Texas Big Law & Elite Boutiques

Any advice on how I shop my book of transferable business as a Senior Associate from a smaller firm? Rates are competitive (think $500-$650) and I have some large cases.

Any benefit of using a recruiter when Firm Prospects has every posted job?

Any leads on IP lit groups looking to expand in Austin?

Salary range expectations for AmLaw 200 in Houston for senior associate?

Any insight into Frost Brown Todd in Houston? Salary expectations, billable requirements, environment?

Is V&E hiring corporate juniors?

Tx state court question. If plaintiff filed their response to msj out of time will the court still consider it? Response was due Friday but filed today. Hearing is tomorrow. Plaintiff is pro se. Also … more

Is anyone here at Vinson & Elkins in Dallas? I have a few questions and would love some raw unfiltered feedback. Thank you!

Can anyone here speak to the experience of lateraling to one of the TX-based high-end personal injury firms? Interested in hiring process and timelines, comp, prospects?

Is anyone interested in organizing a small dating group for Texas lawyers?

Received a reach out for a litigation position with Shearman Dallas related to the A&O Shearman merger. Anyone have insight on Shearman's Dallas office? Looks to mainly be M&A. Currently p… more

Does anyone have any insight on what Yetter Coleman’s clerkship bonus is? And also what the clawback period is on their clerkship bonus?

Gray reed: yay or nay?

Harris County’s District Courts are a total joke. So many terrible judges who have no business being on the bench.

How is V&E for litigation

CAPM associate NYC v15 - want to come home to Houston. Which firm has a robust CAPM practice in Houston, if any?

Any DFW firms hiring first (c/o ‘23) years? T14 grad w/ excellent grades

Anybody know how V&E’s real estate group is in Dallas? What’s the return to office policy in Dallas? Any info is much appreciated. TIA!

It’s been a crazy week for new amazing litigation jobs in Houston. If anyone looking to relocate, please message me. Have a great weekend and stay cool. This heat is insane and not stopping for anothe… more

Ease of entry: Lit vs. transactional for biglaw, midlaw, or boutique law firms? (Specifically Houston).

What is the bonus threshold at y'alls firms?

Best mid law firm in Texas for litigation? (Reputation, pay, good exit options etc). I’m talking like the very end of Am 200, and the firms outside that are close

Which firms with offices in Austin have the best patent lit practices? Any insights on which ones are growing vs shrinking?

Thoughts on Jones Day Houston for a transactional lateral midlevel? Hoping for partnership wherever I end up.

Texas corporate associates: How is work flow and hours? Getting busier each month of 2023 or still slow? How many hours do you expect to bill in June? If you c… more

Best cap markets practices in Houston?

Can anyone at Winstead speak to WFH flexibility? Overall yay or nay? Looking to get out of big law and have some sort of a life — is that doable here? Thanks!

Anybody live in Plano and commute to Downtown or Uptown for work? How bad is the drive? Thinking of buying there but don’t want to rot in traffic. I’m between buying there or Addison. TIA!

Anyone hiring a mid-level real estate associate? Preferably in Dallas.

Thoughts on USNR A&M as No. 2 in Texas?

Anyone know the WFH flexibility at Jackson Walker in Dallas? Overall any feedback??

Is it normal to feel like you’re not learning much from the attorney you’re assigned to work with even though they have been practicing law significantly longer than you? I am worried that I am hurtin… more

Tips on how to best market yourself when you’re a young associate?

Anyone ever been rejected after job interview and then emailed the interviewer asking for tips on what to improve? Crazy behavior or acceptable?

Anybody at GT or Holland and Knight in Dallas? Can you please DM me? TIA!

Do lawyers at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC get annoyed when people realize they aren’t Steptoe & Johnson LLP? I only realized this tonight. I’m in a city that one would expect to have a Steptoe LL… more

Freeman Mathis Gary- yay or nay? Dallas location, big law or sweatshop?, salary?

Mcglinchey stafford - is it mid size commercial or ID shop faking it? What do they pay associates in houston?

Thoughts on Bracewell’s Houston litigation group? Their Houston office overall?