Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Covington & Burling LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
Who Wins Each Category
Each row stands on its own. There is no overall winner; weigh what matters to you.
| Category | Skadden | Covington & Burling |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsTie | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| Higher wins | $7.01M (wins this category) | $3.25M |
| Lower rank wins | #3 (wins this category) | #12 |
| Lower rank wins | #5 (wins this category) | #30 |
| Higher wins | $4.07B (wins this category) | $2.06B |
| More lawyers wins | 1,756 (wins this category) | 1,311 |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 21 (wins this category) | 15 |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 14 tables | 16 tables (wins this category) |
| 2L OpensEarlier date wins | Opened Nov 2, 2026 (wins this category)Summer 2028 | Dec 1, 2026Class of 2029. Separate 2L application. |
| 1L OpensEarlier date wins | Opened Nov 2, 2026Summer 2027 | Opened Nov 1, 2026 (wins this category)Class of 2029. Separate 1L application. |
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.
Full Comparison
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Est. 1948 · New York
- Covington & Burling LLP
Est. 1919 · Washington
Est. 1948 · New York
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #3 / Am Law #5, founded in New York, NY. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Asset Management M&A, and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity.
Est. 1919 · Washington
Covington & Burling LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #12 / Am Law #30, founded in Washington, DC. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Corporate Crime & Investigations, Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia, and False Claims Act.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
- Covington & Burling LLP#12
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
- Covington & Burling LLP#30
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
- Covington & Burling LLP24 records
- #3
- #5
- 40 records
- Vault rank
- #12
- Am Law rank
- #30
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 24 records
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
- Covington & Burling LLP$225,000
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
- Covington & Burling LLP$3.25M
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
- Covington & Burling LLP$2.06B
Revenue per lawyer
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
- Covington & Burling LLP$1.57M
- $225,000
- $7.01M
- $4.07B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.32M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $3.25M
- Firm revenue
- $2.06B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.57M
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLP8 years
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLP2:1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
- Covington & Burling LLP~1,300
Offices
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
- Covington & Burling LLP15
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~1,750
- Offices
- 21
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- 8 years
- US associates per partner
- 2:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,300
- Offices
- 15
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
- Covington & Burling LLP99.3%
Class size
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
- Covington & Burling LLP118 (year not confirmed)
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
- Covington & Burling LLPNot Reported
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
- Covington & Burling LLPNo
- 99.4%
- Class size
- 190 (2026)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 99.3%
- Class size
- 118 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
1L program
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo 1L summer program
- Covington & Burling LLP1L summer program
1L applications open
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
- Covington & Burling LLPOpened Nov 1
2L applications open
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
- Covington & Burling LLPDec 1, 2026
2L deadline
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot announced
- Covington & Burling LLPNot announced
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Opened Nov 2
- 2L applications open
- Opened Nov 2
- 2L deadline
- Not announced
- 1L program
- 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Opened Nov 1
- 2L applications open
- Dec 1, 2026
- 2L deadline
- Not announced
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 3
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 3
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 4
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 5
- Covington & Burling LLPBand 1
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”.
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