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Law Firm Leaps From 90th Spot the Previous Year

For Immediate Release: Sept. 2, 2010
Media Contact: Jennifer Bowles • 951.826.8480 • jennifer.bowles@BBKlaw.com

RIVERSIDE, Calif. _ Best Best & Krieger ranked seventh out of 137 law firms nationwide in the level of job satisfaction enjoyed by its mid-level associates, according to a survey conducted by The American Lawyer magazine. *

Respondents graded their firms on a scale of one to five in areas that contribute to job satisfaction, with five being the highest score. BB&K received an overall score of 4.227,  according to the survey in the magazine’s September issue. 

Last year, the firm ranked 90th in the annual survey.
           
Eric Garner, BB&K managing partner, attributed the high ranking to the firm’s ability to offer associates the opportunity to work on meaningful and complex issues early on in their careers. In addition, the firm has a unique practice mix of public agency and business representation, and associates have the opportunity to work with some of the foremost legal authories in these areas.

“The results of this survey are a compliment to the firm and its efforts to build a solid base of attorneys who will be with the firm for a long time,” Garner said.

Founded in 1891, the firm has eight offices across California and nearly 200 attorneys, including 19 who joined BB&K this week from the Sacramento law firm of McDonough Holland & Allen.

In the survey, the associates – in their third, fourth or fifth year – ranked the law firms in 12 areas that contribute to job satisfaction. Those areas included relations with partners and other associates, the interest and satisfaction level of the work, training and guidance, policy on billable hours, management’s openness about firm strategies and partnership chances, the firm's attitude toward pro bono work, compensation and benefits, and the respondents’ inclination to stay at their firm for at least two more years.

Click here for more information on the survey.

* The survey by The American Lawyer magazine initially ranked BB&K as fifth. The magazine later issued a correction stating that a significant error was made in computing the results of this year's survey. As a result, BB&K was re-ranked as seventh out of 137 law firms. For a more detailed explanation from The American Lawyer, click here.