The best employers are in California. Well, at least if you believe Fortune Magazine’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.” The list will be published in Fortune’s Jan. 23 issue, expected to hit newsstands Jan. 16.
Six law firms made the list in 2006, among them Morrison & Foerster, Bingham McCutchen, Nixon Peabody, Perkins Coie and Arnold & Porter, all of which have Bay Area offices. The other law firm making the list, Atlanta-based Alston & Bird, doesn’t have local offices.
It’s MoFo’s third time on the list. The firm, ranked No. 88, first appeared on Fortune’s list in 1998. MoFo was noted for “paying well.” According to the magazine, the average salary is $172,000 for associates, $60, 334 for legal secretaries and MoFo funds every employee’s 401(K) account with 5 percent of total compensation.
Bingham McCutchen ranked No. 82 and was recognized for “feting the non-lawyer population with staff-appreciation week and gift baskets for new babies (70 a year) and weddings (60 last year).” Bingham made the list in 2005, and former McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, which merged with Bingham Dana in 2002, also made the chart in 2000 and 2001.
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