 The firm also ranked #2 on Vault's list of "Best Firms to Work For," #2 in "Career Outlook, #2 in "Employee Satisfaction, " In 2015, the firm elevated its starting salary for first-year associates to $200,000, the highest in the country.With regard to hiring, Williams & Connolly was ranked in 2019 as the most selective law firm in the country.The firm hires only the most academically successful students from the nation's top law schools.