Haynes and Boone, LLP
Haynes and Boone has approximately 669 attorneys across 22 offices. Founded in 1970.
3L / Entry-LevelOpen
2027 New Associate (+1 more role)
New York, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Houston, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Orange County, Plano, San Antonio
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Opened Aug 15Deadline
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1L Summer 2027 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
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Not announced (last cycle Oct 15, 2025)Deadline
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2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
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1L summer program: 2027 1L Summer Associate opportunities, introduced in a September 1L panel series.From the firm’s page, checked Sep 27, 2026 · source
About Haynes and Boone
Haynes Boone's energy finance practice illustrates the firm's connection to financial institutions, investors, and operating businesses. It represents lenders and borrowers in transactions involving oil and gas, electric power, natural resources, and renewable or alternative energy. The work combines financing law with an understanding of the assets and revenue streams supporting a transaction.
In oil and gas, its published capabilities include reserve-based loans, production payment financings, and commodity hedging. Clients include banks, investment banks, private equity and hedge fund investors, non-bank lenders, and energy companies. These matters can involve private credit as well as institutional and public financing markets.
The firm's energy and projects services also address limited-recourse and non-recourse financing. For students interested in this work, the practice offers a concrete example of how lawyers connect loan structures, commercial risk, and industry operations. The underlying project or resource is part of the legal analysis, rather than simply the backdrop
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Rankings
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Size and Standing
- $749M gross revenueAm Law 100, $749M gross revenue: #85 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 4 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 4 countries: #106 (opens in a new tab)
- 669 attorneysNLJ 500, 669 attorneys: #84 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #81 (opens in a new tab)
Associate Life
Pro Bono and Inclusion
- Women in Law Scorecard: #172 (opens in a new tab)
- LGBTQ+ Scorecard: #131 (opens in a new tab)
- 2023-24Mansfield, 2023-24: Certified Plus (opens in a new tab)
- VaultPeople of Color, Vault: #16 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultPeople with Disabilities, Vault: #16 (opens in a new tab)
- VaultInclusion, Vault: #17 (opens in a new tab)
Practice strength by market
Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.
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| Practice | Market | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Texas | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Environment | Texas | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Insurance | Texas | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets | Texas | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: Appellate | Texas | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Texas | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | North Carolina | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Texas | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Construction | Virginia | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Environment: Mainly Transactional | Texas | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
First Amendment Litigation | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Trial and Appeal Board | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Texas | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: Austin & Surrounds | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Oil & Gas Litigation | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Texas | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Antitrust | Texas | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Texas: Houston & Surrounds | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) | Texas | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Franchising | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Government ContractsThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare | Texas | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Insurance: Policyholder | District of Columbia | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Texas | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Occupational Safety and Health | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Technology: Corporate & Commercial | Texas | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Technology: Outsourcing | Texas | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A | Colorado | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&AThe Elite | Texas | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Derivatives | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance | New York | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt | New York | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | Texas | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | New York | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Nationwide | Chambers Band6 Reported year: 2026 |
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Firm highlights
- Revenue
- $749.3MAm Law #85Source
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.1M
- Profits per partner
- $1.7M
Summer program
Program features
- Summer pay
- $225,000Reported to Chambers Associate (Sep 2026)Source
- Total summer associates
- 52Reporting year not confirmedSource
- Program length
- 10 weeksSource
- 1L applications
- Yes, 1L summer program2027 1L Summer Associate opportunities, introduced in a September 1L panel series.Source
- Assigned practice areas
- No, free marketFree marketSource
- Recruiting contact
- Brad HoldbrookHiring Partner
Practice areas
Haynes Boone says: "Typically you will be assigned to one or two of each of our practice areas for which you indicated a preference. However, because interests can change and evolve, we also expose you to other practice groups through our training programs and encourage you to explore all areas of interest." A partner supervisor and associate mentors hand out assignments that follow the practice areas as summers rotate or switch.
Inclusion
Haynes Boone's ten Inclusion Networks are open to all attorneys, members and allies alike, and the firm publishes an Advancing Inclusion Progress Report. The networks range from the Black Lawyer Alliance and the First Generation Network to a Working Parents and Caregivers Network.
Affinity groups
- Asian/Pacific Islander Network
- Black Lawyer Alliance
- First Generation Network
- Latin/Hispanic Network
- LGBTQ+ Network
- Next Generation Network
- Lawyers of Tomorrow Network
- Veterans Network
- Women's Initiatives Network
- Working Parents and Caregivers Network
Pro bono
- Average hours per attorney
- 44 hoursSource
How pro bono work is assigned
Haynes Boone calls pro bono a cornerstone of its professional responsibility and publishes an annual Pro Bono Impact Report; a Pro Bono Counsel runs the program. The firm's 1L panel series includes a Wellness and Pro Bono session for students.
More about Haynes and Boone
Summer salaries are set at the weekly equivalent of the first-year associate salary; the firm pays a moving allowance both ways for summers who work only with Haynes Boone and helps find housing. Most summers work 40 to 50 hours a week. The Suited assessment is a mandatory part of recruiting. 1L summer opportunities are offered in the Texas, East Coast and West Coast offices and in the IP practice, and the Michael M. Boone Scholarships are open to all law students.
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Schools Haynes and Boone Hires From
2 schools name Haynes and Boone on its own employer or placement pages. These lists are not exhaustive.