The Magic Circle hates the internetz... Allen & Overy

While the Vault rankings are nice and everything, my anglophilia still manages to get the best of me at times. You’d think that spending the past year in Mayfair surrounded by men who walked like there were sticks shoved up their rectums would have quelled this sentiment, but apparently not. So I thought I’d poke around the Magic Circle firms a bit. I was going to start with Slaughter and May, but they don’t list associates on the website. And Freshfields doesn’t list associates in the US or UK. Clifford Chance doesn’t list class years or alma maters. Instead, I give you the New York office of Allen & Overy, Class of 2007. The most astonishing thing I noticed clicking through the associate profiles was that there were 3-5 Brooklyn Law School grads at Allen & Overy. Shame on you. I’ll poke around Linklaters soon.

Michigan: 2

NYU: 2

UChicago: 1

Fordham: 3

Columbia: 1

Cornell: 1


I tried to find the information for the London offices, but most of the associate profiles were empty.

What do these rankings mean?

I'm tired and bored enough from studying that I thought I'd do a small write-up of what you can take away from these rankings.

1) I discourage the line of thought that concludes that, say, Harvard is worse than Columbia because they placed nearly half as many graduates at a Vault 10 firm. What I expound here is where graduates ended up. These rankings do not purport to indicate how many students in a given class-year received offers from Vault 10 firms. Lower numbers by one school can be explained by a variety of possibilities. Here are two:

• Students who received V10 offers likely also received V20 or above offers. Not everyone acts in strict obedience with "firm prestige rankings". There are many considerations that go into choosing firms, such as cultural fit, practice strengths, geographical location, the particular strengths of the training program, and so forth. Rational and intelligent students would be wise to pick firms based on these factors, rather than the elusive characteristic of "prestige".
• Even if one took a summer-associateship at a firm, there is no guarantee that the student ended up working there. Many students opt to do 3L OCI and work elsewhere, to avoid Biglaw altogether, or simply did not receive offers from their summer firm (this possibility is a bit more unlikely, considering the economy of summer 2006).

2) Certain schools have stronger foci that are not in BigLaw placement. For instance, schools like Chicago, Harvard, Yale, and Stanford are renowned for affording their top graduates prestigious clerkship and, thus, academic positions. Similarly, schools like NYU, Michigan, and Boalt encourage students to pursue public interest, not foisting one particular career path on their studentry. There is an NLJ-250 chart that shows what percentage of a given law school's class decided to do what, and this should temper your expectations as to how well that law school places in biglaw.

3) I think the percentages in these rankings can tell you one thing (and there may be other things it can tell you, but I only had one purpose in mind): They give you the floor. That is to say, they tell you–at a minimum–what percentage of the class ended up at the Vault 10 (or Vault 5 or whatever). The number of students who received offers could be much, much higher.

4) In the same vein, I'd hesitate to say that Vault 10 firms take the top 30% of, say, Columbia's class. Expect this number to be padded somewhat: Students ranked highest will usually opt to take other routes upon graduation. Aside from the academic incentive, for instance, firms allocate hefty bonuses for associates who took up prestigious clerkships after graduating.

I hope this helps. I know it sounds a little paradoxical that I don't want to encourage a ranking's obsession, even though I'm creating... a ranking. Nevertheless, I think rankings are useful as a very rough tool: They help to show, roughly, which school is stronger at what. The lines will blur as schools get closer in percentages, and the wild variations year-to-year in placement should show you, really, that pretty much the entire top 14 do very well at placing their students at the most prestigious firms (think about it: We've only gone through the 10 most prestigious firms in the nation and we're already swatting away large portions of these schools' classes).

5) Oh, and regarding this economy and how people will fare during 2009 OCI: All bets are off. I expect hiring to be down, but how far down... I don't know. It won't be down simply because of the economy. 2007 and 2006 OCI were genuine peak years in legal hiring, with a lot of chanting on legal tabloids about moving market pay to 190,000$. I don't expect any OCI to match those years' numbers in the near future.

