23 Law Firms Boast the Largest Number of the Strongest Client Relationships

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Mar 27, 2014, 03:00 ET


Wellesley, MA (PRWEB) March 27, 2014 -- Corporate counsel rank Jones Day number 1 with the absolute best client relationships in the just-released BTI Client Relationship Scorecard 2014: Ranking Law Firm Client Relationships. Clients are the only true judge of strength for every law firm relationship, and the top 23 firms—the BTI Power Elite—turn clients into powerful allies and use superior relationships as a competitive advantage.

Morgan Lewis, Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis and Littler Mendelson round out the top five firms with the best client relationships. Both Jackson Lewis and Jenner & Block made moves to land at the top of the ranks, improving in both their primary relationships and client recommendations since the report was last published in 2009. Stalwarts Latham & Watkins, McGuireWoods, Faegre Baker Daniels and Sidley Austin maintain their strength of client relationships and appear once again on the BTI Power Elite.

“The BTI Power Elite almost all have substantial and somewhat mature client initiatives in place,” comments Michael B. Rynowecer, President of BTI Consulting. “These firms have actively invested in client relationships and continue to build these relationships on a regular, systematic basis with such programs as client feedback, client teams and partner training.”

“We congratulate the 23 BTI Power Elite firms, as well as the 374 additional law firms corporate counsel note for their client relationships,” Rynowecer continues.

BTI conducted more than 500 independent, individual interviews with CLOs and General Counsel at Fortune 1000 companies and large organizations. Now in its 13th year, BTI conducts the only continuous benchmarking market study of corporate counsel worldwide. The complete analysis is available in BTI’s new study, BTI Client Relationship Scorecard 2014: Ranking Law Firm Client Relationships, found here: http://www.bticonsulting.com/clientrelationships.

Find more information about this and other compelling research at http://www.bticonsulting.com or contact BTI at 617.439.0333. BTI Consulting is the undisputed leader in providing high-impact strategic client research to professional services firms and their clients.

Michael B. Rynowecer, BTI Consulting Group Inc, http://www.bticonsulting.com, 617.439.0333, [email protected]