attrition rankings::Southern California::all (from betterlegalprofession.org)
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abbreviations: CM = Costa Mesa, I = Irvine, LA = Los Angeles, NB = Newport Beach, R = Riverside, SD = San Diego
| associate attrition | ||||||
| rank | firm | 2011 Associates | 2010 associates | 2009 summer associates |
Attrition rate | |
| 1 | Loeb & Loeb (LA) | 46 | 44 | 1 | 0.0 | A |
| 2 | Skadden, Arps (LA) | 104 | 88 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | Sidley Austin (LA) | 76 | 64 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | Paul, Hastings (LA) | 88 | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | Dla Piper Us (SD) | 44 | 47 | 0 | 6.4 | C |
| 6 | Latham & Watkins (LA) | 170 | 164 | 20 | 7.6 | |
| 7 | O'Melveny & Myers (LA) | 138 | 144 | 13 | 12.1 | D |
| 8 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (LA) | 175 | 173 | 27 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | Sheppard, Mullin (LA) | 64 | 65 | 9 | 13.5 | F |
| 10 | Seyfarth Shaw (LA) | 43 | 50 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | Rutan & Tucker (CM) | 51 | 54 | 8 | 17.7 | |
| 12 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (LA) | 36 | 43 | 5 | 25.0 | |
This chart ranks the attrition experience of associates at Southern California law offices. The chart includes all firms with 100 attorneys in their Southern California office. See How We Did This for more information on our methodology.
Bold denotes the most prestigious law firms in Southern California, according to vault's 2011 regional rankings