How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on first-Year Comp?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: $225,000; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: $225,000.

How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on summer class size?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 190 (2026); Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: not shown.

How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on summer offer rate?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 99.4%; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: 93.3%.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on vault rank?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #3; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: #29.

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on am Law rank?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: #5; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: #128.

Q: How do Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP vs. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP compare on offices?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: 21; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP: 3.

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	Skadden	Munger
Higher pay winsTie	$225,000	$225,000
Higher wins	$7.01M (wins this category)	$3.11M
Lower rank wins	#3 (wins this category)	#29
Lower rank wins	#5 (wins this category)	#128
Higher wins	$4.07B (wins this category)	$369.50M
More lawyers wins	1,756 (wins this category)	200
OfficesMore offices wins	21 (wins this category)	3
Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins	14 tables (wins this category)	1 table
2L OpensSummer 2028Earlier date wins	Opened Nov 2, 2026 (wins this category)	Jan 1, 2027
1L OpensSummer 2027Earlier date wins	Opened Nov 2, 2026 (wins this category)	Jan 1, 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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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Est. 1948 · New York
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Est. 1962

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#3
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP#29

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP#5
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP#128

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP40 records
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP4 records

: #3
: #5
: 40 records

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

Compensation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$225,000
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP$225,000

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$7.01M
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP$3.11M

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$4.07B
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP$369.50M

Revenue per lawyer

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP$2.32M
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP$2.10M

: $225,000
: $7.01M
: $4.07B
Revenue per lawyer: $2.32M

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

Work & scale

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP1.5:1

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP~1,750
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP~200

Offices

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP21
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP3

: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: Not Reported
: ~1,750
Offices: 21

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP99.4%
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP93.3%

Class size

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP190 (2026)
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot Reported
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNot Reported

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPNo

: 99.4%
Class size: 190 (2026)
: Not Reported
: No

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

1L and 2L programs

1L program

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNo 1L summer program
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP1L summer program

1L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPJan 1, 2027

2L applications open

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPOpened Nov 2
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPJan 1, 2027

2L deadline

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNot announced
Munger, Tolles & Olson 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: 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

Appellate LawNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 4
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 1

Band 4

Band 1

Litigation: General CommercialCalifornia · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2 · Elite
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 1 · Elite

Band 2 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Litigation: General CommercialNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1 · Elite
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 4 · Elite

Band 1 · Elite

Band 4 · Elite

Litigation: SecuritiesCalifornia · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 2

Band 1

Band 2

Securities: LitigationNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 1
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 4

Band 1

Band 4

Corporate Crime & InvestigationsNationwide · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 2 · Elite
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded

Band 2 · Elite

Band 2 · Highly Regarded

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsCalifornia · 2026

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPBand 3
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPBand 2

Band 3

Band 2

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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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