attrition rankings::Texas::minority (from betterlegalprofession.org)
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abbreviations: A = Austin, D = Dallas, FW = Fort Worth, H = Houston, SA = San Antonio
| associate attrition by minority status | ||||||
| rank | firm | white % | minority % | minority/white retention ratio |
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| 1 | K&L Gates (D) | 27.1 | 0.0 | 1.37 | A | |
| 2 | Fulbright & Jaworski (D) | 25.0 | 6.7 | 1.24 | ||
| 3 | Hunton & Williams (D) | 11.1 | 0.0 | 1.12 | ||
| 4 | Vinson & Elkins (D) | 21.1 | 12.0 | 1.11 | ||
| 5 | Locke Lord (H) | 9.1 | 0.0 | 1.10 | ||
| 6 | Fulbright & Jaworski (H) | 35.7 | 32.1 | 1.06 | ||
| 7 | Kelly Hart & Hallman (FW) | 20.8 | 16.7 | 1.05 | ||
| 8 | Porter Hedges (H) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | ||
| 9 | Jackson Walker (D) | 17.1 | 20.0 | 0.97 | C | |
| 10 | Baker Botts (D) | 30.7 | 33.3 | 0.96 | ||
| 11 | Bracewell & Giuliani (H) | 19.0 | 23.8 | 0.94 | ||
| 12 | Gardere Wynne Sewell (D) | 22.6 | 30.0 | 0.90 | ||
| 13 | Vinson & Elkins (H) | 21.6 | 29.8 | 0.90 | D | |
| 14 | Haynes And Boone (H) | 24.4 | 33.3 | 0.88 | ||
| 15 | Haynes And Boone (D) | 14.5 | 27.3 | 0.85 | ||
| 16 | Akin Gump (D) | 4.3 | 20.0 | 0.84 | ||
| 17 | Locke Lord (D) | 6.3 | 22.2 | 0.83 | F | |
| 18 | Thompson & Knight (D) | 10.9 | 27.3 | 0.82 | ||
| 19 | Jones Day (D) | 26.4 | 42.9 | 0.78 | ||
| 20 | Andrews Kurth (H) | 0.0 | 78.9 | 0.21 | ||
This chart ranks the attrition experience of white and minority 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