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diversity rankings::Texas::black (from betterlegalprofession.org)

abbreviations: A = Austin, D = Dallas, FW = Fort Worth, H = Houston, SA = San Antonio

partners   associates
rank firm percent M F rank firm percent M F
1Baker Botts (H)4.031A1Clark, Thomas, & Winters (A)15.424A
2Vinson & Elkins (D)3.7112Vinson & Elkins (D)9.326
3Locke Lord (D)3.1213Akin Gump (D)9.224
4Vinson & Elkins (H)2.5214Fulbright & Jaworski (H)8.555
5Bracewell & Giuliani (H)2.220B5Patton Boggs (D)8.513B
6Patton Boggs (D)2.2106Andrews Kurth (H)8.342
7Thompson & Knight (D)2.2207Thompson & Knight (D)7.215
8Fulbright & Jaworski (H)1.9118Bracewell & Giuliani (H)6.835
9Andrews Kurth (H)1.811C9Vinson & Elkins (H)6.528C
10Haynes And Boone (H)1.70110Locke Lord (H)6.222
11Jones Day (D)1.71011Haynes And Boone (H)6.112
12Baker Botts (D)1.61012Locke Lord (D)5.313
13K&L Gates (D)1.601D13Baker Botts (D)5.224D
14Jackson Walker (D)1.40114K&L Gates (D)4.603
15Clark, Thomas, & Winters (A)1.31015Fulbright & Jaworski (D)3.821
16Locke Lord (H)1.31016Jones Day (D)2.712
17Gardere Wynne Sewell (D)1.110F17Jackson Walker (D)2.401F
18Haynes And Boone (D)1.01018Haynes And Boone (D)1.902
19Akin Gump (D)0.00019Baker Botts (H)1.821
20Fulbright & Jaworski (D)0.00020Gardere Wynne Sewell (D)1.601

This chart ranks the percentage of black partners and associates at Texas law offices.

An asterisk indicates that the firm did not provide this information. We treated missing data as if it were zero.

The chart includes all firms with 100 attorneys in their Texas office. See How We Did This for more on our ranking process.

Firms are graded on a curve. We divide the firms into quintiles, and then assign letter grades based on this division. We combined the grades with those from other diversity rankings to create a diversity report card of firms' overall minority employment rates. Note that firms with zero representation in any demographic category receive an "F" regardless of quintile.

Bold denotes the top 10 most prestigious law firms in Texas, according to vault's 2009 regional rankings

Firms highlighted in pink laid off a number of attorneys equivalent to 15% or more of their U.S. non-partner lawyers after February 1, 2009.