Progressive law firms in Houston Forum

[Anonymous User]

Do any BigLaw firms have politically progressive offices in Houston?

[Veyron]

Do any BigLaw firms have politically progressive offices in Houston?

*Is in the great recession*
*Wants to make 160K but still be "progressive"*

[Ignatius Reilly]

Do any BigLaw firms have politically progressive offices in Houston?

*Is in the great recession*
*Wants to make 160K but still be "progressive"*

Its very progressive to make 160k....use the government to stifle comp

[dr123]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like there is nothing progressive about corporate law

[AreJay711]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like there is nothing progressive about corporate law

Shhhh... we're about to convert one or at a minimum crush his/her soul.

[Veyron]

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.

If it makes you feel any better, you can call it "classically liberal."

[Ignatius Reilly]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like there is nothing progressive about corporate law

Shhhh... we're about to convert one or at a minimum crush his/her soul.

I lol'd.

[xyzbca]

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?

[Veyron]

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.

Hell, for Susman, I'd become a liberal.

[Anonymous User]

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.

[Ignatius Reilly]

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.

"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 Bastiat

[Veyron]

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.

"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 Bastiat

Oh my G-d, I just started reading that book, it is amazing.

[notanumber]

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.

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.

[Ignatius Reilly]

Become an ambulance chaser....they tend to be progressive, and it is prob more in your league

[BruceWayne]

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.

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).

[Veyron]

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.

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).

Perkins Coie seems to have a liberal rep firm-wide but I am unfamiliar with the Texas offices.

[Anonymous User]

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.

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).

Perkins Coie seems to have a liberal rep firm-wide but I am unfamiliar with the Texas offices.

OP here -- Coie doesn't have a Houston office.

[Veyron]

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.

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).

Perkins Coie seems to have a liberal rep firm-wide but I am unfamiliar with the Texas offices.

OP here -- Coie doesn't have a Houston office.

Sorry, when you said firms like coie I thought that was one of them, carry on.