Top BigLaw Firms for Environmental in San Francisco
Every firm in our directory with a San Francisco office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for environmental law in California, strongest band first. Paul Hastings LLP leads with Band 1, one of 3 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 19
- Band 1 firms
- 3
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
19 ranked firms for environmental law in San Francisco
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 2 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vault #37 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 3 | Alston & Bird LLP Vault #58 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 4 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 5 | Holland & Knight LLP Vault #48 |
| $225,000 | Jan 4, 2027 |
| 6 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 7 | Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP Vault #24 |
| $255,000+ | Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026) |
| 8 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Vault #30 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1Deadline Mar 31, 2027 |
| 9 | King & Spalding LLP Vault #36 |
| $225,000 | Open now |
| 10 | Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Vault #93 |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
| 11 | Cox, Castle & Nicholson |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
| 12 | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Vault #32 |
| $225,000 | Dec 14, 2026 |
| 13 | DLA Piper LLP (US) Vault #42 |
| $225,000+ | Open now |
| 14 | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Vault #57 |
| $235,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 15 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Vault #60 |
| $225,000+ | Dec 1, 2026 |
| 16 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Vault #66 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 17 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Vault #25 |
| $225,000 | Open now |
| 18 | Baker Botts L.L.P. Vault #54 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 19 | Stoel Rives |
| $225,000 | Opened 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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