No calls after 5 and football is king: What life is like for 4 Big Law attorneys who recently moved to Texas
Texas law firms are hungry for lawyers to serve the state's growing business community.Four lawyers who ditched the coasts for the Lone Star State talked about why they moved.Lawyers in Houston, Dallas, and nearby cities can earn the same salaries as their counterparts in New York and California while enjoying a far lower cost of living. Their firms can make a lot of money off of them, too: Kirkland & Ellis made $1.
Houston has long been a global capital of the energy industry. But in recent years, the tech industry has been a major source of work., and Elon Musk said Tesla would move its headquarters to Texas, following Oracle and HP Enterprise, which made similar moves in recent years. For some lawyers at big firms, the ability to work with sophisticated clients while making a high-six-figure income and paying no state income tax has been attractive. Texans pay an average of 8% of their income on state and local taxes, compared to over 14% in New York, according to aFor others, it's not worth it. Allbritton said politics is the most common reason candidates aren't interested in moving to Texas.
One of my biggest surprises is not such a big surprise, but there actually is congestion in the morning. In Texas, I think there's a different mindset in terms of driving. In New York, if you have to drive for an hour, an hour and a half, it's crazy. I talked to an attorney in court. She said"I live in Austin." That's three hours away, and she drove down that morning. That's no big deal.Bradley's having aggressive growth.
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