Our annual Midlevel Associates Survey is based on responses from 5,638 third-, fourth-, and fifth-year associates (classes of 2007, 2008, and 2009) from law firm offices around the globe. Any firm may participate in the survey, which is distributed during the spring.
We received responses from 40 percent of the 14,066 associates invited to take part. An individual firm’s response rate is based on the number of returns out of the surveys distributed. A firm can choose which branch offices take part, so the number of eligible midlevels does not always reflect the size of midlevel classes firmwide.