Hope this helps!

BLS

Vault 10 Rankings

Raw:
1) Columbia Law School (110)
2) Harvard Law School (91)
3) New York University Law School (68)
4) Georgetown University Law Center (41)
5) University of Chicago Law School (38)
6) University of Pennsylvania Law School (35)
7) University of Michigan Law School (34)
8) Northwestern University Law School (33)
9) Berkeley Law (30)
9) Cornell Law School (30)
11) University of Virginia Law School (27)
12) Duke Law School (27)
13) Yale Law School (22)
13) Stanford Law School (22)

Percentages:
1) Columbia Law School (29%)
2) University of Chicago Law School (19%)
3) Harvard Law School (17%)
4) New York University Law School (15%)
4) Cornell Law School (15)
6) University of Pennsylvania Law School (14%)
7) Duke University Law School (14%)
8) Northwestern University Law School (13%)
9) Berkeley Law (12%)
10) Yale Law School (11%)
10) Stanford Law School (11%)
12) University of Michigan Law School (9.1%)
13) University of Virginia Law School (7.5%)
14) Georgetown University Law School (7.1%)

Phew. Now compare that with the USNews Rankings!

Covington & Burling

Vault 10: Covington & Burling LLP

Raw:
1) Harvard Law School (8)
2) Columbia Law School (5)
3) Georgetown University Law Center (3)
4) Yale Law School (2)
4) Stanford Law School (2)
4) University of Chicago (2)
4) University of Virginia (2)
4) University of Pennsylvania (2)
4) Cornell Law School (2)
10) University of Michigan Law School (1)
11) New York University Law School (1)
12) Berkeley Law (0)
12) Northwestern University Law School (0)
12) Duke Law School (0)

Percentages:
1) Harvard Law School (1.5%)
2) Columbia Law School (1.3%)
3) Yale Law School (1%)
3) Stanford Law School (1%)
3) University of Chicago Law School (1%)
3) Cornell Law School (1%)
7) University of Pennsylvania Law School (0.8%)
8) University of Virginia Law School (.53%)
9) Georgetown University Law Center (.52%)
10) University of Michigan Law School (.27%)
11) New York University Law School (.22%)
12) Berkeley Law (0%)
12) Northwestern University Law School (0%)
12) Duke Law School (0%)

Weil, Gotshal, and Manges

Vault 10: Weil, Gotshal, and Manges LLP

Raw:
1) Columbia Law School (11)
2) Harvard Law School (7)
3) Stanford Law School (4)
3) Berkeley Law (4)
5) University of Michigan Law School (3)
5) Cornell Law School (3)
5) Georgetown University Law Center (3)
8) New York University Law School (2)
8) University of Virginia Law School (2)
8) Northwestern University Law School (2)
8) Duke Law School (2)
12) University of Chicago Law School (1)
13) University of Pennsylvania (1)
14) Yale Law School (0)

Percentages:
1) Columbia Law School (3.0%)
2) Stanford Law School (2.0%)
3) Berkeley Law (1.6%)
4) Cornell Law School (1.5%)
5) Harvard Law School (1.3%)
6) Duke Law School (1%)
7) University of Michigan Law School (.8%)
7) Northwestern University Law School (.8%)
9) University of Virginia Law School (.53%)
10) Georgetown University Law Center (.52%)
11) University of Chicago Law School (.50%)
12) New York University Law School (.44%)
13) University of Pennsylvania Law School (.4%)
14) Yale Law School (0%)

These don't seem right. Unfortunately, Weil's search mechanism wasn't that helpful.

