Top BigLaw Firms for Banking & Finance in Boston
Every firm in our directory with a Boston office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for banking and finance in Massachusetts, strongest band first. Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads with Band 1, one of 4 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 13
- Band 1 firms
- 4
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
13 ranked firms for banking and finance in Boston
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 2 | Ropes & Gray LLP Vault #20 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 3 | Proskauer Rose LLP Vault #33 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 4 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 5 | Jones Day Vault #26 |
| $240,000 | Open now |
| 6 | Morrison & Foerster LLP Vault #27 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1Deadline Feb 28, 2027 |
| 7 | Goodwin Procter LLP Vault #31 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 8 | White & Case LLP Vault #18 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 9 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Vault #25 |
| $225,000 | Open now |
| 10 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 11 | Troutman Pepper Locke LLP Vault #72 |
| $235,000+ | See the Job Board |
| 12 | Foley Hoag LLP Vault #90 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Oct 1 |
| 13 | Sullivan & Worcester |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Massachusetts tables; Band 1 is the strongest, and a “Highly Regarded” band sits below every “Elite” band. Pay is each firm’s first-year base; summer dates come from each firm’s own page via the BigLaw Job Board. How rankings work
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