Bennett Jones' lawyers and practice areas ranked high in The Legal 500 Canada 2017 Guide, with 21 lawyers listed in the elite Leading Lawyers category. The Legal 500 ranks Canada's outstanding lawyers nationwide.

Bennett Jones has been recommended a Top Tier Firm in five practice areas:

• Dispute resolution - Alberta
• Energy - Oil and gas
• Environment
• International trade
• Transport - Aviation

In The Legal 500 Canada 2017 Guide, Bennett Jones is described as:

• 'responsive, pragmatic and efficient'
• having a 'high degree of specialized knowledge' and 'experts with deep knowledge'
• giving 'sage advice and always looking for ways to resolve, rather than escalate, disputes'
• 'phenomenal'
• being able to 'simplify complicated concepts and bring strategic focus'
• 'invaluable counsel'
• 'thoughtful, methodical and practical'
• 'the standard by which we measure other external counsel'
• 'always willing to go above and beyond'
• 'top-notch'