Morgan Lewis
London·Philadelphia
Labor & employment·Litigation·Regulatory
By the 1970s Morgan Lewis already had the country's most prominent management-side labor practice, and its lawyers have a long tradition of serving on the National Labor Relations Board itself.
Why this firm
One of the most powerful labor practices in the US
Band 1-ranked for Labor & Employment in multiple US jurisdictions by Chambers USA 2026, including DC, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Texas
A genuine litigation and regulatory bench sits alongside its labor practice, not a single-issue firm
Founded in 1873, one of the longest-established law firms still practising today
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"Roll up sleeves" work ethic
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Commitment to the office, not just billing
The firm says it values people committed not only to clients and fee earning, but to the office as a whole, engagement beyond chargeable work is explicitly named.
Down-to-earth, non-pompous fit
Trainees describe the firm as looking for approachable, chatty, normal down-to-earth people, explicitly noting that a pompous manner won't suit Morgan Lewis.
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