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Vinson & Elkins LLP.
Main Office: 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500 | Houston | TX | 77002
Phone: 713-758-2222 | Fax: 713-758-2346
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Reviewed on May 04, 2023
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5.Current Employee, less than 1 yearGreat Firm, Great People!Anonymous Employee in Houston, TXRecommendProsGreat culture and great place to work at!ConsI honestly can't think of any.

Former Employee

2022

Full time
Reviewed on August 28, 2018
Former Employee Intern Texas

V&E should be more open about their interview process and post more opportunities for law students at a variety of their offices.

V&E has a prominent name and they host the most welcoming receptions. I really enjoy meeting with all of their employees in lots of different locations.

It is very difficult to get an interview at V&E, even if your law school has a relationship with them. They should do something about this.

I have not had enough time to interact with the partners in order to be able to post a review about this, but I have enjoyed the ones that I have met briefly.

I love that V&E is known as a Texas firm but it also has offices all over, and it also has a relationship with schools in cities where it doesn't have offices, such as Tulane.

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Overview

Vinson & Elkins LLP: Making the Complex Clear for Over a Century

For attorneys looking to launch or advance their legal practice, Vinson & Elkins LLP is an excellent choice. Founded in 1917, V&E has been a trusted advisor to clients for over a century, delivering innovative business solutions and strategic advice. The firm’s depth and breadth of legal experience, combined with its global reach, makes it an attractive option for attorneys looking to work at a firm with a proven track record.

V&E’s attorneys have extensive experience in a variety of practice areas, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Aviation, Environmental, Finance and more. As a global firm, they have the ability to serve clients across the world, and the Bay Area is no exception. With its proximity to Silicon Valley and a wide range of established and emerging companies, the Bay Area is an ideal location for attorneys looking to increase their knowledge and gain valuable experience in a diverse legal market.

At Vinson & Elkins, attorneys have access to all the resources necessary to succeed. The firm offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan. Additionally, the firm provides attorneys with the opportunity to take part in a variety of continuing legal education courses, allowing them to stay up-to-date on the latest legal developments in their practice areas.

The firm also provides attorneys with the support and mentorship needed to grow and develop their legal practice. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience and are willing to share their knowledge and skills with the next generation of lawyers. This allows attorneys to gain valuable insight into the legal field and develop the skills needed to succeed.

At Vinson & Elkins, attorneys have the opportunity to work at a firm with a long history of success. With its extensive experience and resources, the firm provides attorneys with the opportunity to excel and make a positive impact on their clients and their legal practice. It is an attractive option for attorneys looking to build their career and take their legal practice to the next level.


Practice Areas

Vinson & Elkins LLP. practices law in the following areas and works with its clients to provide the best possible legal solutions.

  • Acquisition & Leveraged Finance
  • Air
  • Airlines & Aviation
  • Antitrust
  • Antitrust Investigations
  • Antitrust Transactional
  • Appellate
  • Asset-Based Lending
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Chemicals
  • Class Actions & Multi-District Litigation
  • Climate Change
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Complex Loan Workouts & Lender Representation
  • Condemnation & Eminent Domain
  • Construction & Engineering
  • Contaminated Sites & Remediation
  • Copyright Litigation
  • Corporate Governance
  • Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
  • Debtor & Court-Appointed Trustee Representation
  • Derivatives Structured Products & Trading
  • Digital Media
  • Distressed Asset Acquisitions & Investments
  • Distressed Debt
  • Electric Grid Security & Compliance
  • Electric Power & Utility Regulation
  • Emergency Response & Crisis Management
  • Employee Benefits & Plans
  • Energy - Clean Energy & Renewables
  • Energy - Downstream Oil & Gas
  • Energy - Electric Power
  • Energy - Liquefied Natural Gas
  • Energy - Midstream Oil & Gas
  • Energy - Oilfield Services
  • Energy - Upstream Oil & Gas
  • Energy Contract Disputes
  • Energy Litigation
  • Environmental Enforcement Defense
  • Environmental Litigation
  • Erisa & Employee Benefits Litigation
  • Executive Compensation
  • Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
  • False Claims Act Qui Tam Litigation
  • Fcpa & Global Anti-Corruption
  • Federal Circuit Appeals
  • Fifth Circuit Appeals
  • Foreign Investment Law & Nationality Planning
  • Government Contracts
  • Government Investigations & White Collar Criminal Defense
  • High-Yield Offerings
  • Infrastructure
  • Intellectual Property Counseling
  • Internal Investigations
  • International Construction Disputes
  • International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
  • International Employment Issues
  • International Energy Disputes
  • International Litigation
  • International Tax
  • International Trade Commission Litigation
  • Ipos & Equity Offerings
  • Labor
  • Licensing & Technology Transfer
  • Life Sciences
  • Liquids Pipeline Regulation
  • Master Limited Partnerships
  • Media Privacy & Commercial Speech
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mexico
  • Mezzanine Finance
  • Middle East
  • Mining & Metals
  • Mlp Qualifying Income
  • Natural Gas Regulation
  • Non-Compete & Restrictive Covenant Litigation
  • North America
  • North Sea
  • Oil Gas & Electric Regulatory Transactions
  • Patent Litigation
  • Patent Post Grant Proceedings
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Private Equity
  • Private Investment Funds
  • Pro Bono
  • Project & Infrastructure Finance
  • Project Development
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Development
  • Real Estate Funds
  • Real Estate Investment & Finance
  • Real Estate Leasing & Property Management
  • Reits
  • Reserve-Based Lending
  • Retail & Consumer Goods
  • Royalty Litigation & Class Actions
  • Shale & Hydraulic Fracturing Disputes
  • Shareholder Activism
  • Shareholder Litigation & Enforcement
  • Southeast Asia
  • State & Local Tax
  • Structured Finance
  • Syndicated Finance
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Texas Property Tax Disputes
  • Texas Supreme Court
  • Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition
  • Trademark Litigation
  • Trademark Prosecution
  • Transactional Executive Compensation & Benefits
  • Transactional Tax
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Us Supreme Court
  • Us Tax Controversy & Litigation
  • Uk Tax
  • Utility Rate Regulation
  • Venture Capital
  • Water
  • Whistleblower Counseling & Defense

