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Where Talent Meets Teamwork

Vinson & Elkins is home to talented, driven people who enjoy working together. For both attorneys and business professionals, life at our firm centers on a commitment to excellence, complex and fulfilling work, close collaboration, and deep care for our clients, colleagues, and communities.

We foster healthy, productive workplaces, bring diverse perspectives and experiences to every endeavor, and invest in our growth as professionals and people.

Learn more below about why Vinson & Elkins is the place to build your career — and to realize its full potential.

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    Law Students

    We hire the best and the brightest graduates across our offices to help launch exceptional careers, serving our sophisticated client base.

  • Experienced Lawyers

    We offer experienced lawyers rewarding opportunities to become part of a unique, forward-thinking law firm. We look for lawyers who reflect our commitment to excellence, teamwork, and have the drive to succeed.

  • London Graduate Recruitment

    A law career in V&E’s London office represents an outstanding opportunity to fulfill your professional ambitions.

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    Judicial Clerks

    Experience as a judicial clerk is invaluable for new lawyers. In each starting class of associates, we have lawyers who join us after serving clerkships in federal and state courts across the country.

  • Business Professionals & Paralegals

    It’s no secret that Vinson & Elkins’ world-renowned lawyers are top-notch, but behind the scenes, our employees are no less than first rate!

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    Student Interns

    Internships, or on-the-job training, are a proven and successful way of mentoring and teaching students in order to help prepare them for a professional career.

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  • Shaping Future Generations

    “Over a half century’s time, awards and acknowledgements inevitably come, some simply as a matter of course. But, my proudest professional achievement remains having been selected as the Vinson & Elkins Distinguished Teaching Fellow.”

    Roy Ryden Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Law
    SMU Dedman School of Law
    V&E Distinguished Teaching Fellow 1993-2020