Progressive law firms in Houston
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:57 pm
Do any BigLaw firms have politically progressive offices in Houston?
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*Is in the great recession*Anonymous User wrote:Do any BigLaw firms have politically progressive offices in Houston?
Veyron wrote:*Is in the great recession*Anonymous User wrote:Do any BigLaw firms have politically progressive offices in Houston?
*Wants to make 160K but still be "progressive"*
Shhhh... we're about to convert one or at a minimum crush his/her soul.dr123 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like there is nothing progressive about corporate law
+1. This is why you need to become a conservative/libertarian. Then you can make 160k and still fight for what you believe in.dr123 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like there is nothing progressive about corporate law
AreJay711 wrote:Shhhh... we're about to convert one or at a minimum crush his/her soul.dr123 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like there is nothing progressive about corporate law
You don't think all those energy companies down in Houston, Texas are down with the Sierra Club?dr123 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like there is nothing progressive about corporate law
Hell, for Susman, I'd become a liberal.G. T. L. Rev. wrote:I mean, not to stanch the snark factor in here, as the thread seems to be headed in a pretty hilarious direction, but there is at least one firm that could arguably be considered semi-"progressive" in Houston (Susman, given their focus on plaintiff-side work). Still, somehow I don't think that's what OP was really asking about. And anyhow, the odds of OP having any shot at Susman are pretty close to zero.
"Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain." -Frederic BastiatAnonymous User wrote:Original poster here -- i'm thinking firms similar to Jenner, Perkins Coie, etc. that may have offices in Houston. Not an unreasonable question. FWIW, I'm at a T5.
Oh my G-d, I just started reading that book, it is amazing.Ignatius Reilly wrote:"Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain." -Frederic BastiatAnonymous User wrote:Original poster here -- i'm thinking firms similar to Jenner, Perkins Coie, etc. that may have offices in Houston. Not an unreasonable question. FWIW, I'm at a T5.
Yeah. Bill White was a Susman partner, Susman himself has given boatloads of money to the Democratic party, and the firm has done "progressive" things like go after coal companies.G. T. L. Rev. wrote:I mean, not to stanch the snark factor in here, as the thread seems to be headed in a pretty hilarious direction, but there is at least one firm that could arguably be considered semi-"progressive" in Houston (Susman, given their focus on plaintiff-side work). Still, somehow I don't think that's what OP was really asking about. And anyhow, the odds of OP having any shot at Susman are pretty close to zero.
Whether you're from Texas and whether the "top 5" is HYS matters most. And from what my Career services staff are telling me, all you're going to be doing at most of these firms is pumping out memos all day anyway. The only "progression" you'll be worried about then is whether or not you've "progressed" to your billable hours requirement. It's not like you have to worry about working with conservative clients or anything: you won't see them for years (well not up close anyway).Anonymous User wrote:Original poster here -- i'm thinking firms similar to Jenner, Perkins Coie, etc. that may have offices in Houston. Not an unreasonable question. FWIW, I'm at a T5.
Perkins Coie seems to have a liberal rep firm-wide but I am unfamiliar with the Texas offices.BruceWayne wrote:Whether you're from Texas and whether the "top 5" is HYS matters most. And from what my Career services staff are telling me, all you're going to be doing at most of these firms is pumping out memos all day anyway. The only "progression" you'll be worried about then is whether or not you've "progressed" to your billable hours requirement. It's not like you have to worry about working with conservative clients or anything: you won't see them for years (well not up close anyway).Anonymous User wrote:Original poster here -- i'm thinking firms similar to Jenner, Perkins Coie, etc. that may have offices in Houston. Not an unreasonable question. FWIW, I'm at a T5.
OP here -- Coie doesn't have a Houston office.Veyron wrote:Perkins Coie seems to have a liberal rep firm-wide but I am unfamiliar with the Texas offices.BruceWayne wrote:Whether you're from Texas and whether the "top 5" is HYS matters most. And from what my Career services staff are telling me, all you're going to be doing at most of these firms is pumping out memos all day anyway. The only "progression" you'll be worried about then is whether or not you've "progressed" to your billable hours requirement. It's not like you have to worry about working with conservative clients or anything: you won't see them for years (well not up close anyway).Anonymous User wrote:Original poster here -- i'm thinking firms similar to Jenner, Perkins Coie, etc. that may have offices in Houston. Not an unreasonable question. FWIW, I'm at a T5.
Sorry, when you said firms like coie I thought that was one of them, carry on.Anonymous User wrote:OP here -- Coie doesn't have a Houston office.Veyron wrote:Perkins Coie seems to have a liberal rep firm-wide but I am unfamiliar with the Texas offices.BruceWayne wrote:Whether you're from Texas and whether the "top 5" is HYS matters most. And from what my Career services staff are telling me, all you're going to be doing at most of these firms is pumping out memos all day anyway. The only "progression" you'll be worried about then is whether or not you've "progressed" to your billable hours requirement. It's not like you have to worry about working with conservative clients or anything: you won't see them for years (well not up close anyway).Anonymous User wrote:Original poster here -- i'm thinking firms similar to Jenner, Perkins Coie, etc. that may have offices in Houston. Not an unreasonable question. FWIW, I'm at a T5.