attrition rankings::Southern California::minority (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 by minority status | ||||||
| rank | firm | white % | minority % | minority/white retention ratio |
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| 1 | Sheppard, Mullin (LA) | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1.25 | A | |
| 2 | Dla Piper Us (SD) | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1.09 | ||
| 3 | Skadden, Arps (LA) | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.09 | ||
| 4 | Latham & Watkins (LA) | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1.03 | ||
| 5 | O'Melveny & Myers (LA) | 13.1 | 10.3 | 1.03 | ||
| 6 | Paul, Hastings (LA) | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.02 | ||
| 7 | Loeb & Loeb (LA) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | ||
| 8 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (LA) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | ||
| 9 | Rutan & Tucker (CM) | 17.4 | 18.8 | 0.98 | F | |
| 10 | Sidley Austin (LA) | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.86 | ||
| 11 | Seyfarth Shaw (LA) | 9.1 | 23.5 | 0.84 | ||
| 12 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (LA) | 17.2 | 36.8 | 0.76 | ||
This chart ranks the attrition experience of white and minority 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