Texas Big Law & Elite Boutiques

Best dallas firms for WLB/lower billable hour requirement (below 1900)?

Income partners at boutiques, how is your origination credit calculated? At my firm, we get 10% of collections (if multiple partners are splitting origination credit, capped in the aggregate at 10% of...

Best Dallas firms for litigation in federal courts?

How many people in Houston do you think are “shortlisted” for legal 500 interviews? Is it common, or only dozens?

Does anyone have any information about Jones Day real estate in Dallas?

Retool? 6th year in a niche corporate practice in Houston. The market seems decently busy here, and I’m starting to see more general corporate/M&A openings. Is the market busy enough to take a retool ...

Thoughts on working at, with, or across from Hicks Johnson?

Thoughts on KRCL? Big law associate looking to lateral for something different and less stressful.

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Thoughts on Egan Nelson in Dallas? Type of work, culture, Dallas group, wlb…? Senior M&A associate looking to switch fr Big Law.

I’m at a big firm in Texas and our lit department is slammed. The lowest pace is probably 2,500 hours. We can’t hire enough associates to keep up with new business. Is litigation in Texas on fire righ...

Any insight in to Jackson Walker’s RTO policy/enforcement? Particularly for the Dallas or FW offices?

Anyone know of any Big Law firms hiring 3rd year M&A associates in Houston? Looking to move back home to Houston and my firm doesn’t have a presence there.

King & Spalding raids Winston Strawn Dallas and takes lit group of 9 partners, including Melsheimer.

I get that Texas is growing, but why are all of these firms making a push into the Texas market? There aren’t enough lawyers here to build out offices for each firm. Recent new office openings: Housto...

Most active elite trial shops (by volume and complexity). I know AZA is top dog, what others? 200k plus salary at least

Houston-bound commercial lit associate from DC. Any local shops known for high quality associate mentoring/development and WLB? TIA!

Anyone know if any of the major lit boutiques let employees work remotely from other cities in Texas where the firm does not have an office? I.e, are there any firms like Susman, AZA, Yetter, Lynn Pi...

How would you tier the top-10 litigation shops in Texas? I’m thinking some order of: Gibson, Quinn, Susman, AZA, McKool, Lynn Pinker, Beck Redden, Yetter, Gibbs, Reynolds Frizzell

Status of new Latham office in Dallas?