For the first time, Vault is profiling government and non-profit employers with its trademark in-depth style. Profiles include history and recent news, the hiring process for legal professionals, pay and perks, hours, culture, training and more.

The Legal Career Guide is designed as a hands-on manual to assist law students or young lawyers in making important decisions by helping them identify specific goals and evaluate opportunities as they arise, reflect on changes in personal situations that affect their aspirations, and assess new trends within the profession that will impact their chosen practice.

The Guide provides business profiles, hiring and owrkplace culture information on top employers.

In this new edition, Vault publishes the entire surveys of current students and alumni at more than 100 top law schools. Each 4-to 5-page entry is composed of insider comments from students and alumni, as well as the school's responses to the comments.

There is no more exciting place to be as an attorney than the nation's capital. For the first time, Vault offers a guide covers more than 40 firms.