Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz vs. Jones Day
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 | Wachtell | Jones Day |
|---|---|---|
| Higher pay winsNot Comparable | $230,000Estimate with bonus | $240,000 |
| Higher wins | $12.15M (wins this category) | $1.73M |
| Lower rank wins | #2 (wins this category) | #26 |
| Lower rank wins | #46 | #15 (wins this category) |
| Higher wins | $1.39B | $3.08B (wins this category) |
| More lawyers wins | 272 | 2,438 (wins this category) |
| OfficesMore offices wins | 1 | 42 (wins this category) |
| Nationwide, Chambers USA 2026More Band 1 tables wins | 3 tables | 5 tables (wins this category) |
| 2L OpensEarlier date winsNot Comparable | Dec 1, 2026Summer 2028 | Open now2027 2L Summer Associate — Atlanta, New York and San Francisco |
| 1L OpensEarlier date wins | No 1L Program | Open nowJoint 2027 1L / 2028 2L Summer Associate |
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
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Est. 1965
- Jones Day
Est. 1893 · Cleveland
Est. 1965
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a ~272-attorney firm, Vault #2 / Am Law #46. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, and Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense.
Est. 1893 · Cleveland
Jones Day is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #15, founded in Cleveland, OH. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Appellate Law, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 42 offices worldwide.
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#2
- Jones Day#26
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz#46
- Jones Day#15
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz8 records
- Jones Day22 records
- #2
- #46
- 8 records
- Vault rank
- #26
- Am Law rank
- #15
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$230,000
- Jones Day$240,000
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$12.15M
- Jones Day$1.73M
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$1.39B
- Jones Day$3.08B
Revenue per lawyer
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz$5.09M
- Jones Day$1.26M
- $230,000
- $12.15M
- $1.39B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $5.09M
- First-Year Comp
- $240,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.73M
- Firm revenue
- $3.08B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.26M
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Jones Day2,000
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Jones Day1.3:1
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz~250
- Jones Day~2,450
Offices
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz1
- Jones Day42
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~250
- Offices
- 1
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.3:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,450
- Offices
- 42
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz100%
- Jones Day98.4%
Class size
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz32 (2026)
- Jones Day189 (year not confirmed)
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo
- Jones DayNo
- 100%
- Class size
- 32 (2026)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 189 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
1L program
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNo 1L summer program
- Jones Day1L events
1L applications open
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNot Reported
- Jones DayOpen now
2L applications open
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzDec 1, 2026
- Jones DayOpen now
2L deadline
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzFeb 6, 2027
- Jones DayNot announced
- 1L program
- No 1L summer program
- 1L applications open
- Not Reported
- 2L applications open
- Dec 1, 2026
- 2L deadline
- Feb 6, 2027
- 1L program
- 1L events
- 1L applications open
- Open now
- 2L applications open
- Open now
- 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
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 5 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
- Jones DayBand 4
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 1
- Jones DayBand 4
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3
- Jones DayBand 2
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 4 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2
- Jones DayBand 5
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 4 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 2 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 4 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 2
- Jones DayBand 4
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 5 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 3 · Elite
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzBand 3 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 3 · 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”.
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