Latham & Watkins

Vault 10: Latham & Watkins LLP

Raw:
1) Northwestern University Law School (18)
2) Columbia Law School (16)
3) Harvard Law School (14)
4) University of Chicago Law School (13)
5) Georgetown University Law Center (11)
6) New York University Law School (10)
7) Berkeley Law (9)
8) Cornell Law School (8)
9) Stanford Law School (7)
9) Duke Law School (7)
11) University of Michigan Law School (6)
12) University of Pennsylvania Law School (5)
13) University of Virginia Law School (4)
14) Yale Law School (1)

Percentages:
1) Northwestern University Law School (7.2%)
2) University of Chicago Law School (6.2%)
3) Columbia Law School (4.3%)
4) Cornell Law School (4%)
5) Berkeley Law (3.6%)
6) Stanford Law School (3.5%)
6) Duke Law School (3.5%)
8) Harvard Law School (2.5%)
9) New York University Law School (2.2%)
10) University of Pennsylvania Law School (2%)
11) Georgetown University Law Center (1.9%)
12) University of Michigan Law School (1.6%)
13) University of Virginia Law School (1.1%)
14) Yale Law School (0.5%)

Strong showing from the California schools, but it makes sense because Latham is based in Los Angeles. What I can't figure out his the amazing performance by Northwestern. Any students care to explain? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge?

Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett

V10: Simspon, Thatcher & Bartlett LLP

Raw:
1) Columbia Law School (14)
1) New York University Law School (14)
3) Harvard Law School (10)
3) Duke Law School (10)
5) University of Virginia Law School (9)
6) University of Pennsylvania Law School (8)
7) Cornell Law School (7)
8) Berkeley Law (6)
9) University of Michigan Law School (4)
9) Yale Law School (4)
11) Stanford Law School (3)
11) Georgetown University Law Center (3)
11) Northwestern University Law School (3)
14) The University of Chicago Law School (1)

Percentages
1) Duke Law School (5%)
2) Columbia Law School (3.8%)
3) Cornell Law School (3.5%)
4) University of Pennsylvania Law School (3.2%)
5) New York University Law School (3.1%)
6) University of Virginia Law School (2.4%)
6) Berkeley Law (2.4%)
8) Yale Law School (2%)
9) Harvard Law School (1.9%)
10) Stanford Law School (1.5%)
11) Northwestern University Law School (1.2%)
12) University of Michigan Law School (1.1%)
13) Georgetown University Law Center (.52%)
14) University of Chicago Law School (.5%)

Very interesting results.

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton

Vault 10: Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP

Raw:
1) New York University Law School (21)
2) Columbia Law School (17)
3) Harvard Law School (7)
4) Georgetown University Law Center (6)
5) University of Michigan Law School (4)
6)University of Pennsylvania Law School (3)
6) Northwestern University Law School (3)
6) Cornell Law School (3)
9) University of Chicago Law School (2)
10) Yale Law School (1)
10) Stanford Law School (1)
12) University of Virginia Law School (0)
12) Berkeley Law (0)
12) Duke Law School (0)

Percentages:
1) New York University Law School (4.7%)
2) Columbia Law School (4.5%)
3) Cornell Law School (1.5%)
4) Harvard Law School (1.3%)
5) University of Pennsylvania Law School (1.2%)
5) Northwestern University Law School (1.2%)
7) University of Michigan Law School (1.1%)
8) Georgetown University Law Center (1.0%)
8) University of Chicago Law School (1.0%)
9) Yale Law School (.5%)
9) Stanford Law School (.5%)
11) University of Virginia Law School (0%)
11) Berkeley Law (0%)
11) Duke Law School (0%)

Williams and Connolly

People have requested some stats on the more selective firms. Here's one:
V20: Williams and Connolly LLP

Raw:
1) Georgetown University Law Center (2)
2) Harvard Law School (1)
2) Stanford Law School (1)
2) Columbia Law School (1)
2) New York University Law School (1)
2) Berkeley Law (1)
2) Duke Law School (1)

Percentages:
1) Stanford Law School (.50%)
1) Duke Law School (.50%)
3) Berkeley Law School (.40%)
4) Georgetown University Law Center (.35 %)
5) Columbia Law School (.27%)
6) New York University Law School (.22%)
7) Harvard Law School (.18%)

