Firm Summary
Locke Lord LLP
Borne out of a number of mergers starting in the late 1800s and continuing for over a century, Locke Lord emerged in 2015. Today it is a full-service firm with 650 attorneys in 20 offices in the U.S., Brussels, and London. The firm is known for its complex litigation, regulatory, and transactional work that touches a wide range of industries, including energy, financial services, health care, insurance, real estate, technology, media, and more. It’s clients range from the biggest of Fortune 500 companies to the smallest of startups and emerging businesses.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Locke Lord LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 590
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall -238
Partner -97
- Salary Scale
- Below Market
- Bonus Category
- Market +
- Hours Required
- 1,800 - 2,000
- Top Feeder Schools
- University of Texas at Austin School of Law, University of Houston Law Center
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 6.7
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 10%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 12%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 22%
- Promotion Rate
- 5%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Finance, Personal Injury, Contract
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- Depuy Orthopaedics Inc., Johnson & Johnson Inc., Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 8 week primary caregiver leave
Benefits and Perks
- BarBri (direct billing), exam expenses
- $15K bar stipend
Superstars
Laura Edrington
Partner
Houston Office Managing Partner and Chair of Locke Lord’s Corporate Trust Practice Group, Edrington’s practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions in connection with public finance, bonds, and securitizations. She was recently selected by The Women’s Resource as a 2021 Outstanding Women in Banking and Finance honoree.
Vicky Gunning
Partner
Co-Chair of the Firm’s Finance, Banking and Real Estate Department and Deputy Managing Partner of its Dallas office, Gunning specializes in commercial real estate and debt finance. She was recently named to GlobeSt.’s Women of Influence in the category of Commercial Real Estate.
Gregory Casamento
Partner
The Managing Partner of the New York office and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Business Technology Group, Casamento’s practice focuses on business, commercial, class actions, antitrust, technology, Fintech ,and financial services litigation and arbitration. He was recognized as a 2020 Client Service All-Star by BTI Consulting Group.
Nina Huerta
Partner
Huerta is the Co-Chair of the Firm’s Board of Directors and is Managing Partner of the its Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on defending companies in complex and class action litigation, typically involving labor and employment claims.
Above the Law Coverage
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Biglaw Firm Offers Associates 75 Billable Hours For Diversity & Inclusion Work
This is the third highest number of hours that any firm has offered yet.
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Biglaw Firm Settles Bonus Discrimination Claim
The firm denies the allegations.
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More Associate Salaries Slashed At Am Law 100 Firm
Plus ‘confusing’ furloughs at the firm.
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Biglaw Firm Gives Associates Raises, With A Side Of Increased Hours Requirements
With more money comes more billing requirements.
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