{"id":149983,"date":"2026-04-30T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/30\/the-most-prestigious-biglaw-firms-in-texas-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:00:53","slug":"the-most-prestigious-biglaw-firms-in-texas-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/30\/the-most-prestigious-biglaw-firms-in-texas-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Prestigious Biglaw Firms In Texas (2027)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everything\u2019s bigger in Texas, including the job opportunities for lawyers who are looking to work in the region\u2019s thriving energy and financial markets. Saddle up, cowpokes, because if you want to ride in this rodeo, you\u2019ll need to know which firms are considered the best in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Vault\u2019s recently released\u00a0regional rankings<\/a>, we now know which Biglaw firms are dominating the legal scene in Texas. This ranking is based on votes tabulated from associates who were asked to rate firms on a 1 to 10 scale based on their prestige within the region.<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 most prestigious firms in Texas (you can see the full list from Vault by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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  1. Vinson & Elkins<\/li>\n
  2. Kirkland & Ellis<\/li>\n
  3. Latham & Watkins<\/li>\n
  4. Gibson Dunn<\/li>\n
  5. Baker Botts<\/li>\n
  6. Sidley Austin<\/li>\n
  7. Skadden<\/li>\n
  8. Norton Rose Fulbright<\/li>\n
  9. Haynes and Boone<\/li>\n
  10. Akin Gump<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Congrats to all of the Biglaw firms that made the latest edition of Vault\u2019s Texas rankings. How did your firm do this time?\u00a0Email us<\/a>, text us at\u00a0(646) 820-8477<\/a>, or tweet us\u00a0@atlblog<\/a>\u00a0to let us know how you feel.<\/p>\n

    2027 Best Law Firms in Texas<\/a>\u00a0[Vault]<\/p>\n

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    Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    The post The Most Prestigious Biglaw Firms In Texas (2027)<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Everything\u2019s bigger in Texas, including the job opportunities for lawyers who are looking to work in the region\u2019s thriving energy and financial markets. Saddle up, cowpokes, because if you want to ride in this rodeo, you\u2019ll need to know which firms are considered the best in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n

    Thanks to Vault\u2019s recently released\u00a0regional rankings<\/a>, we now know which Biglaw firms are dominating the legal scene in Texas. This ranking is based on votes tabulated from associates who were asked to rate firms on a 1 to 10 scale based on their prestige within the region.<\/p>\n

    Here are the top 10 most prestigious firms in Texas (you can see the full list from Vault by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Vinson & Elkins<\/li>\n
    2. Kirkland & Ellis<\/li>\n
    3. Latham & Watkins<\/li>\n
    4. Gibson Dunn<\/li>\n
    5. Baker Botts<\/li>\n
    6. Sidley Austin<\/li>\n
    7. Skadden<\/li>\n
    8. Norton Rose Fulbright<\/li>\n
    9. Haynes and Boone<\/li>\n
    10. Akin Gump<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Congrats to all of the Biglaw firms that made the latest edition of Vault\u2019s Texas rankings. How did your firm do this time?\u00a0Email us<\/a>, text us at\u00a0(646) 820-8477<\/a>, or tweet us\u00a0@atlblog<\/a>\u00a0to let us know how you feel.<\/p>\n

      2027 Best Law Firms in Texas<\/a>\u00a0[Vault]<\/p>\n

      \n
      \"\"
      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

      The post The Most Prestigious Biglaw Firms In Texas (2027)<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Everything\u2019s bigger in Texas, including the job opportunities for lawyers who are looking to work in the region\u2019s thriving energy and financial markets. Saddle up, cowpokes, because if you want to ride in this rodeo, you\u2019ll need to know which firms are considered the best in the Lone Star State. Thanks to Vault\u2019s recently released\u00a0regional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":149984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Staci-Zaretsky-7bK2YS.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}