281\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is 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 <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/07\/vault-rankings-top-midsize-law-firms-by-regional-prestige-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vault Rankings: Top Midsize Law Firms By Regional Prestige (2026)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vault recently published the 2026 edition of all manner of its closely watched rankings for the country\u2019s law firms, including prestige rankings and\u00a0quality of life\u00a0rankings. We recently discovered which midsize law firms are\u00a0the best to work for, but which midsize firms reign supreme when it comes to reputation and prestige in certain regions of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":126242,"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-126241","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\/07\/Staci-Zaretsky-SOpUt4.jpeg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126241","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=126241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}