Susman Godfrey LLP
Susman Godfrey counts approximately 226 attorneys in 4 offices. Founded in 1980.
$240,000
Announced by the firm (Oct 2026)
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2027 1L Diversity Fellowship
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Jan 29, 2027
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Email the application as the form explains. Two weeks in summer 2027 in Houston, New York, Los Angeles or Seattle.
Materials: Cover Letter · Law School Transcript · Undergrad Transcript · References1L Diversity Fellowship: at least two references and a background essay of 500 words or less. The cover letter names your office.
2L Summer 2028 · Class of 2029Opening Soon
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About Susman Godfrey
Susman Godfrey focuses on complex commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants. Its firm history emphasizes trial work and the development of alternative fee arrangements, an approach associated with founder Steve Susman. The practice grew around assessing cases and sharing some of the economic risk of litigation with clients.
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The firm's fee structures include contingency and reverse-contingency arrangements, combinations of hourly and contingent fees, and other performance-based approaches. Its published organizational model is also distinctive: partners, of counsel, and associates meet to discuss case acceptance and firm matters, with equal votes on many questions, including case acceptance and employment decisions.
For students, these features make Susman Godfrey different from a general full-service platform. Case selection, litigation strategy, and the economics of a representation are closely connected. The firm's materials also describe trial teams drawn from multiple offices, providing a view of a disputes-focused practice organized around individual cases rather than separate transactional departments.
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.
| Practice | Market | Recognition, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Antitrust | Texas | Band 1 |
Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff | California | Band 1 |
Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff | New York | Band 1 |
Antitrust: Plaintiff | Nationwide | Band 1 |
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite | New York | Band 1 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: Houston & Surrounds | Band 1 |
Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs | California | Band 1 |
Intellectual Property | Texas | Band 2 |
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite | Nationwide | Band 2 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Washington | Band 2 |
12 reported ranking rows
Rankings
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