Company Profile
Jones Walker, LLP
Company Overview
Since its inception in 1937, Jones Walker has pursued intelligent, client-driven growth. Today, as one of the largest law firms in the United States, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests in a wide range of markets and industries. Our approximately 355 attorneys are located in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and Texas.
Client Diversity, Industry Focus
We represent clients of all sizes and from virtually every corner of the global economy, including major multinational, public, and private corporations; Fortune® 500 companies; money center banks and worldwide insurers; and family-owned and emerging businesses. Our lawyers are licensed to practice in jurisdictions across the United States and have experience in countries on almost every continent. As thought leaders, we speak and publish regularly on emerging legal issues and teach courses in a number of law schools.
We have deep experience in a number of key sectors — from “traditional” manufacturing, maritime, construction, housing, and energy, to banking and financial services, healthcare, hospitality, and other rapidly changing, technology-driven industries.
Dedication to Service
Our attorneys practice law at the highest levels of creativity and efficiency, with an emphasis on delivering the best possible legal representation no matter the crisis, market condition, or specific situation. We listen first, then provide solutions that we believe are in our clients’ best interests. It’s no wonder, then, that BTI Consulting has repeatedly recognized Jones Walker as a member of its “Client Service A-Team.” Deeply involved in the legal and business communities, we also serve in leadership roles and provide volunteer and pro bono service in support of civic, cultural, and charitable organizations everywhere we live and work.
Company History
Over the following eight decades, this forward-thinking attitude and focus on client service has supported our evolution into one of the largest law firms in the United States. We have helped clients weather world wars and economic recessions, identify and take advantage of growth opportunities, create and support a more diverse workforce, and adapt to fast-paced changes in technology and global trade.
Today, we have more than 355 lawyers practicing across the country and internationally, from offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Orleans, Louisiana; Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama; Dallas, Houston, and The Woodlands, Texas; Jackson, Mississippi; Miami, Florida; New York, New York; Phoenix, Arizona; and Washington, DC. We counsel multinational corporations, privately held and family-owned businesses, individual and institutional investors, educational and research institutions, and other clients in a broad range of legal disciplines.
Strong supporters of the economic, civic, and cultural communities in which we work and live, we participate in a broad range of volunteer activities that promote health, educational opportunity, and artistic development. Partners and associates in every office provide pro bono counsel to individuals and organizations that lack access to or the ability to pay for legal services, and many of our attorneys serve on the boards of arts, education, and service organizations across the region.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
At Jones Walker, we look beyond today’s challenges and focus on the opportunities of the future. Since our founding in May 1937 by Joseph Merrick Jones, Sr., and Tulane Law School graduates William B. Dreux and A.J. Waechter, we have consistently asked ourselves a simple question: What can we do to help our clients succeed, today and tomorrow?
Benefits
ones Walker is committed to exploring new ways to serve our clients and offering an ever-expanding range and depth of services in order to remain one of the nation’s top law firms. With these objectives in mind, we welcome the opportunity to meet experienced laterals interested in joining our established practice groups. We also entertain conversations with seasoned lawyers who bring the drive and ambition that will allow us to add new dimensions and go beyond our current breadth.
All associates and partners at the firm — regardless of their seniority — are offered a wealth of opportunities that allow them to keep abreast of trends and changes within the legal profession and the various industries in which their clients operate. Jones Walker lawyers regularly enhance their knowledge and skill sets by taking advantage of online and in-person CLE offerings, as well as by attending seminars, educational symposiums, and special events hosted by bar and industry associations, colleges and universities, our clients, and others. We are also proud to have many thought leaders within the firm who are called upon to share their insight and experience by serving as featured speakers or panel members at such forums.
Learn More
For more information about opportunities available for new associates or experienced laterals, please contact us at recruiting@joneswalker.com.