2024 DIVERSITY DATABASE UNDERWRITER Haynes and Boone, LLP

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 VAULT'S VERDICT:

Hiring from a mix of nationally recognized and regional schools, Haynes Boone follows a selective process to find team-oriented candidates who share the firm’s values of inclusion, client service, and long-term growth and who show an impressive academic record. The firm is collegial and friendly, with events sponsored by the firm and its practice groups, and colleagues enjoy organic socialization. Partners treat associates with respect and kindness, providing meaningful feedback and lending a hand. Leadership discusses firm performance, and performance reviews are offered annually. Each associate receives a more-senior associate mentor and a designated partner supervisor, but informal mentorship is easy to find and considered particularly helpful. Additionally, the firm offers regularly scheduled practice-specific and on-demand training. Associates are trusted to handle substantive work and interact with clients, and the firm provides reliable technology, IT support, and AI programming to make work easy in and out of the office. The firm’s billable requirement is 2,000 hours per year and includes up to 100 pro bono hours. The base salary is market, and associates meeting the hours requirement earn a market bonus. Promotion to income partnership is realistic, and equity partnership is available after serving in the income partner role. Becoming counsel long-term is a viable option. Exit options include in-house, government, and business roles. Haynes Boone offers a biannual technology stipend, mental health counseling, career coaching, caregiver concierge support, fitness benefits, and generous parental leave.