Firm Summary
Jones Day
Founded in Cleveland in 1893, Jones Day today is one of the biggest names in Biglaw and has 41 offices in 17 countries on five continents. The firm does a little bit of everything, with offerings in nearly every major practice are. Among those, they’re perhaps most renowned for their work in the areas of labor and employment, financial markets, and appellate work. The latter has made the firm popular with former SCOTUS and federal appellate court clerks over the years. Recently, the firm has garnered a fair amount of negative press for its involvement with the Trump administration.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Jones Day
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 1505
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall -211
Partner -95
- Salary Scale
- Market +
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.6
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 12%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 12%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 31%
- Promotion Rate
- 4%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Finance, Personal Injury, Arbitration
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- Experian Information Solutions Inc., Chevron Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 12 weeks maternity leave
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course, exam fees
- $6-8K bar stipend, $6-7K salary advance, $0-8K stub bonus (New York)
- $10K bar stipend or signing/graduation bonus (Dallas and DC)
- Firm has direct billing with preferred movers
- Pro rata payback required if associate leaves within 12 months
Superstars
Don McGahn
Practice Leader - Government Regulation
A partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, McGahn is the firm’s Practice Leader in Government Regulation. Prior to joining the firm, he served as White House Counsel to President Donald Trump.
Noel Francisco
Partner in Charge
Partner-in-Charge of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, Francisco has extensive experience arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court. He served as the 47th Solicitor General of the United States from 2017 to 2020, arguing cases on behalf of the Trump administration.
Theodore Chung
Practice Leader - Investigations & White Collar Defense
A partner in the firm’s Chicago office, Chung is chair of the Firm’s Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. He has extensive experience conducting internal investigations, defending companies and individuals in criminal and regulatory proceedings, and counseling clients on compliance programs and issues.
Above the Law Coverage
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Inside Jones Day’s $210,000 Myth
$210,000 is not what you think it is.
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New Report Explains That No Matter How Objectionable You Thought Jones Day Was, It’s Worse
It’s not just what they do, it’s how they do it.
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A ‘Great Recruiting Year’: Jones Day Nabs 9 Supreme Court Clerks
The firm continues to win over Supreme Court clerks — and two of them came from RBG herself.
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Jones Day Bets On Donald Trump As Half-Baked Election Challenges Crumble
Could this be the beginning of a mass exodus?
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