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Top BigLaw Firms for Labor & Employment in Seattle

Every firm in our directory with a Seattle office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for labor and employment in Washington, strongest band first. Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP leads with Band 1, one of 2 firms in Band 1.

Ranked firms
8
Band 1 firms
2
Median first-year base
$225,000
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8 ranked firms for labor and employment in Seattle

#FirmChambers 2026First-year base2L summer applications
1Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP

Vault #24

  • Band 1 · Labor & Employment · Washington
$255,000+Not announced (last cycle Jan 5, 2026)
2Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Vault #74

  • Band 1 · Labor & Employment · Washington
$225,000+See the Job Board
3Stoel Rives
  • Band 2 · Labor & Employment · Washington
$225,000Opened Nov 2
4Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Vault #32

  • Band 3 · Labor & Employment · Washington
$225,000Dec 14, 2026
5K&L Gates LLP

Vault #49

  • Band 3 · Labor & Employment · Washington
$225,000+Open now
6Fox Rothschild LLP

Vault #76

  • Band 3 · Labor & Employment · Washington
$205,000Not announced
7Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Vault #89

  • Band 3 · Labor & Employment · Washington
$225,000+Not announced
8Jackson Lewis P.C.
  • Band 3 · Labor & Employment · Washington
Not reportedNot announced

Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Washington 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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