The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is proud to announced that its 2007 Summer Associate Program is ranked as one of the best in the nation.  The Firm ranked 32nd nationally — the only Texas-based law firm to be ranked in the top 75. The annual survey is published in the November 2007 issue of The American Lawyer Student Edition.

"A lot of hard work and effort goes into our Summer Associate program. We are honored to have had such talented Summer Associates this year and are thrilled they ranked us so highly on these important factors," says Holt Foster, Thompson & Knight's Hiring Partner. " Our attorneys deserve much credit for devoting so much time and effort to our Summer Associates this year. We fully expect this standard of excellence to continue in 2008." 

This year's Summer Associates Survey drew responses from 7,392 Summer Associates at 195 firms, 169 of which qualified for the national rankings. The survey was conducted from early June to mid-August. Surveys were distributed through the firms' recruiting coordinators, whom The American Lawyer contacts in the spring about participation. Eligible Summer Associates are first- and second-year law students (classes of 2008 and 2009) clerking at firms for at least three weeks during the summer.  The average of nine job satisfaction questions was used to determine a firm's overall score on both national and city rankings. Scoring questions asked how interesting the work was, how much "real" work was assigned, how the training and guidance measured up, how positive interactions with partners and associates were, how well the firm communicated its goals and expectations, how accurately the firm portrayed itself in interviews, and the respondents' inclination to accept a position if one were offered. The respondents were also asked to rate the firm overall as a place to work.

SOURCE: Thompson & Knight LLP