Workplace Recognition
Ropes & Gray has ranked among the top two law firms to work for three years in a row. In 2011, Vault ranked Ropes & Gray the #2 Best Law Firms to Work For, #3 Best Law Firms for Overall Diversity, #1 in Formal Training, #1 in Informal Training, #2 in Associate/Partner Relations, #2 in Satisfaction, #2 in Green (environmentally friendly), #2 in LGBT Diversity, #2 in Diversity for Women and #3 in Diversity for Minorities. The firm also earned the top rating of 100 percent in the 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It was the fourth year in a row the firm has received the honor in recognition for its benefits and protections for LGBT employees.
In contrast to its diversity rankings, as reported by The American Lawyer, John Ray, a former African-American associate of the firm's litigation department, filed suit against the firm in 2011, alleging racial discrimination among other claims. His discrimination claim at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was rejected, but the EEOC subsequently found that “evidence supports a finding that Respondent retaliated against for filing his charge with the EEOC.” Also in contrast to Ropes and Gray's diversity rankings, Patricia Martone, a former intellectual property partner and co-head of Ropes and Gray’s international group, sued Ropes & Gray in 2011 for discrimination on the basis of age and sex, retaliation, and interference with protected retirement benefits in violation of ERISA.
The firm ranked #3 in The American Lawyer’s survey of midlevel associate satisfaction among AmLaw 100 firms in 2011 and was recognized by Asian Legal Business as an “Employer of Choice” in Japan for 2011.
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