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Top BigLaw Firms for Environmental in San Diego

Every firm in our directory with a San Diego office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for environmental law in California, strongest band first. Paul Hastings LLP leads with Band 1.

Ranked firms
7
Band 1 firms
1
Median first-year base
$225,000
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7 ranked firms for environmental law in San Diego

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Paul Hastings LLP

Vault #21

  • Band 1 · Environment · California
$225,000Opened Oct 15
2Latham & Watkins LLP

Vault #4

  • Band 2 · Environment · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027
3Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Vault #24

  • Band 3 · Environment · California
$255,000+Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)
4DLA Piper LLP (US)

Vault #42

  • Band 4 · Environment · California
$225,000+Open now
5Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Vault #60

  • Band 4 · Environment · California
$225,000+Dec 1, 2026
6Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Vault #66

  • Band 4 · Environment · California
$225,000Opened Nov 1
7Stoel Rives
  • Band 5 · Environment · California
$225,000Opened Nov 2

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, California 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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