Jones Day vs. Irell & Manella LLP vs. Goodwin Procter LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Jones Day
Est. 1893 · Cleveland
- Irell & Manella LLP
Est. 1941 · Los Angeles
- Goodwin Procter LLP
Est. 1912 · Boston
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.
Est. 1941 · Los Angeles
Irell & Manella LLP is a ~50-attorney boutique, founded in Los Angeles, CA. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation.
Est. 1912 · Boston
Goodwin Procter LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #21, founded in Boston, Massachusetts. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory, Capital Markets, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 18 offices worldwide.
- Jones Day#26
- Irell & Manella LLP#86
- Goodwin Procter LLP#31
- Jones Day#15
- Irell & Manella LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLP#21
- Jones Day22 records
- Irell & Manella LLP1 record
- Goodwin Procter LLP18 records
- #26
- #15
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- #86
- Am Law rank
- Not Reported
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 1 record
- Vault rank
- #31
- Am Law rank
- #21
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 18 records
- Jones Day$240,000
- Irell & Manella LLP$235,000
- Goodwin Procter LLP$225,000
- Jones Day$1.73M
- Irell & Manella LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLP$4.24M
- Jones Day$3.08B
- Irell & Manella LLPNot Reported
- Goodwin Procter LLP$2.72B
Revenue per lawyer
- Jones Day$1.26M
- Irell & Manella LLP$2.57M
- Goodwin Procter LLP$1.63M
- $240,000
- $1.73M
- $3.08B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.26M
- First-Year Comp
- $235,000
- Profits Per Partner
- Not Reported
- Firm revenue
- Not Reported
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.57M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.24M
- Firm revenue
- $2.72B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.63M
- Jones Day2,000
- Irell & Manella LLP2,000
- Goodwin Procter LLP1,950
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Irell & Manella LLP7 years
- Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported
- Jones Day1.3:1
- Irell & Manella LLP1.8:1
- Goodwin Procter LLPNot Reported
- Jones Day~2,450
- Irell & Manella LLP~50
- Goodwin Procter LLP~1,800
Offices
- Jones Day42
- Irell & Manella LLP3
- Goodwin Procter LLP18
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 1.3:1
- ~2,450
- Offices
- 42
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- 7 years
- US associates per partner
- 1.8:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~50
- Offices
- 3
- Billable target
- 1,950
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,800
- Offices
- 18
- Jones Day98.4%
- Irell & Manella LLP100%
- Goodwin Procter LLP100%
Class size
- Jones Day189 (year not confirmed)
- Irell & Manella LLP26 (year not confirmed)
- Goodwin Procter LLP67 (year not confirmed)
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Irell & Manella LLPFree market
- Goodwin Procter LLPCentralized staffing
- Jones DayNo
- Irell & Manella LLPNo
- Goodwin Procter LLPCase by Case
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 189 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 26 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 67 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Centralized staffing
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Jones DayBand 3
- Irell & Manella LLPBand 1
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 4
- Jones DayBand 2
- Irell & Manella LLPBand 3
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 2
- Jones DayBand 3
- Irell & Manella LLPBand 3
- Goodwin Procter LLPBand 5
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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”.