| Standout | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | The firm helps underserved communities secure intellectual property rights to their cultural knowledge, agricultural inventions, medicines, and folklore. Commended: Jorge Goldstein. |
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| Standout | Jenner & Block | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Represented the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda in the construction of a 20-acre solar field that provides power and ensures that the charity is self-sustaining. |
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| Standout | McDermott Will & Emery | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | Working with the Mattachine Society of Washington, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group, the firm is exposing the history of government discrimination against LGBT Americans. |
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| Highly commended | Chadbourne & Parke | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | When a policy change meant that many immigrant children would face removal proceedings in New York City, the firm played a leading role to ensure that no child was deported without due process. Commended: Maureen Chad. |
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| Highly commended | DLA Piper and Arent Fox | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 | In collaboration with Georgetown Law School, the two firms created the first low bono law firm to serve earners who do not qualify for legal aid. |
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| Highly commended | Morrison & Foerster | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | Created a fair and efficient reverse auction process for The Nature Conservancy’s BirdReturns project to create pop-up wetlands for migratory birds. Farmers bid to have their land rented to create the wetlands. Commended: Susan Mac Cormac. |
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| Highly commended | Squire Patton Boggs | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | The firm's Public Service Initiative, staffed by three full-time lawyers, argues for reform to the criminal justice system. They take on cases others reject. Commended: George Kendall. |
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| Commended | Akerman | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | In partnership with the Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (CASA), the firm supports 600,000 young people in foster care through community impact teams at each of its 20 offices. |
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| Commended | Seyfarth Shaw | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | Helps legal aid organisations to operate more efficiently through workshops that train them on ways to improve their business processes. |
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| Commended | Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | Created a structure that allowed Neighbourhood Legal Services and Merrimack Valley Legal Services to harmonise and consolidate their operations to increase the impact of their legal aid work. |
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| Commended | Arnold & Porter | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | A holistic effort to represent sexual assault victims in military criminal proceedings. Eighteen attorneys spent more than 1,150 hours in 2014 working towards systematic change. |
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| Commended | K&L Gates | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Helps victims of non-consensual pornography obtain copyright for images and bring civil lawsuits against perpetrators via a 60-strong Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project group. |
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| Commended | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Helps veterans transition from military service to becoming lawyers in private practice via career fairs and access to legal recruiters. |
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