Top BigLaw Firms for Banking & Finance in Houston
Every firm in our directory with a Houston office that Chambers USA 2026 ranks for banking and finance in Texas, strongest band first. Latham & Watkins LLP leads with Band 1, one of 4 firms in Band 1.
- Ranked firms
- 18
- Band 1 firms
- 4
- Median first-year base
- $225,000
18 ranked firms for banking and finance in Houston
| # | Firm | Chambers 2026 | First-year base | 2L summer applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins LLP Vault #4 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1Deadline Jan 29, 2027 |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP Vault #6 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 3 | Sidley Austin LLP Vault #11 |
| $225,000+ | Opened Nov 1 |
| 4 | Paul Hastings LLP Vault #21 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 5 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Vault #10 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 6 | Haynes and Boone, LLP Vault #81 |
| $225,000 | Not announced |
| 7 | Vinson & Elkins LLP Vault #53 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 8 | Baker Botts L.L.P. Vault #54 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 9 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Vault #8 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2Deadline Feb 5, 2027 |
| 10 | Mayer Brown LLP Vault #44 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 2 |
| 11 | Holland & Knight LLP Vault #48 |
| $225,000 | Jan 4, 2027 |
| 12 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP Vault #55 |
| Varies by office | Dec 1, 2026 |
| 13 | Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Vault #93 |
| $225,000 | See the Job Board |
| 14 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Vault #35 |
| $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 15 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Vault #38 |
| $225,000 | Opened Oct 15 |
| 16 | Winston Taylor LLP Vault #39 |
| $225,000+ | Open nowDeadline Mar 1, 2027 |
| 17 | Blank Rome LLP Vault #91 |
| $210,000 - $225,000 | Opened Nov 1 |
| 18 | Husch Blackwell LLP Vault #96 |
| $200,000 | Not announced |
Chambers bands from Chambers USA 2026, Texas tables; Band 1 is the strongest, and a “Highly Regarded” band sits below every “Elite” band. Pay is each firm’s first-year base; summer dates come from each firm’s own page via the BigLaw Job Board. How rankings work
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