Meadows Collier Reed in Dallas Forum

[Anonymous User]

Does anybody know anything about this firm - what they look for, what firm culture is like, etc.? They're small-ish, so I can't find a good resource on them myself! Thanks in advance!

[siscokyd]

meadowscollier.com

[Anonymous User]

Haha, thanks. I meant - an inside look to help with an approach to potentially working there.

[kalvano]

Very nice firm. Pretty selective, too. A couple of people I know have said they liked it there, but it's hard to get on. They are a big UT school, but it seems like a lot of their recent hires have been T14 or top of the class at UT / SMU.

[Anonymous User]

Thanks much! I (coincidentally) recently ended up meeting one of their associates as well. You were right - very selective (said associate was T14). I also noticed that a financial background is a super-plus there, and I am already slightly under what I would imagine their GPA range to be.

I also saw that Travis & Calhoun in Dallas were hiring. Kalvano, do you know anything about this firm? Boutique, business litigation is all I can glean from their own website (which is actually . . . heinous, and would almost deter me from applying . . . ).

[kalvano]

I think most of the Meadows Collier people have tax LLM's, and quite a few from NYU.

Travis & Calhoun, I don't know at all. They don't come to OCI at SMU, where did you hear they were hiring?

[Anonymous User]

Via my CSO (out-of-state law school). They know I want to practice in business/corporate here in Dallas, and are kind enough to keep me updated on Dallas firms who touch on the work I want to do.

I'm top 1/3 but nothing more, and we're T25, so they've told me certain firms to not bother applying to (anything from Jones Day to V&E to Hunton & Williams), but share very limited information on other firms where they believe I would fit in. I don't always believe my CSO, so when a firm seems random or isn't on NALP or I don't know anyone who works there, I like to turn to TLS So - thank you for the advice you could give!

[kalvano]

Sure. I'm at SMU, so don't hesitate to PM me with questions, and I'll do my best to answer. There are tons of small firms around here, though, so I don't know them all.

And ignore them when they say don't bother applying, because you never know. 99% chance you strike out, but what if that 1% hits?

[1abc23]

Who knows more?

[holdencaulfield]

It's a great firm and has some of the best lawyers for tax controversies in the country.

If you ever get a chance to hear William Cousins speak at a CLE, you should definitely attend.

[Anonymous User]

Pretty selective firm, but they pay market (160k). At UT you probably need a 3.6 or so or above with a CPA or some sort of accounting background. From my knowledge, they are more selective at SMU, but I don't know the GPA there. Probably something like top 10% as an educated guess.

[Anonymous User]

Any one know anything else about this firm besides they pay market and are selective? Quality of life/hours?