Paul Hastings LLP vs. Jones Day vs. Sidley Austin LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Paul Hastings LLP
Est. 1951
- Jones Day
Est. 1893 · Cleveland
- Sidley Austin LLP
Est. 1866 · Chicago
Est. 1951
Paul Hastings LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Vault #21 / Am Law #22. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt. Operates from 24 offices worldwide.
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. 1866 · Chicago
Sidley Austin LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Vault #11 / Am Law #6, founded in Chicago, IL. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Banking & Finance, and Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS.
- Paul Hastings LLP#21
- Jones Day#26
- Sidley Austin LLP#11
- Paul Hastings LLP#22
- Jones Day#15
- Sidley Austin LLP#6
- Paul Hastings LLP21 records
- Jones Day22 records
- Sidley Austin LLP29 records
- #21
- #22
- 21 records
- Vault rank
- #26
- Am Law rank
- #15
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- #11
- Am Law rank
- #6
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 29 records
- Paul Hastings LLP$225,000
- Jones Day$240,000
- Sidley Austin LLP$225,000+
- Paul Hastings LLP$8.33M
- Jones Day$1.73M
- Sidley Austin LLP$5.97M
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.68B
- Jones Day$3.08B
- Sidley Austin LLP$3.74B
Revenue per lawyer
- Paul Hastings LLP$2.11M
- Jones Day$1.26M
- Sidley Austin LLP$1.83M
- $225,000
- $8.33M
- $2.68B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.11M
- First-Year Comp
- $240,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.73M
- Firm revenue
- $3.08B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.26M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $5.97M
- Firm revenue
- $3.74B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.83M
- Paul Hastings LLP2,000
- Jones Day2,000
- Sidley Austin LLP2,000
- Paul Hastings LLPNot Reported
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
- Paul Hastings LLP2.4:1
- Jones Day1.3:1
- Sidley Austin LLP1.9:1
- Paul Hastings LLP~1,500
- Jones Day~2,450
- Sidley Austin LLP~2,300
Offices
- Paul Hastings LLP24
- Jones Day42
- Sidley Austin LLP20
- 2,000
- Not Reported
- 2.4:1
- ~1,500
- Offices
- 24
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.3:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,450
- Offices
- 42
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.9:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,300
- Offices
- 20
- Paul Hastings LLP100%
- Jones Day98.4%
- Sidley Austin LLPNot Reported
Class size
- Paul Hastings LLP131 (year not confirmed)
- Jones Day189 (year not confirmed)
- Sidley Austin LLP198 (year not confirmed)
- Paul Hastings LLPCentralized staffing
- Jones DayNot Reported
- Sidley Austin LLPFree market
- Paul Hastings LLPCase by Case
- Jones DayNo
- Sidley Austin LLPCase by Case
- 100%
- Class size
- 131 (year not confirmed)
- Centralized staffing
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 189 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- 198 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- 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.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 5
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 3 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 4 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 4
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 2
- Jones DayBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 4
- Jones DayBand 5
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 5
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 2 · Elite
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 2
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 2
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 3
- Jones DayBand 3
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 1
- Paul Hastings LLPBand 1
- Jones DayBand 4
- Sidley Austin LLPBand 3
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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”.