Snell & Wilmer Ranks in the Top 20 Nationwide for Midlevel Associate Satisfaction in AmLaw Survey

PHOENIX – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce the firm ranked eighteenth nationwide in the 2024 AmLaw Midlevel Associates Satisfaction Survey. The firm received a remarkable 91 percent response rate from its midlevel associates (defined by the survey as those in their third, fourth, and fifth, year of practice) – the highest participation rate of any firm in the survey, and more than double the average firm participation rate of 41 percent of midlevel associates.

The AmLaw survey examines twelve aspects of job satisfaction, including compensation and benefits; training and guidance; relations with partners and other associates; interest in and satisfaction with the work; the firm’s policy on billable hours; and management’s openness about firm strategies and partnership chances.

Highly marked areas for Snell & Wilmer include firm culture, relationships among associates and between partners and associates, challenging and fulfilling work, meaningful opportunities, and desire for partnership. Snell & Wilmer ranked ninth in the country in its midlevel associates’ satisfaction with the firm’s technology.

Snell & Wilmer credits its Attorney Development Committee (ADC) for the group’s dedicated support and efforts towards developing associate satisfaction. Under the leadership of co-chairs Jeffrey A. Scudder and Jill Perrella, the ADC consists of associates, counsel, and partners who meet regularly to create and support development, connection, and advancement opportunities that encourage each attorney to reach their full potential, both personally and professionally. The group focuses specifically on enhancing the firm’s mentoring, training, and lateral integration efforts, working with the firm’s Attorney Talent staff and attorney leaders to address the unique needs of new and experienced associates and lateral attorneys. ADC members also serve as a point of contact for attorneys within their offices to communicate feedback and ideas to firm leadership. In so doing, the ADC has the full support of the firm’s Executive Committee.

“I am thrilled to see our firm recognized again in the top 20 listing of this year’s AmLaw associate satisfaction survey. We appreciate our associates’ significant participation in the survey and continue to use the feedback we received to help drive our attorney development efforts,” said Perrella.

Firm Chair Barbara J. Dawson also shared, “We are so pleased to receive this positive feedback from our associates. We are committed to their professional growth and support them on the paths of their own choosing. We aim to empower our attorneys at every stage of their careers, and this ranking reaffirms that our efforts are making a meaningful impact.”

“These survey results confirm what we see in action every day: the relationships between our people really drive the associate experience. We thank our associates for their engagement and feedback as we identify meaningful ways to support their professional growth,” said Chief Talent Officer Kristen Hulse.