T-14 Rankings for Vault 5 Placement (Class of 2007)

Well, here is how the T-14 placed in the Vault 5:

Raw:
1) Columbia Law School (47)
2) Harvard Law School (45)
3) New York University Law School (20)
4) University of Chicago Law School (19)
5) University of Michigan Law School (16)
5) University of Pennsylvania Law School (16)
7) Georgetown University Law Center (15)
8) Yale Law School (14)
9) University of Virginia Law School (11)
10) Berkeley Law (11)
11) Duke Law School (8)
12) Northwestern University Law School (7)
12) Cornell Law School (7)
14) Stanford Law School (5)

Percentages:
1) Columbia Law School (12.5%)
2) University of Chicago Law School (9.5%)
3) Harvard Law School (8.2%)
4) Yale Law School (7%)
5) University of Pennsylvania Law School (6.4%)
6) New York University Law School (4.4%)
6) Berkeley Law (4.4%)
8) University of Michigan Law School (4.3%)
9) Duke Law School (4%)
10) Cornell Law School (3.5%)
11) University of Virginia Law School (2.9%)
12) Northwestern University Law School (2.8%)
13) Georgetown University Law Center (2.6%)
14) Stanford Law School (2.5%)

Really interesting how closely this resembles the USNews Rankings, with the obvious outlier being Stanford.

I only wish I could include Cravath. I'll get to work on that!

Davis, Polk, and Wardwell

Vault 5: Davis, Polk, and Wardwell LLP (Overall)

Raw:
1) Columbia Law School (17)
2) Harvard Law School (16)
3) New York University Law School (8)
4) Yale Law School (6)
4) Georgetown University Law Center (6)
6) Cornell Law School (5)
7) University of Michigan Law School (3)
7) Stanford Law School (3)
9) University of Chicago Law School (2)
9) Berkeley Law School (2)
9) University of Pennsylvania Law School (2)
9) University of Virginia Law School (2)
9) Duke Law School (2)
14) Northwestern University Law School (1)

Percentages:
1) Columbia Law School (4.5%)
2) Yale Law School (3%)
3) Harvard Law School (2.9%)
4) Cornell Law School (2.5%)
5) New York University Law School (1.8%)
6) Stanford Law School (1.5%)
7) Georgetown University Law Center (1%)
7) University of Chicago Law School (1%)
7) Duke Law School (1%)
10) University of Michigan Law School (0.8%)
10) University of Pennsylvania Law School (0.8%)
10) Berkeley Law School (0.8%)
13) University of Virginia Law School (.53%)
14) Northwestern University Law School (0.4%)

Sullivan and Cromwell

Vault 5: Sullivan and Cromwell LLP (Overall)

Raw:
1) Columbia Law School (13)
2) New York University Law School (4)
3) University of Pennsylvania Law School (4)
4) University of Michigan Law School (3)
4) Harvard Law School (3)
4) University of Virginia Law School (3)
4) University of Chicago Law School (3)
8) Yale Law School (2)
8) Cornell Law School (2)
10) Berkeley Law (1)
11) Northwestern University Law School (0)
12) Georgetown University Law Center (0)
13) Stanford Law School (0)
14) Georgetown University Law Center (0)

Percentages:
1) Columbia Law School (3.5%)
2) University of Pennsylvania Law School (1.6%)
3) University of Chicago Law School (1.5%)
4) Yale Law School (1%)
4) Cornell Law School (1%)
6) New York University Law School (0.9%)
7) University of Michigan Law School (0.8%)
7) University of Virginia Law School (0.8%)
9) Harvard Law School (0.5%)
10) Berkeley Law (0.4%)
11) Northwestern University Law School (0%)
12) Georgetown University Law Center (0%)
13) Stanford Law School (0%)
14) Duke Law School (0%)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom

Vault 5: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom LLP (Overall)

Raw Numbers:

1) Harvard Law School (21)

