Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P.
Headquarters: New Orleans,
LA
7 offices
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The hurricaneFounded in 1937, Jones Walker is one of the Gulf South Region's largest law firms and currently includes the largest group of attorneys practicing in Louisiana. Of course, as the biggest firm in Louisiana, the firm is firmly entrenched in the hurricane recovery efforts in New Orleans and surrounding areas. Bill Hines, the Managing Partner of Jones Walker, accepted the request from New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin to serve with Dan Packer, CEO of Entergy New Orleans, as co-chair of the Economic Development Committee of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Rebuild New Orleans. Hines has testified before the U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee in Washington D.C. concerning federal response to Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing economic and other recovery efforts.
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Hiring at Jones, Walker is competitive. "The firm looks for the best and brightest. Grades and ranking play a major role in the hiring criteria," says one associate. "Generally, the firm will only interview students in the top 20 percent of their class" notes another. But Jones Walker looks beyond the transcript.
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