Carrington Coleman Sloman and Blumenthal

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VAULT RANKINGS 2013

#22 Texas

GENERAL INFO

Headquarters: Dallas, TX
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NEWS AND UPDATES

Vault's Scoop

Uppers

No minimum hours requirement
"Associates are treated like colleagues and future partners rather than billing machines"
Happy hour every Friday
"The best office space in Dallas"

Downers

Lower-than-average pay
Stuffy reputation

ABOUT THIS COMPANY:

Lawyers' lawyers

Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal bills its attorneys as "lawyers' lawyers." According to the Dallas firm, other lawyers and law firms often rely on the firm to represent them when need for legal counsel arises. Beyond its fellow counsel, Carrington Coleman represents a broad array of clients ranging from individuals to large multinational corporations. The firm's practice is similarly wide-ranging, with emphasis on complex litigation, business and real estate transactional matters, and insolvency issues.

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SALARIES

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SURVEY SAYS

Culture

"Intellectual," "laid-back, friendly" and "diverse" are among the terms used to describe Carrington's environment. "We respect each other as people," notes one associate, and another comments on the "strong interpersonal relationships" that firm attorneys enjoy. "My firm has the reputation for being an intellectual firm, and -- indeed -- I believe that the attorneys live up to this reputation," the associate adds. Professionally, associates enjoy "early litigation experience and responsibility." "I have a lot of autonomy to run the cases that I am on, which is exactly what a senior associate wants and needs," states a satisfied lawyer. On the social side, "We have a firm-sponsored happy hour every Friday afternoon that is generally well attended," reports a litigator, who adds that "politically, the firm is mixed, with people active in both Democratic and Republican politics."

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Getting Hired

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Academics is key

This is not an easy firm to get into, according to associates. The firm seeks candidates at the "very top of the classes," and insiders warn that the "interview process is very competitive." One lawyer says that Carrington is "pretty focused on academic accomplishments" but also "fairly selective about finding good fits with the firm culture." Another associate echoes this sentiment, adding that although "top-notch grades are essential, they won't get you an offer unless the interview process goes well." In addition to "fairly rigorous academic requirements," the firm looks for candidates with "diverse interests." One source observes that firm attorneys have outside interests "ranging from the athletic to the artsy to the politically motivated to bar-motivated & to those involved in the community."
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