CHICAGO, Ill. (May 22, 2018) - Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has been named as one of the Chicago area’s top employers by research and consulting firm Great Place to Work Institute and Fortune for the second year in a row. The ranking considered over 11,000 employee surveys at Great Place to Work-certified organizations in the Chicago area. The surveys considered such elements as employees’ pride in their organizations’ community impact, their belief that their work makes a difference, and their sense that their work has special meaning. The firm was ranked fifth among 25 Best Workplaces in Chicago 2018.

“We are grateful to be recognized for two consecutive years by the Great Place to Work Institute and Fortune,” said Chris Wilson, Office Managing Partner of Perkins Coie’s Chicago office. “We believe strongly that we serve our clients best when every employee of our firm is given the opportunity to grow and thrive. Perkins Coie has worked hard to create a culture of mutual respect and professionalism and we are honored to be recognized for these efforts.”

The Institute recognizes outstanding workplace cultures and produces the annual Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work For®” rankings. Earlier this year, Perkins Coie was named among the 2018 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® for the 16th consecutive year and among the “30 Best Workplaces for Consulting & Professional Services” for the second year in a row. In addition to its recognition by Fortune, the firm has been included in Working Mother Media/Flex-Time Lawyers LLC’s “Best Law Firms for Women” list seven consecutive times. The firm has also earned the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index (a national benchmarking survey on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality) ten years in a row. Fortune has also named Perkins Coie among the “100 Best Workplaces for Women” from 2015-2017.

Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.

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