2) Columbia Law School (14)

3) University of Chicago Law School (13)

4) University of Michigan Law School (10)

5) Berkeley Law School (8)

5) University of Pennsylvania Law School (8)

5) Georgetown University Law Center (8)

8) New York University Law School (7)

9) University of Virginia Law School (6)

10) Northwestern University Law School (5)

11) Duke Law School (4)

12) Yale Law School (3)

13) Stanford Law School (1)

14) Cornell Law School (0)

Percentages:

1) University of Chicago Law School (6.5%)

2) Harvard Law School (3.8%)

3) Columbia Law School (3.7%)

4) University of Pennsylvania Law School (3.2%)

4) Berkeley Law (3.2%)

6) University of Michigan Law School (2.7%)

7) Northwestern University Kaw School (2%)

7) Duke Law School (2%)

9) University of Virginia Law School (1.6%)

9) NYU Law School (1.6%)

11) Yale Law School (1.5%)

12) Georgetown University Law Center (1.4%)

13) Stanford Law School (0.5%)

14) Cornell Law School (0%)

Conclusions:

1) I only suggest using this chart for rough approximations. This doesn't show the number of offers given (though who would want to turn down Skadden?). However, the more offers a school is given, the higher the chances that more students will be at that firm.

2) Given (1), Chicago appears to be the indisputable king at Skadden placement. Cornell did dreadfully for the class of 2007. This is not to say that Chicago is "better" for law school if you eventually want to work at Skadden. Everything comes down to the individual student. However, the big picture here is pretty interesting. Academic powerhouses such as Stanford and Yale ended up toward the bottom, which is unsurprising. Aside from them, it's interesting how the ranking approximates USNews pretty well. Berkeley is a pleasant surprise from the west; the school is typically underrated for BigLaw. However, I wouldn't be so quick to conclude anything just yet. Berkeley's biggest showings came from the west coast offices; I'm not sure how many other V5 firms have so many west coast offices, but things could change drastically when that ranking is released. I think one can be pretty certain that Chicago, Columbia, and Harvard will remain on top, though.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom

Vault 5: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom LLP (Chicago, IL)

NOTE: This is the last of the particular offices I will be doing. From here on out, except for New York, I'll just be doing combined entries. If you are interested in a particular office, leave a comment and I'll work up some data.

Raw Numbers:

1) University of Chicago (6)

2) University of Michigan (4)

2) Northwestern University (4)

4) Columbia Law School (2)

5) Harvard Law School (1)

5) Georgetown University Law Center (1)

5) Duke Law School (1)

8) Cornell Law School (0)

8) Yale Law School (0)

8) University of Pennsylvania Law School (0)

8) Stanford Law School (0)

8) Berkeley Law School (0)

8) University of Virginia Law School (0)

8) New York University Law School (0)

Percentages:

1) University of Chicago Law School (3%)

2) Northwestern University Law School (1.6%)

3) University of Michigan Law School (1.1%)

4) Columbia Law School (.53%)

5) Duke Law School (0.5%)

6) Harvard Law School (.18%)

7) Georgetown University Law Center (.17%)

8) Cornell Law School (0%)

8) Yale Law School (0%)

8) University of Pennsylvania Law School (0%)

8) Stanford Law School (0%)

8) Berkeley Law School (0%)

8) University of Virginia Law School (0%)

8) New York University Law School (0%)

Where's Cravath?

In a most vexing turn of events, Cravath's website does not provide the class year of their attorneys. This means that they will not be included in the final V5-V100 rankings. I'm sorry to disappoint.

