Texas Lawyer has tracked new partner announcements for years, because the statistics provide an indication of the growth of individual Texas firms and the strength of the Texas legal market. Given that, signs are strong for a robust year, considering that big firms in Texas made considerably more new partners this year than last year.
Eighteen of the 25 firms with the most lawyers in Texas promoted 85 lawyers to partner, compared with 68 new partners last year for the same group of firms. The group includes 24 women, which is 28 percent of the total, and six minority lawyers, which is seven percent of the 85 lawyers.