Hiring Criteria

Vinson & Elkins LLP. follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.

V&E considers academic achievement in law school and undergraduate school. It also considers school-related and extracurricular activities, work experience, foreign language proficiency, and the ability to communicate effectively.

It looks for individuals who encompass its mission and vision of academic excellence, teamwork, diversity and inclusion. The firm recruits through job fairs as well as through campus placements. It visited 27 schools for campus recruitment's in 2011 and attended two job fairs during the year.

Pro bono

The pro bono program at Vinson & Elkins involves lawyers at all stages of the profession, from senior partners to fresh associates.

Nearly 30,000 hours of free legal service is provided to those in need by V&E lawyers each year.

However, V&E does not require attorneys to do pro bono work, but up to 100 hours of pro bono work is considered for billable hours and bonus consideration. In 2010, 74% of associates performed 36 hours of pro bono work each.

The lawyers have undertaken pro bono representation in civil, criminal and transactional matters.

In September 2012, the firm was honored for its pro bono work with Dubai Cares at the charity's fifth anniversary celebration in July. V&E has supported Dubai Cares on pro bono legal matters since its establishment by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum in 2007.

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Notable cases

  • The firm has advised numerous corporate and private enterprises for varied legal assistance. A few notables and recent cases among the many are mentioned below:
  • Vinson & Elkins advised Pioneer Natural Resources Company in the sale of all of its South African assets to PetroSA, the national oil company of South Africa. The assets in question include two producing properties offshore South Africa - the Sable oil field and the South Coast gas project, which began production in 2003 and 2008 respectively.
  • The firm advised Vedanta Resources firm, Cairn India Group on its acquisition of a 60-percent interest in Block 1 in the Orange Basin offshore the west coast of South Africa and along the northwestern maritime border of South Africa and Namibia.
  • Vinson & Elkins' client the Port of Houston Authority registered a victory in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston in a long-running contractual dispute with Zachry Construction Corporation. A Harris County District Court entered a judgment awarding Zachry $23.4 million, but the Fourteenth Court of Appeals reversed that judgment.
  • V&E advised Uz-Kor Gas Chemical LLC on the development, financing, and construction of its USD 3.9 billion integrated upstream gas and petrochemical complex in the Ustyurt region of Uzbekistan, which is scheduled to come on stream in 2016. On May 19, 2012, Uz-Kor and its lenders signed key finance documents for the USD 2.54 billion project debt financing of the project.
  • V&E served as counsel to long-time client BMC Software, Inc., in its $300 million acquisition of Numara Software, a leading global provider of integrated IT management solutions for the mid-market.
  • Also, in a noteworthy apparent exception to this success saga of V&E, the firm represented Enron. After collecting $162 million from the infamously scandal-ridden company between 1998 and 2001, V&E ended up paying Enron's bankruptcy estate $30 million to avoid going to trial over accusations that it had turned a blind eye to rampant accounting malfeasance. The firm admitted no wrongdoing under the terms of the 2006 settlement.

Vinson & Elkins LLP. Awards and Recognitions Write a review

Vinson & Elkins has been recognized by many energy sector publications for its contribution in the energy law. Also, the firm has received several awards for its performance in the law field.

It has been recognised as

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V&E's commitment to promoting and encouraging diversity is illustrated by its policies, initiatives, and programs established within the firm, such as firm-supported organic Affinity Groups. The firm believes that it has both an extraordinary opportunity and a special responsibility to maintain a culture that nurtures diverse interests, backgrounds, and perspectives - inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender/gender-identity, age, sexual orientation, religion, or physical handicap.

Summer associate program

Vinson & Elkins has summer programs in each of its domestic offices. The program ranges from six to 10 weeks. The work is assigned by an attorney coordinator, and the assignments range from

Working for the Vinson & Elkins LLP.

At V&E, associates receive work through a department-specific work assignment system. First- through third-year associates are evaluated twice a year, and more senior associates are evaluated annually. As associates become more senior, mentors provide career direction and focus on helping associates develop the skills and expertise necessary to advance their careers.

Third-year associates, and those more senior, can take part in the eight-part Associate Practice Business Development course taught by V&E partners.

Some of the positives about the firm is that it offers interesting and challenging work, low-key, friendly work environment and responsibility early in career to the associates.

V&E has a one-tier partnership, and attorneys are generally eligible for consideration after eight years.

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