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Our Hiring Program is one of the most selective in the country and we were once again rated by Vault.com as one of the most selective law firms in the United States.

 

 



 

Richard Batchelder, Hiring Partner (left) and Leo Arnaboldi, Vice Chair of our Hiring Committee.


The vast majority of our associate hiring is done through our Summer Program, though we do from time to time supplement that hiring with offers to 3L's and Judicial Clerks who have not summered with us, and with strategic Lateral Hiring. Most future summer associates first meet us during On-Campus Interviews, and we make our offer decisions following a comprehensive set of In-Office Interviews.

Those who receive and accept offers to join R&G are hired into one of the lowest associate-to-partner ratios (2.6:1 in January 2012). We develop the remarkable talent that joins us each year by investing heavily in training programs that are nationally recognized for excellence. This unusual structure also means that new associates carry significant responsibility and have exceptional long-term prospects for partnership, as well as superb opportunities in business, government, and academia.

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Joy Liu (Columbia ’02) of our Washington office and Taylor Hart (Suffolk ’02) of our Boston office, are two of thirteen Ropes & Gray associates who were promoted to partner in November 2011.