Sullivan and Cromwell

Vault 5: Sullivan and Cromwell LLP

Raw Numbers:
1) Columbia Law School (10)
2) New York University Law School (4)
2) University of Pennsylvania Law School (4)
4) University of Michigan Law School (3)
4) Harvard Law School (3)
4) University of Virginia Law School (3)
4) University of Chicago Law School (3)
8) Yale Law School (2)
9) Cornell Law School (1)
10) Berkeley Law (0)
10) Duke Law School (0)
10) Northwestern University Law School (0)
10) Georgetown University Law Center (0)
10) Stanford Law School (0)

Percentages:
1) Columbia Law School (2.7%)
2) University of Pennsylvania (1.6%)
3) University of Chicago (1.5%)
4) Yale Law School (1%)
5) New York University Law School (.89%)
6) University of Michigan Law School (.80%)
6) University of Virginia Law School (.80%)
8) Harvard Law School (.55%)
9) Cornell Law School (.5%)
10) Stanford Law School (0%)
10) Duke Law School (0%)
10) Georgetown University Law Center (0%)
10) Northwestern University Law School (0%)
10) Berkeley Law (0%)

Poster of the Weak: Jungleshark

Apparently jungleshark has been around since June of last year, but never left an impression until this past week. Here at BLS, we don't tolerate homophobia. And that's what jungleshark is- a homophobe. He managed to get the "Top Conservative Law Schools" thread locked; he was always up for debating the ideals of libertarianism, but never once responded to the multiple accusations of hating gay people, which led me to believe he does. All he managed was "I don't believe I said that," as opposed to something akin to "that's untrue." People don't tend to play coy when accused of being hateful bastards. My favorite of the jungleshark posts is as follows:

I think one indicator of a law school being liberal is whether the application asks if you are homosexual. Applications to Penn and Cornell ask you if you're homosexual or if you're transgendered. I applied to Penn because it's well-regarded, but I'm hoping I get into a well-regarded school that's not quite as liberal. Also browse through the viewbook and see what the students & faculty look like (how they're dressed, etc...). I looked at UCLA's viewbook and I also looked at Vanderbilt's viewbook and there is a big difference. Vanderbilt looks more conservative. UCLA has an institute on sexual orientation; that is a sign of it being liberal. Also, notice that Texas's non-discrimination policy does not include "sexual orientation;" that may be a good sign if you're conservative. Penn's non-discrimination policy, on the other hand, not only includes sexual orientation, but even "gender identity." Penn is apparently way ahead of the game in terms of being liberal. I think Penn also tried to get military recruiters banned from campus because the army doesn't permit open professions of homosexuality.

Vom. (And yes, I do look down on those who claim to follow "traditional Christian values" and then use said values as justification to hate.)

FWIW, jungleshark might not be that enlightened in other areas, as well. While we here at BLS greatly support the LSAT retake, when you do so three times and two of the scores are fairly close while one is not, I tend to see the outlier as just that: an aberrational outlier. Jungleshark sports a 3.629/156/160/175. Now which of those three LSAT scores do you think is most representative? I'm going with the middle. Jungleshark also "resigned" his job as teacher because he was "not getting admistrative support." A homophobe and a quitter? Enough to make jungleshark your Poster of the Weak.

Oh, and I almost forgot: feel free to email any comments you might have concerning jungleshark to bloodhound18@yahoo.com. I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

Davis, Polk, and Wardwell

Vault 5: Davis, Polk, and Wardwell (New York, NY)

Raw Numbers:
1) Harvard Law School (13)
1) Columbia Law School (13)
3) New York University Law School (7)
4) Yale Law School (5)
4) Georgetown University Law Center (5)
6) Cornell Law School (4)
7) University of Michigan Law School (3)
8) Stanford Law School (2)
9) Duke Law School (2)
10) University of Virginia Law School (1)
11) Berkeley Law (1)
12) University of Pennsylvania Law School (1)
13) University of Chicago Law School (1)
14) Northwestern University Law School (1)

Percentages:
1) Columbia Law School (3.5%)
2) Yale Law School (2.5%)
3) Harvard Law School (2.4%)
4) Cornell Law School (2.0%)
5) New York University Law School (1.6%)
6) Stanford Law School (1.1%)
7) Duke Law School (1.0%)
8) Georgetown University Law Center (.87%)
9) University of Michigan Law School (.80%)
10) University of Chicago Law School (.50%)
11) University of Pennsylvania Law School (.40%)
12) Berkeley Law (.37%)
13) University of Virginia Law School (.27%)
14) Northwestern University Law School (.1%)

