We believe that the widest possible experience and perspective are essential for great client service—we value the unique talents of our people. That's why we are committed to workplace diversity and seek different cultural, educational and professional backgrounds among our employees.
Our firm is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, gender or age.
Andrews Kurth’s commitment is supported by recruiting, training, our EEO Policy, and community activities that promote diversity. Our senior management is committed to recognizing the value of diversity as part of the firm’s working relationships and decisions.
Lawyer Diversity
We have 43 minority lawyers working in various practice areas, or more than 10% of all our lawyers. During the past three years we named 34 new partners, including two hispanic males and six women.
Our minority ranks include Hispanic, African-American, American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian-American partners. Andrews Kurth also has African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American associates. Our ranks also include one Hispanic-American lawyer who is of counsel and one African-American senior lawyer.
Gender Diversity
Overall there are 114 female lawyers at Andrews Kurth (over 27% of all lawyers). These include 30 women partners, 53 associates, 15 senior lawyers, eight of counsel and eight counsel. Our female lawyers reflect diverse minority representation: one Asian/Pacific Islander partner, eight Asian/Pacific Islander associates, one Asian/Pacific Islander of counsel, two Asian/Pacific Islander senior attorneys, one African-American partner, one African- American counsel and one African-American associate, one Hispanic partner, one Hispanic associate and one Hispanic senior attorney.
Of the firm’s 299 male lawyers, 25 (or 9%) are minorities. This includes two American Indian/Alaskan Native partners, six Asian/Pacific associates, one Asian/Pacific Islander of counsel and one Asian/Pacific senior lawyer, one African-American partner, four African-American associates and one senior lawyer. The firm has seven Hispanic partners, one foreign associate and one of counsel.
