attrition rankings::Texas::all (from betterlegalprofession.org)
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abbreviations: A = Austin, D = Dallas, FW = Fort Worth, H = Houston, SA = San Antonio
| associate attrition | ||||||
| rank | firm | 2011 Associates | 2010 associates | 2009 summer associates |
Attrition rate | |
| 1 | Porter Hedges (H) | 42 | 37 | 4 | 0.0 | A |
| 2 | Locke Lord (H) | 63 | 65 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | Hunton & Williams (D) | 49 | 50 | 2 | 5.8 | |
| 4 | Akin Gump (D) | 53 | 52 | 5 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | Locke Lord (D) | 67 | 69 | 4 | 8.2 | B |
| 6 | Andrews Kurth (H) | 70 | 71 | 9 | 12.5 | |
| 7 | Thompson & Knight (D) | 65 | 67 | 8 | 13.3 | |
| 8 | Haynes And Boone (D) | 116 | 114 | 25 | 16.5 | |
| 9 | Jackson Walker (D) | 33 | 35 | 5 | 17.5 | C |
| 10 | Vinson & Elkins (D) | 82 | 85 | 16 | 18.8 | |
| 11 | Bracewell & Giuliani (H) | 127 | 121 | 37 | 19.6 | |
| 12 | Kelly Hart & Hallman (FW) | 43 | 46 | 8 | 20.4 | |
| 13 | Fulbright & Jaworski (D) | 68 | 73 | 14 | 21.8 | D |
| 14 | K&L Gates (D) | 43 | 52 | 4 | 23.2 | |
| 15 | Gardere Wynne Sewell (D) | 48 | 63 | 0 | 23.8 | |
| 16 | Vinson & Elkins (H) | 156 | 154 | 51 | 23.9 | |
| 17 | Haynes And Boone (H) | 44 | 52 | 8 | 26.7 | F |
| 18 | Jones Day (D) | 94 | 117 | 17 | 29.9 | |
| 19 | Baker Botts (D) | 95 | 106 | 32 | 31.2 | |
| 20 | Fulbright & Jaworski (H) | 91 | 110 | 30 | 35.0 | |
| 21 | Baker Botts (H) | 124 | 160 | 34 | 36.1 | |
This chart ranks the attrition experience of associates at Texas law offices. The chart includes all firms with 100 attorneys in their Texas office. See How We Did This for more information on our methodology.
Bold denotes the most prestigious law firms in Texas, according to vault's 2011 regional rankings