How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on vault rank?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: #1; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: #29.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on am Law rank?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: #50; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: #128.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: $225,000; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: $225,000.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on offices?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 4; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: 3.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on summer class size?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 143 (year not confirmed); Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: not shown.

How do Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 100%; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: 93.3%.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.

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Who Wins Each Category

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Category	Cravath	Munger
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000
Higher wins	$7.20M (wins this category)	$3.11M
Lower rank wins	#1 (wins this category)	#29
Lower rank wins	#50 (wins this category)	#128
Higher wins	$1.29B (wins this category)	$369.50M
More lawyers wins	572 (wins this category)	200
OfficesMore offices wins	4 (wins this category)	3
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	6 tables (wins this category)	1 table
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins	Jan 4, 2027	Jan 1, 2027 (wins this category)
1L OpensEarlier date wins	No 1L Program	Jan 1, 2027Summer 2027

Sources: Vault 2027 and Am Law 200 FY2025 rankings, Chambers USA 2026, first-year pay as each firm or the market reports it, and program dates from firm career pages on the Job Board. Missing data reads Not Reported and never counts as a loss.

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Est. 1819
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Est. 1962

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Est. 1819

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a mid-size firm of ~572 attorneys, Vault #1 / Am Law #50. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel, and Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel.

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Est. 1962

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP is a ~200-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Appellate Law, Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation, and Litigation: General Commercial.

Rankings & prestige

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#1
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP#29

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP#50
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP#128

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP15 records
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP4 records

: #1
: #50
: 15 records

Vault rank: #29
Am Law rank: #128
Reported Chambers Band 1 records: 4 records

Compensation

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$225,000
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP$225,000

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$7.20M
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP$3.11M

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$1.29B
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP$369.50M

Revenue per lawyer

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP$2.26M
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP$2.10M

: $225,000
: $7.20M
: $1.29B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.26M

First-Year Comp: $225,000
Profits Per Partner: $3.11M
Firm revenue: $369.50M
Revenue per lawyer: $2.10M

Work & scale

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP7 years
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP3.4:1
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP1.5:1

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP~550
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP~200

Offices

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP4
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP3

: Not Reported
: 7 years
: 3.4:1
: ~550
Offices: 4

Billable target: Not Reported
Partnership track: Not Reported
US associates per partner: 1.5:1
Firm size (rounded to 50): ~200
Offices: 3

Summer Program

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP100%
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP93.3%

Class size

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP143 (year not confirmed)
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPRotation
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot Reported

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPYes
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNo

: 100%
Class size: 143 (year not confirmed)
: Rotation
: Yes

Offer rate: 93.3%
Class size: Not Reported
How associates get work: Not Reported
Specific practice area: No

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNo 1L summer program
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP1L summer program

1L applications open

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot Reported
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPJan 1, 2027

2L applications open

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPJan 4, 2027
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPJan 1, 2027

2L deadline

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNot announced
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot announced

1L program: No 1L summer program
1L applications open: Not Reported
2L applications open: Jan 4, 2027
2L deadline: Not announced

1L program: 1L summer program
1L applications open: Jan 1, 2027
2L applications open: Jan 1, 2027
2L deadline: Not announced

Chambers by practice, market and year

Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.

Rank differences

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2 · Elite
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Securities: LitigationNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 2
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 4

Band 2

Band 4

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 1 · Highly Regarded

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.

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Data sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown. Chambers record counts can span years and reporting coverage varies; missing years or markets are not compared. Current Chambers bands were checked against each firm’s Chambers profile on Sep 26, 2026; where Chambers splits a table, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm. Missing values read “Not Reported”.

More head-to-head comparisons

Firm data comes from each firm’s own publications, Chambers USA and Vault; see Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Munger, Tolles & Olson for sources and dates.