Benesch Recognized as One of the Top Law Firms to Work for in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report

Benesch, one of the fastest-growing AmLaw 200 law firms, is pleased to announce that U.S. News & World Report has named the firm to the 2024 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms list. This list is an expansion of U.S. News’ Careers offerings, which looks at the country’s top law firms to help employees and job seekers decide about companies that may be a good fit for them. The award places Benesch among 344 U.S. Law Firms that scored high enough on the six factors to be recognized by U.S. News as “Best” employers.

“We are truly honored to be recognized among the 2024 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms,” said Benesch Chief Human Resources Officer Liz Gillmore. “We take pride in being a firm that cultivates a sense of belonging, stability and upward mobility to foster a positive work environment and culture in which our employees are equipped to thrive.”

The 2024 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms build on U.S. News’ Best Companies to Work For list by analyzing how individual firms meet the needs and expectations of their employees compared to their competitors. The list follows a similar assessment of the Best Companies to Work For by considering the quality of pay and benefits, work-life balance, job stability, physical and psychological comfort, belongingness and opportunities for professional development.

“Professionals evaluating law firms where they can build their careers typically prioritize various needs such as pay, work-life balance and professional development,” said Susannah Snider, U.S. News Managing Editor of Money. “To reflect that decision-making style, the U.S. News Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms takes a modified approach to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to inform an ‘Employee’s Hierarchy of Needs.’ Among other factors, we look at law firms that contribute to a positive work environment and day-to-day employee experience and offer opportunities for upward mobility.”

For the full U.S. News list of 2024 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms, please visit here.

Methodology

To calculate the U.S. News Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms list, U.S. News partnered with Leopard Solutions and Revelio Labs, which gathered relevant data, including employee sentiment and legal market research, to calculate the six metrics used in the list. Only companies that are included in Leopard Solutions’ database were considered for the list. Additionally, each company had to have a minimum of 10 U.S.-based Glassdoor reviews written between 2020-2022. For further details on how the metric scores were calculated, see the methodology.