What is the biggest law firm in the bay area? How many lawyers work for them?

Question

Hi I am a college student in need of everyones cooperation. For my critical thinking class we are doing some research on how we can come up with individual answers to complex questions. I was given the question "What is the biggest law firm in the bay area?" The bay area must include these six counties Alameda, San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara. This question also asks how many lawyers work for that particular law firm and what is the starting salary and the highest salary as well. I am having problems defining "biggest" since it can be the law firm with the most lawyers, with the biggest building, or with the most locations. Please if you know the answer to any of these questions even if it is in just one county. Thank you.

Answer 1

I'm not sure they're the biggest, but Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto are one of the biggest law firms, with thousands of attorneys working in the Palo Alto office. They have a very good employment package and perks and their caseload is interesting since they represent many Silicon Valley clients like Microsoft.

Answer 2

Other candidates for biggest-in-the-bay-area would be Bingham McCutchen and Morrison Foerster.

There is a website where young lawyers go to gossip about their firms...should be able to get starting salaries and other info there...www.greedyassociates.com.

Answer 3

I wouldn't be surprised if it is Wilson Sonsini, like the other poster mentioned. As for biggest, it would be referring to the amount of lawyers. In your report, I'd talk about partners, associates, and support staff as well.

Answer 4

I don't know if it's the biggest in San Francisco, but
Jones- Day has an office there.
2,200 lawyers world-wide.