Baker Donelson Ranked Among Vault's Top 10 "Best Law Firms to Work For"

ATLANTA (October 5, 2011) - Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has been ranked among the top 10 in the 2012 edition of Vault, Inc.'s "Best Law Firms to Work For." This prominent national ranking is based on feedback from thousands of law firm associates across the country who were asked to rate their law firms on a one-to-10 scale for a number of quality-of-life categories. 

In only its second year to participate in this annual survey, Baker Donelson achieved a ranking of seventh in the overall Best Law Firms to Work For list. The Firm achieved a first place ranking in the category of Transparency. Baker Donelson also ranked among the top 10 law firms nationally in four other categories: fifth in Satisfaction; seventh in Hours; ninth in Informal Training; and 10^th in Firm Culture.

The Vault rankings are the latest in a number of honors Baker Donelson has received that recognize the Firm as a workplace. Earlier this year, Baker Donelson was ranked 50^th on FORTUNE magazine's prestigious "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. In September 2010, the Firm was ranked 20^th among nearly 140 of the top law firms in the country in the American Lawyer's Associates Survey, an annual listing that ranks law firms as workplaces based on feedback from mid-level associates – attorneys in their third, fourth or fifth years of law practice. The law firm has also been recognized by BusinessTN's Best Employers in Tennessee program and Business Alabama's "Best Companies to Work for in Alabama," and has been named to "Best Places to Work" lists in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; and Jackson, Mississippi.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC gives clients access to a team of more than 600 attorneys and public policy advisors representing more than 30 practice areas to serve a wide range of legal needs. Clients receive knowledgeable guidance from experienced, multi-disciplined industry and client service teams, all seamlessly connected across 16 offices in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Washington, D.C. Ranked as the 73rd largest law firm in the U.S., Baker Donelson is recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For."