-- ChristinaYoun - 20 Feb 2008

Has anyone actually read how the Vault comes up with the rankings? Most of it is based on a survey of what working attorneys think are the most prestigious firms. They just tally up the votes. I suspect that a lot of the prestige comes from none other than the fact that X firm has a GPA cutoff of Y. Many lawyers are probably basing their notions of prestige on "well, I couldn't get hired there with my grades...."

I’m just wondering if prestige is really a reflection of the effort a firm puts into its image as being prestigious. After all, if you look up firms in terms of growth, net profits, number of business transactions, etc. (the tangible stuff), the top 5 most prestigious firms listed on Vault are not necessarily at the top of those lists.