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz

Vault 5: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz LLP (All Offices)
Raw Numbers:
1) Harvard Law School (5)
2) Yale Law School (3)
2) Columbia Law School (3)
4) University of Pennsylvania Law School (2)
5) Stanford Law School (1)
5) University of Chicago Law School (1)
5) New York University Law School (1)
5) Georgetown University Law Center (1)
5) Northwestern University Law School (1)
5) Duke Law School (1)
11) University of Michigan Law School (0)
11) University of Virginia Law School (0)
11) Berkeley Law (0)
11) Cornell Law School (0)

Percentages:
1) Yale Law School (1.5%)
2) Harvard Law School (.90%)
3) Columbia Law School (.80%)
3) University of Pennsylvania Law School (.80%)
5) Stanford Law School (.60%)
6) University of Chicago Law School (.50%)
6) Northwestern University Law School (.50%)
8) Duke Law School (.40%)
9) New York University Law School (.20%)
10) Georgetown University Law Center (.17%)
11) University of Michigan Law School (0)
11) University of Virginia Law School (0)
11) Berkeley Law (0)
11) Cornell Law School (0)

See Skadden for Points to Take into Account

Bottom Law Schools Addict 2008: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom

The following is a new feature here at Bottom Law Schools: A ranking of T-14 schools in terms of recent biglaw firm placement. This is not a ranking of where students were summer associates; rather, it's a ranking of where students finally ended up after graduating. Data is based off of the Class of 2007, given that the Class of 2008 is still working on the bar exam and that a lot of firms don't really list the 2008 members joining. I'll be working on each firm, piecemeal, and once all the offices of all the firms have been done, regular Vault Placement rankings will be made. I'll be doing the rankings in terms of V5, V10, V20, V50, and V100 placement. Caveats to the rankings are listed after the data.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom LLP (New York, NY)
Raw Numbers
1) Harvard Law School (12)
2) Columbia Law School (9)
3) University of Chicago Law School (7)
4) University of Pennsylvania Law School (6)
5) New York University Law School (5)
5) University of Virginia Law School (5)
7) University of Michigan Law School (4)
7) Georgetown University Law Center (4)
9) Duke University Law School (3)
10) Berkeley Law (2)
11) Stanford Law School (1)
11) Northwestern University Law School (1)
13) Yale Law School (0)*
14) Cornell Law School (0)

*Data does not include students pursuing a clerkship. Thus, there might be a few YLS students joining the firm after the clerkship has concluded.

Percentages based on Average Class Size (If anyone can get me the actual class size, I'd be grateful):
1) University of Chicago Law School (3.5%)
2) Columbia Law School (2.4%)
2) University of Pennsylvania Law School (2.4%)
4) Harvard Law School (2.2%)
5) Duke Law School (1.5%)
6) University of Virginia Law School (1.3%)
7) University of Michigan Law School (1.1%)
7) New York University Law School (1.1%)
9) Berkeley Law (.72%)
10) Georgetown University Law Center (.70%)
11) Stanford Law School (.58%)
12) Northwestern University Law School (.40%
13) Yale Law School (0.0%)
14) Cornell Law School (0.0%)

Points to take into account:
1) L.L.M's are not included.
2) The size of the class of 2007 is not precise; further data would be appreciated.
3) In order to determine how well a school places summer associates, there could be minor discprenancies in the numbers to account for: students might be taking clerkships, so some schools might have had more summer associates at a given firm; some students might have done split-summers, thus having more offers; students might have done 3L OCI, thus working at a firm at which they didn't summer; the statistics assume that offers were given to 100% of the summer class. If you know of any way to correct for these, please include suggestions in the comments. Other criticisms are, of course, welcome.